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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 322— MAJOR SYSTEMS AND MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS GENERALLY · SUBCHAPTER IV— ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE SPECIFICALLY TO MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS · § 4272

§ 4272. Independent technical risk assessments

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(a)In General.— With respect to a major defense acquisition program, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct or approve independent technical risk assessments before any decision to grant Milestone B approval for the program pursuant to section 4252 of this title, any decision to enter into low-rate initial production or full-rate production, or at any other time considered appropriate by the Secretary, that includes the identification of any critical technologies or manufacturing processes that have not been successfully demonstrated in a relevant environment.
(b)Guidance.— The Secretary shall issue guidance and a framework for the conduct, execution, and approval of independent technical risk assessments.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, § 807(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2261, § 2448b; amended Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, § 902(73), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1552; renumbered § 4272 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1847(e)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4256; Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(1), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1974.)
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