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10 U.S.C. 1731: Critical acquisition positions

Created in 1990 by Public Law 101-510. Changed by 7 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change (d)

How it got here

2021

  • Pub. L. 116–283, §924(b)(3)(AA), substituted "Marine Corps, or Space Force" for "or Marine Corps". Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1846(i)(4), which directed amendment of subsec. (b)(1)(B)(ii) of this section by substituting "section 4201" for "section 2430", was executed to subsec. (a)(1)(B)(ii) of this section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Law text · (a)

2019

  • Pub. L. 116–92, §861(j)(6)(A), renumbered section 1733 of this title as this section. Law text
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §861(j)(2), in section 1733 of this title prior to renumbering as this section, redesignated subsec. (b) as (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (a) of section 1733 read as follows: "A critical acquisition position may be filled onl… Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §861(j)(3), prior to repeal of former section 1731, transferred subsec. (b) of that section to section 1733 of this title and substituted "the Acquisition Workforce" for "Acquisition Corps" in heading and "in the acquisition workforce" for "selected for the Acquisition … Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §861(j)(4), prior to repeal of section 1732 of this title, transferred subsec. (e) of that section to section 1733 of this title, redesignated it as (c), and substituted "in critical acquisition positions" for "in the Acquisition Corps" in pars. (1) and (2) and "employm… Law text · (c)

2004

  • Pub. L. 108–375 substituted "in a senior position in the National Security Personnel System, as determined in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Secretary," for "in a position within grade GS–14 or above of the General Schedule,". Law text · (b)

2003

  • Pub. L. 108–136 substituted "the Acquisition Corps" for "an Acquisition Corps". Law text · (a)

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–201 substituted "A critical" for "On and after October 1, 1993, a critical". Law text · (a)

1993

  • Pub. L. 103–89 substituted "Schedule" for "Schedule (including an employee covered by chapter 54 of title 5)". · (b)

1992

  • Pub. L. 102–484 substituted "1737(a)(3)" for "1736(a)(3)". · (b)

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.