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§3072 Comptroller General assessment of acquisition programs and initiatives

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Comptroller General must send the congressional defense committees an annual review of selected Department of Defense buying programs and projects by March 30 of each year from 2020 through 2029. The review must give a big-picture look at how well acquisition programs are doing and why, include focused studies of individual programs, and cover any other topics the Comptroller General finds important. It must consider chosen weapon systems; chosen information technology efforts, including defense business systems, networks, and software-heavy systems; and chosen prototyping and rapid fielding activities.

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Title 10, §3072

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(a)The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees an annual assessment of selected acquisition programs and initiatives of the Department of Defense by March 30th of each year from 2020 through 2029.
(b)The assessment required under subsection (a) shall include—
(1)a macro analysis of how well acquisition programs and initiatives are performing and reasons for that performance;
(2)specific analyses of individual acquisition programs and initiatives; and
(3)other issues as determined appropriate by the Comptroller General.
(c)The assessment required under subsection (a) shall consider the following programs and initiatives:
(1)Selected weapon systems, as determined appropriate by the Comptroller General.
(2)Selected information technology systems and initiatives, including defense business systems, networks, and software-intensive systems, as determined appropriate by the Comptroller General.
(3)Selected prototyping and rapid fielding activities and initiatives, as determined appropriate by the Comptroller General.

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Prior Provisions

Prior sections 3072 to 3075 were renumbered sections 7072 to 7075 of this title, respectively. Prior sections 3076 to 3080 were repealed by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1661(a)(3)(A), 1691, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2980, 3026, effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise provided. section 3076, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 170, related to composition of Army Reserve. See section 10104 of this title. section 3077, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 170, related to composition of Army National Guard of United States. See section 10105 of this title. section 3078, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 171, provided that Army National Guard is a component of Army while in service of United States. See section 10106 of this title. section 3079, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 171, related to status of Army National Guard of United States when not in Federal service. See section 10107 of this title. section 3080, added Pub. L. 86–603, § 1(2)(A), July 7, 1960, 74 Stat. 357, related to authority of officers of Army National Guard of United States with respect to Federal status. See section 10215 of this title. Prior section 3081, 3082, 3083, and 3084 were renumbered section 7081, 10542, 7083, and 7084 of this title, respectively.

Amendments

2025—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “Initiatives” for “Efforts” in heading. 2024—Pub. L. 118–159, § 813(a)(1), (2), substituted “initiatives” for “efforts” in section catchline and wherever appearing in text. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–159, § 813(a)(3), substituted “2029” for “2026”. Subsec. (b)(2), (3). Pub. L. 118–159, § 813(a)(4), added par. (3), redesignated former par. (3) as (2), and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “a discussion of selected organizational, policy, and legislative changes, as determined appropriate by the Comptroller General, and the potential implications for execution and oversight of programs and efforts; and”. 2022—Pub. L. 117–263, § 812(a)(1), (2), substituted “efforts” for “initiatives” in section catchline and wherever appearing in text. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–263, § 812(a)(3), substituted “through 2026” for “through 2023”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–263, § 812(a)(4), substituted “Efforts” for “Initiatives” in heading. 2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1807(g)(1), renumbered section 2229b of this title as this section. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 116–283, § 813, substituted “a discussion of selected organizational, policy, and legislative changes, as determined appropriate by the Comptroller General, and the potential” for “a summary of organizational and legislative changes and emerging assessment methodologies since the last assessment, and a discussion of the”.

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Effective Date

of 2021 AmendmentAmendment by section 1807(g)(1) of 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 a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

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10 U.S.C. § 3072

Title 10Armed Forces

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Apr 6, 2026

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