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§3067 Approval Required for Military Department Termination or Reduction in Participation in Joint Acquisition Programs

Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART V — ACQUISITION › Subpart A — General › CHAPTER 203 — GENERAL MATTERS › § 3067

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Defense must make rules that stop any military department in a joint acquisition program approved by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment from ending or sharply cutting its role without that Under Secretary’s approval. The rules must require a review by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council before approval and let the Under Secretary require the department to keep paying some or all funding so the program can continue efficiently.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §3067

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Approval of Terminations and Reductions of Joint Acquisition Programs.—
The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations that prohibit each military department participating in a joint acquisition program approved by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment from terminating or substantially reducing its participation in such program without the approval of the Under Secretary.
(b)Required Content of Regulations.—
The regulations shall include the following provisions:
(1)A requirement that, before any such termination or substantial reduction in participation is approved, the proposed termination or reduction be reviewed by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council of the Department of Defense.
(2)A provision that authorizes the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to require a military department whose participation in a joint acquisition program has been approved for termination or substantial reduction to continue to provide some or all of the funding necessary for the acquisition program to be continued in an efficient manner.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification The text of subsec. (c) of section 2311 of this title, which was transferred first to section 3065(c) of this title and then to this section and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1807(d)(1), (2)(B), (E), was based on Pub. L. 103–355, title I, § 1503(a)(1), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3296; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, § 1048(b)(2), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1225; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, § 902(49), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1548.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 3067 was renumbered section 7067 of this title.

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1807(d)(2)(E), redesignated subsec. (c) of section 3065 of this title as subsec. (a) of this section, struck out par. (1) designation before “The Secretary of Defense shall”, redesignated par. (2) and its subpars. (A) and (B) as subsec. (b) and pars. (1) and (2), respectively, and inserted subsec. (b) heading.

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. § 3067

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110