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Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§3157 Definitions; applicability

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART V— - ACQUISITION › Subpart Subpart A— - General › Chapter CHAPTER 209— - OPERATIONAL CONTRACT SUPPORT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - JOINT POLICIES ON REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION, CONTINGENCY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AND CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING › § 3157

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key terms used in the subchapter. "Requirements definition" means turning policy goals and mission needs into clear requirements that guide contracts for projects, work, or products. "Contingency program management" means planning and leading combined civilian and military efforts to run defense acquisition programs during combat, post-conflict, and contingency operations. "Contingency contracting" covers all steps the Department of Defense takes to buy property or services during a contingency operation. "Contingency contracting personnel" are military members and DoD civilian acquisition staff who are assigned to support those operations, whether deployed or not.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §3157

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

In this subchapter:
(1)The term “requirements definition” means the process of translating policy objectives and mission needs into specific requirements, the description of which will be the basis for awarding acquisition contracts for projects to be accomplished, work to be performed, or products to be delivered.
(2)The term “contingency program management” means the process of planning, organizing, staffing, controlling, and leading the combined efforts of participating civilian and military personnel and organizations for the management of a specific defense acquisition program or programs during combat operations, post-conflict operations, and contingency operations.
(3)The term “contingency contracting” means all stages of the process of acquiring property or services by the Department of Defense during a contingency operation.
(4)The term “contingency contracting personnel” means members of the armed forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who are members of the defense acquisition workforce and, as part of their duties, are assigned to provide support to contingency operations (whether deployed or not).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification The text of subsec. (f)(1), (2), (5), and (6) of section 2333 of this title, which was transferred to this section and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1810(b)(7), was based on Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VIII, § 854(a)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2343; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VIII, § 849(a), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 245.

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1810(b)(7), redesignated pars. (6), (5), (2), and (1) of subsec. (f) of section 2333 of this title as pars. (1) to (4), respectively, of this section.

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.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

10 U.S.C. § 3157

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73