2016 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 87 - Defense Acquisition Workforce
Subchapter I - General Authorities and Responsibilities
Sec. 1706 - Government performance of certain acquisition functions

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 1706 (2016)
Section Name §1706. Government performance of certain acquisition functions
Section Text

(a) Goal.—It shall be the goal of the Department of Defense and each of the military departments to ensure that, for each major defense acquisition program and each major automated information system program, each of the following positions is performed by a properly qualified member of the armed forces or full-time employee of the Department of Defense:

(1) Program executive officer.

(2) Deputy program executive officer.

(3) Program manager.

(4) Deputy program manager.

(5) Senior contracting official.

(6) Chief developmental tester.

(7) Program lead product support manager.

(8) Program lead systems engineer.

(9) Program lead cost estimator.

(10) Program lead contracting officer.

(11) Program lead business financial manager.

(12) Program lead production, quality, and manufacturing.

(13) Program lead information technology.


(b) Plan of Action.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan of action for recruiting, training, and ensuring appropriate career development of military and civilian personnel to achieve the objective established in subsection (a).

(c) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) The term "major defense acquisition program" has the meaning given such term in section 2430(a) of this title.

(2) The term "major automated information system program" has the meaning given such term in section 2445a(a) of this title.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VIII, §824(a)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1832.)

Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior section 1706, added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XII, §1202(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1639, which related to acquisition career program boards, was repealed by Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VIII, §831(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1549.

SIMILAR PROVISIONS

Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 820 of Pub. L. 109–364, which was set out as a note under section 1701 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VIII, §824(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1833.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 87 - DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Sec. 1706 - Government performance of certain acquisition functions
Contains section 1706
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 104 Stat. 1639
117 Stat. 1549
126 Stat. 1832, 1833
Public Law References Public Law 101-510, Public Law 108-136, Public Law 109-364, Public Law 112-239
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