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Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§3001 Defense acquisition system; element of the defense acquisition system

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART V— - ACQUISITION › Subpart Subpart A— - General › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - DEFINITIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - DEFINITIONS RELATING TO DEFENSE ACQUISITION SYSTEM GENERALLY › § 3001

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key terms used for how the Department of Defense buys things. It says the "defense acquisition system" means three things: the people who carry out purchases, the management that directs and oversees those purchases, and the laws, rules, and policies that guide buying for the Department of Defense. An "element of the defense acquisition system" is an organization that hires acquisition workers, does acquisition work, and mainly focuses on buying. The term "acquisition" is defined in section 131 of title 41.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §3001

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1)the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2)the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3)the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
(b)In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1)employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2)carries out acquisition functions; and
(3)focuses primarily on acquisition.
(c)In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in section 131 of title 41.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification The text of pars. (2), (3), and (1) of section 2545 of this title, which were transferred or copied to this section, redesignated as subsecs. (a), (b), and (c), respectively, and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(2)–(4), was based on Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VIII, § 861(a), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4288; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, § 1071(a)(11), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3505. section 2545 of this title, which was transferred or copied in large part to this section by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(2)–(4), was also transferred to section 3101 of this title by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1808(a)(2).

Prior Provisions

A prior section 3001 was renumbered section 7001 of this title.

Amendments

2025—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “this part” for “this section”. 2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(2), redesignated par. (2) of section 2545 of this title as subsec. (a) of this section, inserted heading and realigned margin, substituted “In this part, the term” for “The term”, and inserted dash after “means”, par. (1) designation before “the workforce”, par. (2) designation before “the management”, and par. (3) designation before “the statutory,”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(3), redesignated par. (3) of section 2545 of this title as subsec. (b) of this section, inserted heading and realigned margin, substituted “In this part, the term” for “The term”, “workforce;” for “workforce,”, and “functions;” for “functions,”, and inserted dash after “organization that”, par. (1) designation before “employs”, par. (2) designation before “carries out”, and par. (3) designation before “focuses”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(4), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(b)(1), added subsec. (c) consisting of text of par. (1) of section 2545 of this title, inserted heading, and substituted “In this section, the term” for “The term”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2021 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding this section and

Effective Date

note below.

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 this section.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

10 U.S.C. § 3001

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73