Undefinitized contractual actions: time limit

U.S.C. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES 10 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART V - ACQUISITION Subpart C - Contracting Methods and Contract Types CHAPTER 244 - UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS Sec. 3375 - Undefinitized contractual actions: time limit From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§3375. Undefinitized contractual actions: time limit

No undefinitized contractual action may extend beyond 90 days without a written determination by the Secretary of the military department concerned, the head of the Defense Agency concerned, the commander of the combatant command concerned, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (as applicable) that it is in the best interests of the military department, the Defense Agency, the combatant command, or the Department of Defense, respectively, to continue the action.

(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §1819(a), (f), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4189, 4190.)

Editorial Notes

Codification The text of subsec. (g) of section 2326 of this title, which was transferred to this section and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, §1819(f), was based on Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, §811(3), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2268; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VIII, §815(a)(1), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1462; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, §902(50), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1548.

Prior Provisions A prior section 3375, added Pub. L. 85–861, §1(80)(E), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1475, related to transfer or discharge of reserve generals ceasing to occupy commensurate positions, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§1629(a)(1), 1691(b)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2963, 3026, effective Oct. 1, 1996. See section 14314(a) of this title.

Amendments 2021—Pub. L. 116–283, §1819(f), transferred subsec. (g) of section 2326 of this title to this section and struck out subsec. (g) designation and heading "Time Limit" at beginning.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date Section and amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note preceding section 3001 of this title.