Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§3375 Undefinitized contractual actions: time limit
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART V— - ACQUISITION › Subpart Subpart C— - Contracting Methods and Contract Types › Chapter CHAPTER 244— - UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS › § 3375
Summary
A contract started before its final terms are set cannot go on past 90 days unless the appropriate military or Defense official gives a written decision that continuing is in their best interest.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §3375
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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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 3375
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73