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10 U.S.C. 4022: Authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype projects

Created in 2015 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92). Changed by 8 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 (a), (e)

How it got here

2024

  • Pub. L. 118–159, §816(1)(A), substituted "head of the contracting activity" for "senior procurement executive for the agency as designated for the purpose of section 1702(c) of title 41" in introductory provisions. (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §816(1)(B), substituted "senior procurement executive for the agency as designated for the purpose of section 1702(c) of title 41, or, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Defense Innovation Unit, or the Missile Defense Agency, the director o… (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §816(2), amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: "The authority of a senior procurement executive or director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Defense Innovation Unit, or Missile Defense Agency under paragraph (2)(A… (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §817(1), added par. (6). (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §817(2)(A), inserted at end "A follow-on production award may be provided for in a transaction entered into under this section for a prototype project, awarded with respect to such a transaction as one or more separate awards, or a combination thereof." (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (f)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §817(2)(B), inserted ", one or more separate awards of follow-on production contracts or transactions with respect to a transaction described in such paragraph, or a combination thereof," after "paragraph (1)" in introductory provisions. (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (f)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §818(a)(1), inserted subpar. (A) designation before "In carrying out", redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, of subpar. (A), struck out "except for projects carried out for the purpose of repairing a facility," before "not more… (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (i)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §818(a)(2), substituted "September 30, 2030" for "September 30, 2025". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (i)

2023

  • Pub. L. 118–31, §913(a)(3)(A)(i), inserted "the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit," after "Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency,". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §913(a)(3)(A)(ii), inserted ", the Defense Innovation Unit," after "Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency" in introductory provisions. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §821(1), inserted "were met for the prior transaction for the prototype project that provided for the award of the follow-on production contract or transaction, and the requirements of subsection (f)" after "subsection (d)". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §913(a)(3)(A)(iii), inserted ", Defense Innovation Unit," after "Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §821(2), added par. (3). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §913(a)(3)(B), added subpar. (C) and redesignated former subpars. (C) to (E) as (D) to (F), respectively. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §822(a)(1)(A), inserted "except for projects carried out for the purpose of repairing a facility," before "not more". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (i)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §822(a)(1)(B), substituted "$300,000,000" for "$200,000,000". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (i)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §822(a)(2), (3), added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (i), (4)

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–263, §843(1), substituted "personnel of the Department of Defense or improving" for "military personnel and the supporting". (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §842(1)(A), struck out ", and any follow-on production contract or transaction that is awarded pursuant to subsection (f)," after "a prototype project" in two places. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §842(1)(B)–(D), added subpar. (C). (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §842(2), added pars. (1) and (3) and redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as (2) and (4), respectively. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §843(2), added par. (5). (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §842(3), substituted "of chapter 221 of this title and even if explicit notification was not listed within the request for proposal for the transaction" for "of section 2304 of this title,". (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (f)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §843(3), added subsec. (i). (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (i)

2021

  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1841(b)(1), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, §1701(u)(2)(B), renumbered section 2371b of this title as this section. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1841(b)(2)(C), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, §1701(u)(2)(F)(i)(IV), substituted "section 4021" for "section 2371". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 117–81, §821(b), substituted "Subsection (e)(2)" for "Subsections (e)(1)(B) and (e)(2)". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1841(b)(2)(C), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, §1701(u)(2)(F)(i)(IV), substituted "section 4021" for "section 2371". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1841(b)(2)(C), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, §1701(u)(2)(F)(i)(IV), substituted "section 4021" for "section 2371". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1883(b)(2), substituted "section 3014" for "section 2302(9)". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1883(b)(2), 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 t… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (f)

2019

  • Pub. L. 116–92 substituted "sources other than" for "sources other than other than". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (d)

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–232, §211(1)(A), substituted "for a prototype project, and any follow-on production contract or transaction that is awarded pursuant to subsection (f)," for "(for a prototype project)" in introductory provisions. (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–232, §211(1)(B)(i), substituted "for a prototype project, and any follow-on production contract or transaction that is awarded pursuant to subsection (f)," for "(for a prototype project)" in introductory provisions. (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–232, §211(1)(B)(ii), substituted "Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment" for "Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics" in introductory provisions. (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–232, §211(1)(C), which directed substitution of "Under Secretaries of Defense" for "Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics" in par. (3) of subsec. (a)(2), was executed by making the substitution in par. (3) of subsec. (a), to reflect the pr… (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–232, §211(2), inserted "the prototype" after "carry out". (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–232, §211(3), added pars. (3) and (4) and redesignated former par. (3) as (5). (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (f)

2017

  • Pub. L. 115–91, §864(a)(1), (2), in introductory provisions, substituted "for a transaction (for a prototype project)" for "for a prototype project", "$100,000,000" for "$50,000,000", and "$500,000,000" for "$250,000,000". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §864(a)(1), (3), in introductory provisions, substituted "for a transaction (for a prototype project)" for "for a prototype project" and "$500,000,000" for "$250,000,000". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §216, inserted "or nonprofit research institution" after "defense contractor". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §864(b), inserted "(including small businesses participating in a program described under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638))" after "small businesses". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §864(c), substituted "provided by sources other than" for "provided by parties to the transaction". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §864(d), inserted at end "A transaction includes all individual prototype subprojects awarded under the transaction to a consortium of United States industry and academic institutions." (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (f)

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.