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10 U.S.C. 4172: Major systems and munitions programs: survivability testing and lethality testing required before full-scale production
Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-500. Changed by 15 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 139, 10 U.S.C. 2275b, 10 U.S.C. 4067, 10 U.S.C. 4251, 10 U.S.C. 4252.
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2021
- Pub. L. 116–283, §1845(b), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, §1701(u)(6)(B), renumbered section 2366 of this title as this section. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text
- Pub. L. 116–283, §1883(b)(2), substituted "section 3041" for "section 2302(5)". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (e), (2)
2008
- Pub. L. 110–417, §251(b), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). (Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 110–417, §251(a), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "The term 'covered system' means a vehicle, weapon platform, or conventional weapon system— (Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009) Law text · (e)
2003
- Pub. L. 108–136 redesignated pars. (8) and (9) as (7) and (8), respectively, and struck out former par. (7) which read as follows: "The term 'congressional defense committees' means— (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004) Law text · (e)
2002
- Pub. L. 107–314, §818(a), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment par. (1) read as follows: "The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of the survivability and lethality tests of this section to a covered system, munitions program, missile program, or covered product… (Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 107–314, §818(b), added pars. (8) and (9). (Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003) Law text · (e), (9)
2001
- Pub. L. 107–107 substituted "system development and demonstration" for "engineering and manufacturing development". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002) Law text · (c), (2)
1999
- Pub. L. 106–65 substituted "Committee on Armed Services" for "Committee on National Security". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (e)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–106, §1502(a)(18)(A), substituted "the congressional defense committees" for "the Committees on Armed Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 104–106, §1502(a)(18)(B), added par. (7). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (e)
1994
- Pub. L. 103–355, §3014(a)(2), (b), substituted "engineering and manufacturing development" for "full-scale engineering development" in first sentence and redesignated second sentence as par. (3). · (c)
- Pub. L. 103–355, §3014(a)(1), (3), added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (4). · (c)
- Pub. L. 103–355, §3014(a)(2), redesignated second sentence of par. (1) as par. (3) and substituted "certification under paragraph (1) or (2)" for "such certification". · (c)
- Pub. L. 103–355, §3014(a)(1), redesignated par. (2) as (4). · (c)
1993
- Pub. L. 103–160 substituted "to the Committees on Armed Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives" for "to the defense committees of Congress (as defined in section 2362(e)(3) of this title)". · (d)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–510 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 101–189, §804(a), see 1989 Amendment note below. · (a), (B)
1989
- Pub. L. 101–189, §802(c)(4)(A), substituted "testing and lethality testing required before full-scale production" for "and lethality testing; operational testing" in section catchline.
- Pub. L. 101–189, §§802(c)(1)(A), 804(a), as amended by Pub. L. 101–510, substituted "this section and the report required by subsection (d) with respect to that testing is submitted in accordance with that subsection; and" for "this section;". · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–189, §§802(c)(1)(B), 804(a), as amended by Pub. L. 101–510, substituted "this section and the report required by subsection (d) with respect to that testing is submitted in accordance with that subsection." for "this section; and". · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–189, §802(c)(1)(C), struck out subpar. (C) which read as follows: "a major defense acquisition program may not proceed beyond low-rate initial production until initial operational test and evaluation of the program is completed in accordance with this section." · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–189, §802(c)(2), redesignated par. (3) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "In the case of a major defense acquisition program, no person employed by the contractor for the system being tested may be involved in the conduct of the operationa… · (b), (3)
- Pub. L. 101–189, §804(b), inserted at end "Each such report shall describe the results of the survivability or lethality testing and shall give the Secretary's overall assessment of the testing." · (d)
- Pub. L. 101–189, §802(c)(3), redesignated pars. (4), (5), (6), and (8) as (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively, and struck out former par. (3) which defined "major defense acquisition program" and former par. (7) which defined "operational test and evaluation". · (e)
1988
- Pub. L. 100–456 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 100–180, §802(a)(1)(C). See 1987 Amendment note below. · (a)
1987
- Pub. L. 100–180, §802(a)(1), as amended by Pub. L. 100–456, designated existing provisions as par. (1), redesignated former pars. (1) to (3) as subpars. (A) to (C), and added par. (2). · (a)
- Pub. L. 100–180, §802(a)(2), inserted "(including a covered product improvement program)" after "system or program" and "(or in the product modification or upgrade to the system, munition, or missile)" after "or missile". · (b)
- Pub. L. 100–180, §802(b), inserted at end "The limitation in the preceding sentence does not apply to the extent that the Secretary of Defense plans for persons employed by that contractor to be involved in the operation, maintenance, and support of the system being tested when the … · (b)
- Pub. L. 100–180, §802(a)(3), (c), (d)(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted "missile program, or covered product improvement program" for "or missile program", and inserted at end "The Secretary shall include with any such certification a report explaining how the… · (c)
- Pub. L. 100–180, §802(d)(2), designated existing provisions of former subsec. (d) as par. (2) of subsec. (c) and struck out heading of former subsec. (d) "Waiver in time of war or mobilization". · (c)
- Pub. L. 100–180, §802(d)(3), added subsec. (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated subsec. (c)(2). · (d)
- Pub. L. 100–180, §1231(11), substituted "section 2302(5)" for "section 2303(5)". · (e)
- Pub. L. 100–180, §802(a)(4)(A), (e), inserted "(or a covered product improvement program for a covered system)" after "covered system", struck out "and survivability" after "for vulnerability", and substituted "susceptibility to attack" for "operational requirements". · (e)
- Pub. L. 100–180, §802(a)(4)(B), inserted "(or a covered product improvement program for such a program)" after "missile program". · (e)
- Pub. L. 100–180, §802(a)(4)(C), added par. (8). · (e)
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