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10 U.S.C. 3603: Software acquisition pathways

Created in 2024 by the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159). Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 1749, 10 U.S.C. 4201.

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2024Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025created it

10 U.S.C. 3603Software acquisition pathways

(a)Software Acquisition and Development Pathways.—The Secretary of Defense shall…

(b)Pathways.—The Secretary of Defense may establish as many pathways under this…

(c)Requirements for Pathways.—A pathway established under this section shall…

(d)Considerations for Use of Authority.—In using the authority under this section,…

(e)Treatment Not as Major Defense Acquisition Program.—Software and covered…

(f)Risk-based Approach.—The Secretary of Defense shall use a risk-based approach…changed

(g)Expedited Process.—

(h)Elements.—In implementing a pathway established under the authority of this…

(i)Definitions.—In this section:

This CongressBills that change it or would

S. 4784National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027reported by committee

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

S. 4784 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · reported by committee · would change (f)

How it got here

Unchanged since the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Public Law 118-159 (Dec 23, 2024).

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.