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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 1846

Sec. 1846. GENERAL MATTERS

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## SEC. 1846 GENERAL MATTERS ###
(a)Tables of Chapters Amendments Showing Chapter Organization for Subpart F The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, and at the beginning of part V of subtitle A (as added by section 801 of Public Law 115-232), of title 10, United States Code, are amended by inserting before the item for the heading for subpart G of part V the following: > > #### “Subpart F Major Systems, Major Defense Acquisition Programs, and Weapon Systems Development > ###
(b)Designation of Revised Subpart F and Insertion of New Chapter 321 Part V of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 801 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115- 232), is amended by inserting before subpart G the following new subpart: > > #### “Subpart F Major Systems, Major Defense Acquisition Programs, and Weapon Systems Development > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 4201](/us/usc/t10/s4201)**]** > > > ## “CHAPTER 321 **GENERAL MATTERS** > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 4201](/us/usc/t10/s4201)**]** > > > ## “SEC. 4201 Major defense acquisition programs: definition; exceptions > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 4201](/us/usc/t10/s4201)**]** > > > ## “SEC. 4202 Authority to increase definitional threshold amounts: major defense acquisition programs; major systems > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 4202](/us/usc/t10/s4202)**]** > > > ## “SEC. 4204 Milestone decision authority” > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 4204](/us/usc/t10/s4204)**]** > . ###
(c)Transfer of Subsection
(a)of Section 2430 ####
(1)Headings and internal redesignations Subsection
(a)of section 2430 of title 10, United States Code, is transferred to section 4201 of such title, as added by subsection (b), inserted after the section heading, and amended— #####
(A)by striking “(1) Except as” and inserting “Definition.—Except as”; #####
(B)by striking “under paragraph (2)” and inserting “under subsection (b)”; #####
(C)by striking “in this chapter” and inserting “in this part”; #####
(D)by redesignating paragraph
(2)as subsection
(b)and striking “In this chapter” and inserting “Exceptions.—In this part”; and #####
(E)by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)of subsection
(a)and of subsection (b), as so redesignated, as paragraphs
(1)and (2), respectively. ####
(2)Revisions to new section 4201(a)(2) Subsection (a)(2) of such section 4201, as redesignated and amended by paragraph (1), is amended— #####
(A)by striking “ to require an eventual ” and inserting > “to require— > > > ##### “(A) > > an eventual” > ; and #####
(B)by striking “ or an eventual ” and inserting > “; or > > > ##### “(B) > > an eventual” > . ####
(3)Revisions to new section 4201(b) Subsection
(b)of such section 4201, as redesignated and amended by paragraph (1)(D), is amended— #####
(A)by striking “include—” and inserting “include the following:”; #####
(B)by striking “an” at the beginning of paragraphs
(1)and (2), as redesignated by paragraph (1)(E) and inserting “An”; and #####
(C)by striking “; or” at the end of paragraph (1), as so redesignated, and inserting a period. ###
(d)Transfer of Subsections
(b)and
(c)of Section 2430 ####
(1)Transfer and internal redesignations Subsections
(b)and
(c)of section 2430 of title 10, United States Code, are transferred to section 4202 of such title, as added by subsection (b), inserted after the section heading, and amended— #####
(A)by redesignating subsection
(b)as subsection (a); #####
(B)by striking the second sentence of that subsection; and #####
(C)by redesignating subsection
(c)as paragraph (2), realigning that paragraph 2 ems to the right, and redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and
(4)therein as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively. ####
(2)Subsection
(a)of such section, as so redesignated, is further amended— #####
(A)by striking “ The Secretary ” and inserting > “ Adjustments to Thresholds for Major Defense Acquisition Programs.— > > > #### “(1) Authority > > The Secretary” > ; #####
(B)by striking “in subsection (a)(1)(B)” and inserting “in section 4201(a)(2) of this title”; #####
(C)in paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (1)(C)— ######
(i)by inserting “Matters to be considered.—” before “For purposes of”; ######
(ii)by striking “subsection (a)(1)(B)” and inserting “section 4201(a)(2) of this title”; ######
(iii)in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (1)(C), by striking “section 2366a(a)(6)” and inserting “section 4251(a)(6)”; ######
(iv)in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by striking “section 2366b(a)(1)(C)” and inserting “section 4252(a)(1)(C)”; and ######
(v)in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by striking “section 2435” and inserting “section 4214”. ###
(e)Transfer of Subsection
(c)of Section 2302d ####
(1)Transfer and internal redesignations Subsection
(c)of section 2302d of title 10, United States Code, is transferred to section 4202 of such title, as added by subsection (b), inserted after subsection
(a)of that section, as transferred and amended by subsection (d), and amended— #####
(A)by redesignating such subsection as subsection (b); and #####
(B)by redesignating paragraph
(3)thereof as subsection (c). ####
(2)Amendments to new 4202(b) Subsection
(b)of section 4202 of such title, as so transferred and redesignated, is amended— #####
(A)by striking “ Adjustment authority.—(1) The Secretary ” and inserting > “ Adjustment Authority for Major Systems.— > > > #### “(1) Authority > > The Secretary” > ; #####
(B)by striking “subsection (a)” and inserting “section 3041(c)(1) of this title”; and #####
(C)by realigning paragraph
