10 U.S.C. § 1735 — Education, training, and experience re-

Page 1572 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 1735 1991, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regula- tions required under section 1734(f) of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1202).’’ § 1735. Education, training, and experience re- quirements for critical acquisition positions (a) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—In estab- lishing the education, training, and experience requirements under section 1723 of this title for critical acquisition positions, the Secretary of Defense shall, at a minimum, include the re- quirements set forth in subsections (b) through (e). (b) PROGRAM MANAGERS AND DEPUTY PROGRAM MANAGERS.—Before being assigned to a position as a program manager or deputy program man- ager of a major defense acquisition program or a significant nonmajor defense acquisition pro- gram, a person— (1) must have completed the program man- agement course at the Defense Systems Man- agement College or a management program at an accredited educational institution deter- mined to be comparable by the Secretary of Defense; (2) must have executed a written agreement as required in section 1734(b)(2); and (3) in the case of— (A) a program manager of a major defense acquisition program, must have at least eight years of experience in acquisition, at least two years of which were performed in a systems program office or similar organiza- tion; (B) a program manager of a significant nonmajor defense acquisition program, must have at least six years of experience in ac- quisition; (C) a deputy program manager of a major defense acquisition program, must have at least six years of experience in acquisition, at least two years of which were performed in a systems program office or similar orga- nization; and (D) a deputy program manager of a signifi- cant nonmajor defense acquisition program, must have at least four years of experience in acquisition. (c) PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.—Before being assigned to a position as a program execu- tive officer, a person— (1) must have completed the program man- agement course at the Defense Systems Man- agement College or a management program at an accredited educational institution in the private sector determined to be comparable by the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; (2) must have at least 10 years experience in an acquisition position, at least four years of which were performed while assigned to a crit- ical acquisition position; and (3) must have held a position as a program manager or a deputy program manager. (d) GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS AND CIVILIANS IN EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.—Before a general or flag officer, or a civilian serving in a position equivalent in grade to the grade of such an offi- cer, may be assigned to a critical acquisition po- sition, the person must have at least 10 years ex- perience in an acquisition position, at least four years of which were performed while assigned to a critical acquisition position. (e) SENIOR CONTRACTING OFFICIALS.—Before a person may be assigned to a critical acquisition position as a senior contracting official, the per- son must have at least four years experience in contracting. (Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XII, § 1202(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1648; amended Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VIII, § 812(d), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2451; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 904(d)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1728; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, § 1048(b)(2), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1225; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, § 902(20), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1545.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2019—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 116–92 substituted ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment’’ for ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech- nology, and Logistics’’. 2001—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 107–107 substituted ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech- nology, and Logistics’’ for ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology’’. 1993—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 103–160 substituted ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Tech- nology’’ for ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi- tion’’. 1992—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 102–484 struck out ‘‘or deputy program manager’’ after ‘‘program manager’’ in subpars. (A) and (B), struck out ‘‘and’’ at end of subpar. (A), substituted semicolon for period at end of subpar. (B), and added subpars. (C) and (D). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries FULFILLMENT STANDARDS FOR MANDATORY TRAINING For provisions relating to development of fulfillment standards for purposes of the training requirements of this section, see section 812(c) of Pub. L. 102–484, set out as a note under section 1723 of this title. [§ 1736. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, § 1048(e)(6)(A), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1227] Section, added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XII, § 1202(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1649, related to applica- bility of the qualification requirements. § 1737. Definitions and general provisions (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this subchapter: (1) The term ‘‘program manager’’ means, with respect to a defense acquisition program, the member of the acquisition workforce re- sponsible for managing the program, regard- less of the title given the member. (2) The term ‘‘deputy program manager’’ means the person who has authority to act on behalf of the program manager in the absence of the program manager. (3) The term ‘‘significant nonmajor defense acquisition program’’ means a Department of Defense acquisition program that is not a major defense acquisition program (as defined in section 4201 of this title) and that is esti- mated by the Secretary of Defense to require an eventual total expenditure for research, de- velopment, test, and evaluation of more than