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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 201— DEFINITIONS · SUBCHAPTER I— DEFINITIONS RELATING TO DEFENSE ACQUISITION SYSTEM GENERALLY · § 3004

§ 3004. Head of an agency

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In this part, the term “head of an agency” means the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1806(a)(1), (6), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4152, 4153.)
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  • 134 Stat. 4152
  • act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 127
  • Pub. L. 85–568, title III, § 301(b)
  • 72 Stat. 432
  • 94 Stat. 2926
  • Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VII, § 2722(a)
  • 98 Stat. 1186
  • Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(k)(2)
  • 101 Stat. 284
  • Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1)
  • 116 Stat. 2314
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