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10 U.S.C. § 4425 — Definition of weapon system component
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In this subchapter, the term “weapon system component” has the meaning given the term “major system component” in [section 4401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4401&num=0&edition=prelim).
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In this subchapter, the term “weapon system component” has the meaning given the term “major system component” in [section 4401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4401&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Requirements for Budget Display.—** In the defense budget materials for any fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall, with respect to advanced component development and prototype activities (within the research, development, test, and evaluation budget), set forth the amounts requested for each of the following:
(1) Acquisition programs of record.
(2) Development, prototyping, and experimentation of weapon system components or other technologies, including those based on commercial products and technologies, separate from acquisition programs of record.
(3) Other budget line items as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
**(b) Additional Requirements.—** For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the amounts requested for development, prototyping, and experimentation of weapon system components or other technologies shall be—
(1) structured into either capability, weapon system component, or technology portfolios that reflect the priority areas for prototype projects; and
(2) justified with general descriptions of the types of capability areas and technologies being funded or expected to be funded during the fiscal year concerned.
**(c) Definitions.—** In this section, the terms “budget” and “defense budget materials” have the meaning given those terms in [section 234 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section234&num=0&edition=prelim) and the term “commercial product” has the meaning given that term in [section 103 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section103&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Modular Open System Approach Requirement.—** A major defense acquisition program that receives Milestone A or Milestone B approval after January 1, 2019, shall be designed and developed, to the maximum extent practicable, with a modular open system approach to enable incremental development and enhance competition, innovation, and interoperability. Other defense acquisition programs shall also be designed and developed, to the maximum extent practicable, with a modular open system approach to enable incremental development and enhance competition, innovation, and interoperability.
**(b) Disclosure Required.—** Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall make publicly available any standards for implementation of the modular open system approaches for contracts, unless the service acquisition executive with respect to a specific contract submits to the Secretary a request to not disclose such standards and the Secretary approves such request.
**(c) Definitions.—** In this chapter:
(1) The term “modular open system approach” means, with respect to a major defense acquisition program, an integrated business and technical strategy that—
(A) employs a modular design that uses modular system interfaces between major systems, major system components and modular systems;
(B) is subjected to verification to ensure that relevant modular system interfaces—
(i) comply with, if available and suitable, widely supported and consensus-based standards; or
(ii) are delivered pursuant to the requirements established in subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 804 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including the delivery of—
(I) software-defined int
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 4425
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1851(c)(4), substituted
‘‘sections 3201 through 3205’’ for ‘‘section 2304’’ in intro-
ductory provisions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2021 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022,
with additional provisions for delayed implementation
and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of
Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001
of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Jan. 1, 2017, see section 806(a)(2) of
Pub. L. 114–328, set out as a note under section 4421 of
this title.
§ 4425. Definition of weapon system component
In this subchapter, the term ‘‘weapon system
component’’ has the meaning given the term
‘‘major system component’’ in section 4401 of
this title.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII,
§ 806(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2259, § 2447e; re-
numbered § 4425 and amended Pub. L. 116–283,
div. A, title XVIII, § 1851(c)(1), (5), Jan. 1, 2021,
134 Stat. 4272, 4273.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1851(c)(5), substituted ‘‘section
4401’’ for ‘‘section 2446a’’.
Pub. L. 116–283, § 1851(c)(1), renumbered section 2447e
of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2021 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022,
with additional provisions for delayed implementation
and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of
Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001
of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Jan. 1, 2017, see section 806(a)(2) of
Pub. L. 114–328, set out as a note under section 4421 of
this title.
Subpart G—Other Special Categories
Of Contracting
Editorial Note
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