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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 3838 (Introduced in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 303

Sec. 303. Adjustments to certain acquisition thresholds

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Section 3041 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (c)(1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking $115,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1990 constant dollars) and inserting $275,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2024 constant dollars) ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking $540,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1990 constant dollars) and inserting $1,300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2024 constant dollars) ; and in subsection (d)(1), by striking $750,000 (based on fiscal year 1980 constant dollars) and inserting $5,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2024 constant dollars) .
Section 3204(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by striking $10,000,000 each place it appears and inserting $100,000,000 ; by striking $75,000,000 each place it appears and inserting $500,000,000 ; and in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking $500,000 and inserting $5,000,000 . Section 3205(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking simplified acquisition threshold and inserting threshold specified in section 3571(a) of this title ; and in paragraph (2), by striking $5,000,000 and inserting $50,000,000 .
Section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by striking $500,000,000 each place it appears and inserting $1,000,000,000 ; by striking $100,000,000 each place it appears and inserting $150,000,000 ; and by striking $20,000,000 each place it appears and inserting $50,000,000 . Section 3571(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by inserting
(1)before For purposes of acquisitions ; by striking as specified in section 134 of title 41 and inserting $10,000,000 ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: In the case of any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, in support of a contingency operation or a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation, the simplified acquisition threshold means an amount equal to two times the amount specified in paragraph (1). . Section 3573 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking $10,000 and inserting $100,000 . Section 3702(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (1)— by striking June 30, 2018 each place it appears and inserting June 30, 2026 ; in subparagraph (A), by striking $2,000,000 and inserting $10,000,000 ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking $750,000 and inserting $2,000,000 ; in paragraph (2), by striking $2,000,000 and inserting $10,000,000 ; and in subparagraph (3)(A), by striking $2,000,000 and inserting $10,000,000 . Section 4201(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subparagraph (A), by striking $300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1990 constant dollars) and inserting $1,000,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2024 constant dollars) ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking $1,800,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1990 constant dollars) and inserting $5,500,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2024 constant dollars) .
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