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§3223 Director: Review of Cost Estimates, Cost Analyses, and Records of the Military Departments and Defense Agencies

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part V— ACQUISITION › Subpart B— Acquisition Planning › Chapter 222— INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATION AND COST ANALYSIS › § 3223

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Defense must make sure the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation quickly gets the results of all cost estimates, cost analyses, and related studies for major defense acquisition programs and major subprograms from the military departments and Defense Agencies. The Secretary must also make sure the Director can get, on time, any Department of Defense records and data the Director needs to do the work, including each military department’s and Defense Agency’s records and information that is classified or proprietary.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §3223

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The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation—
(1)promptly receives the results of all cost estimates and cost analyses conducted by the military departments and Defense Agencies, and all studies conducted by the military departments and Defense Agencies in connection with such cost estimates and cost analyses, for major defense acquisition programs and major subprograms of the military departments and Defense Agencies; and
(2)has timely access to any records and data in the Department of Defense (including the records and data of each military department and Defense Agency and including classified and proprietary information) that the Director considers necessary to review in order to carry out any duties under this chapter.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification The text of subsec. (c) of section 2334 of this title, which was transferred to this section and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1812(d), was based on Pub. L. 111–23, title I, § 101(b)(1), May 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1706; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, § 842(a)(3), (b)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2288, 2289.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 3223, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 176, related to authorized strength of Army Reserve in warrant officers, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1662(a)(3), 1691, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2988, 3026, effective Dec. 1, 1994. See section 12008 of this title.

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1812(d), transferred subsec. (c) of section 2334 of this title to this section and struck out subsec. (c) designation and heading “Review of Cost Estimates, Cost Analyses, and Records of the Military Departments and Defense Agencies” at beginning. Par. (2). Pub. L. 117–81 substituted “under this chapter” for “under this section”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2021 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 117–81 to take effect immediately after the

Amendments

made by title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 have taken effect, see section 1701(a)(3) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title 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 section 3001 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

10 U.S.C. § 3223

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

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