(2)2 ems from the left margin and inserting “Rounding.—” in that paragraph after “(2)”. ####
(3)Amendments to new 4202(c) Subsection
(c)of section 4202 of such title, as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended— #####
(A)by inserting “Notification to Congressional Committees.—” before “An adjustment”; and #####
(B)by striking “under this subsection” and inserting “under subsection
(a)or (b)”. ###
(f)Transfer of Subsection
(d)of Section 2430 ####
(1)Transfer and internal redesignations Subsection
(d)of section 2430 of title 10, United States Code, is transferred to section 4204 of such title, as added by subsection (b), inserted after the section heading, and amended by striking the subsection designation and redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and
(5)as subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (f), respectively. ####
(2)Amendments to new section 4204(a) Subsection
(a)of such section 4204, as transferred and redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended— #####
(A)by inserting “Service Acquisition Executive.—” before “The milestone”; and #####
(B)by striking “under paragraph (2)” and inserting “under subsection (b)”. ####
(3)Amendments to new section 4204(b) Subsection
(b)of such section 4204, as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended— #####
(A)by inserting “Designation of Alternate Milestone Decision Authority.—” before “The Secretary”; #####
(B)by striking “to which—” and inserting “to which any of the following applies:”; #####
(C)by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)through
(E)as paragraphs
(1)through (5), respectively; #####
(D)in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by striking “subject to paragraph (5)” and inserting “Subject to subsection (f)”; #####
(E)in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking “section 2433” and inserting “sections 4371 through 4375”; #####
(F)by striking “the” at the beginning of paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), as so redesignated, and inserting “The”; #####
(G)by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), as so redesignated, and inserting a period; and #####
(H)by striking “; or” at the end of paragraph (4), as so redesignated, and inserting a period. ####
(4)Amendments to new section 4204(c) Subsection
(c)of section 4204 of such title, as so redesignated, is amended— #####
(A)by striking “
(A)After designating ” and inserting > “ Reversion to Service Acquisition Executive.— > > > #### “(1) > > After designating” > ; #####
(B)by striking “under paragraph (2)” and inserting “under subsection (b)”; and #####
(C)by redesignating subparagraph
(B)as paragraph (2), realigning that paragraph 2 ems from the left margin, and striking “section 2433” and inserting “sections 4371 through 4375”. ####
(5)Amendments to new section 4204(d) Subsection
(d)of section 4204 of such title, as so redesignated, is amended— #####
(A)by striking “(A) For each” and inserting “Certifications relating to program requirements and funding.—For each”; #####
(B)by redesignating subparagraph
(B)as subsection (e); #####
(C)by striking “ under section 2432 of this title, certify that ” and inserting > “under sections 4351 through 4358 of this title— > > > #### “(1) > > certify that” > ; and #####
(D)by striking “ the program and identify and report ” and inserting > “the program; and > > > #### “(2) > > identify and report” > . ####
(6)Amendments to new section 4204(e) Subsection
(e)of section 4204 of such title, as redesignated by paragraph (5)(B), is amended— #####
(A)by inserting “Documentation and Oversight.—” before “The Secretary of Defense”; #####
(B)by striking “ programs and shall limit outside requirements ” and inserting > “programs and shall— > > > #### “(1) > > limit outside requirements” > ; and #####
(C)by striking “ decision authority and ensure that ” and inserting > “decision authority; and > > > #### “(2) > > ensure that” > . ####
(7)Amendments to new section 4204(f) Subsection
(f)of section 4204 of such title, as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended— #####
(A)by inserting “Limitation on Authority to Designate Alternative MDA for Programs Addressing Joint Requirements.—” before “The authority of”; and #####
(B)by striking “in paragraph (2)(A)” and inserting “in subsection (b)(1)”. ####
(8)Conforming repeal Section 2430 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. ###
(g)Transfer of Section 2430a Section 2430a of such title is transferred to chapter 321 of such title, as added by subsection (b), inserted after section 4202, redesignated as section 4203, and amended— ####
(1)by striking “section 2432(a)” in subsection
(d)and inserting “section 4351”; and ####
(2)by striking “this chapter” each place it appears and inserting “this subpart”. ###
(h)Transfer of Section 2431 ####
(1)Section 2431 of such title is transferred to chapter 321, as added by subsection (b), added at the end, and redesignated as section 4205. ####
(2)The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 4205 Weapon systems for which procurement funding requested in budget: development and procurement schedules” > . ###
(i)Cross References The following provisions of law are amended by striking “section 2430” or “section 2430(a)”, as the case may be, and inserting “section 4201”: ####
(1)Section 139(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code. ####
(2)Section 189(c)(1) of such title. ####
(3)Section 1706(a) of such title. ####
(4)Sections 1731(b)(1)(B)(ii) and 1737(a)(3) of such title. ####
(5)Section 2275(g)(2) of such title. ####
(6)Section 141(a) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 50 U.S.C. 1521a). ###
(j)Further Cross-reference Amendment Section 1706(a) of title 10, United States Code, is further amended by striking “section 2430(a)(1)(B)” and inserting “section 4201(a)(2)”.
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