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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part V · Chapter 201 — Definitions

§ 3004. Head of an agency

Statutory text

In this part, the term “head of an agency” means the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

    Pub. L. 116–283 div. A title XVIII § 1806(a)(1) · 134 Stat. 3388

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 3004

    (Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1806(a)(1), (6), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4152, 4153.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1806(a)(1), (6), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4152, 4153.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) New subchapter.— Part V of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 801 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), 10 USC prec. 3001. is amended by striking chapter 201 and inserting the following: “CHAPTER 201— DEFINITIONS “Subchapter  “I.  Definitions Relating to Defense Acquisition System Generally “II.  Definitions Applicable to Procurement Generally “III.  Definitions Relating to Major Systems and Major Defense Acquisition Programs “SUBCHAPTER I— DEFINITIONS RELATING TO DEFENSE ACQUISITION SYSTEM GENERALLY “Sec. “3001. Defense acquisition system; element of the defense acquisition system. “3002. Federal Acquisition Regulation. “3003. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. “3004. Head of an agency. “3005. Service chief concerned. “3006. Acquisition workforce. “§ 3001. Defense acquisition system; element of the defense acquisition system “§ 3002. Federal Acquisition Regulation “§ 3003. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement   “[Reserved]. “§ 3004. Head of an agency “§ 3005. Service chief concerned   “[Reserved]. “§ 3006. Acquisition workforce   “For the definition of the term ‘acquisition workforce’ for the purposes of this part, see section 101(a)(18) of this title.” .

  2. William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

    Pub. L. 116–283 § 1806(a)(6) · 134 Stat. 3388

    1. Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 3004

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(6), transferred par. (1) of section 2302 of this title to this section, realigned margin, struck out par. (1) designation at beginning

    2. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 3004

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(6), transferred par. (1) of section 2302 of this title to this section, realigned margin, substituted “In this part, the term” for “The term”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(6), transferred par. (1) of section 2302 of this title to this section, realigned margin, struck out par. (1) designation at beginning, and substituted “In this part, the term” for “The term”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (6) Transfer of section 2302(1).— Paragraph (1) of section 2302 of title 10, United States Code, is transferred to section 3004 of such title, as added by paragraph (1), inserted after the section heading, realigned 2 ems to the left, and amended— (A) by striking the paragraph designation; and (B) by striking “The term” and inserting “In this part, the term”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

The text of par. (1) of section 2302 of this title, which was transferred to this section and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(6), was based on act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 127; Pub. L. 85–568, title III, § 301(b), , 72 Stat. 432; 96–513, title V, § 511(74), , 94 Stat. 2926; Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VII, § 2722(a), , 98 Stat. 1186; Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(k)(2), , 101 Stat. 284; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), , 116 Stat. 2314.

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(6), transferred par. (1) of section 2302 of this title to this section, realigned margin, struck out par. (1) designation at beginning, and substituted “In this part, the term” for “The term”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section and amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective , 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.

Credits

(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1806(a)(1), (6), , 134 Stat. 4152, 4153.)

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