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10 U.S.C. 139a: Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation

Created in 2009 by the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-23). Changed by 7 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 131, 10 U.S.C. 4402.

This Congress

  • S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (d)

How it got here

2024

  • Pub. L. 118–159 substituted "out by the Director" for "out by Director" and "and any" for "an any". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (h)

2023

  • Pub. L. 118–31, §902(a)(1)(A), substituted "and ensuring" for ", ensuring" and struck out ", and assessing the effect of spending by the Department of Defense on the United States economy" after "accurately and completely". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §902(a)(1)(B), inserted ", including the standardization of analytical methodologies and the establishment and maintenance of a centralized knowledge repository of physical attributes or other data for modeling and simulation purposes" after "defense resources". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §902(a)(2), added subsecs. (e) to (h). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (e), (f), (g), (h)

2021

  • Pub. L. 116–283, which directed that each reference in the text of title 10 to a section that was redesignated by title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283, as such section was in effect before the redesignation, be amended by striking such reference and inserting a reference to th… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b), (d)

2019

  • Pub. L. 116–92, §1621(e)(1)(A)(iii), substituted "Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security" for "Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §902(5), substituted "Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering," for "Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (d)

2017

  • Pub. L. 115–91 added par. (9). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (d)

2013

  • Pub. L. 112–239, which directed amendment of par. (4) by inserting a period at end, was not executed to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the prior amendment by Pub. L. 111–383, §1075(b)(5). See 2011 Amendment note below. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (d)

2011

  • Pub. L. 111–383, §901(f), renumbered section 139c of this title as this section. (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text
  • Pub. L. 111–383, §1075(b)(5), which directed amendment of section 139c of this title by inserting a period at the end of subsec. (d)(4), was executed to this section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the renumbering of section 139c of this title as this section by Pub.… (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (d)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.