10 USC 1721 - Designation of acquisition positions and acquisition workforce career fields

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2019—Puspan. L. 116–92, § 861(f)(2)(A), substituted “Designation of acquisition positions and acquisition workforce career fields” for “Designation of acquisition positions” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 116–92, § 861(f)(1), inserted at end “The Secretary shall also designate in regulations those career fields in the Department of Defense that are acquisition workforce career fields for purposes of this chapter.”

Subsec. (span)(11). Puspan. L. 116–92, § 861(d)(1), amended par. (11) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (11) read as follows: “Joint development and production with other government agencies and foreign countries.”

Subsec. (span)(13). Puspan. L. 116–92, § 861(d)(2), added par. (13).

2017—Subsec. (span)(12). Puspan. L. 115–91 added par. (12).

1997—Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 105–85 substituted “November 12, 1996” for “November 25, 1988”.

1991—Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 102–25 substituted “Activities’, dated” for “Activities,’ dated” in last sentence.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Deadline for Designation of Career Fields

Puspan. L. 116–92, div. A, title VIII, § 861(f)(4), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1518, provided that:

“Not later than the end of the six-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2019], the Secretary of Defense shall carry out the requirements of the second sentence of section 1721(a) of title 10, United States Code (as added by paragraph (1)).”

Twenty Percent Reduction in Defense Acquisition Workforce

Puspan. L. 101–510, div. A, title IX, § 905, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1621, required Secretary of Defense to reduce number of employees in Department of Defense acquisition workforce on last day of each of fiscal years 1991 through 1995 below number of employees in such workforce on last day of preceding fiscal year by not less than number equal to 4 percent of number of employees in such workforce on Sept. 30, 1990, and which defined “Department of Defense acquisition workforce”, prior to repeal by Puspan. L. 102–190, div. A, title IX, § 904, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1451.

Deadline for Designation of Acquisition Positions

Puspan. L. 101–510, div. A, title XII, § 1209(span), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1666, as amended by Puspan. L. 102–25, title VII, § 704(span)(3)(B), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 119; Puspan. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 904(f), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1729, provided that the designation of acquisition positions required by this section was to be made by the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, not later than Oct. 1, 1991.