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§ 4201 — Major Defense Acquisition Programs: Definition; Exceptions

10 U.S.C. § 4201

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(a) Except as provided under subsection (b), in this part, the term “major defense acquisition program” means a Department of Defense acquisition program that is not a highly sensitive classified program (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) and— (1) that is designated by the Secretary of Defense as a major defense acquisition program; or (2) in the case of a program that is not a program for the acquisition of an automated information system (either a product or a service), that is estimated by the Secretary of Defense to require— (A) an eventual total expenditure for research, development, test, and evaluation of more than $300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1990 constant dollars); or (B) an eventual total expenditure for procurement, including all planned increments or spirals, of more than $1,800,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1990 constant dollars). (b) In this part, the term “major defense acquisition program” does not include the following: (1) An acquisition program or project that is carried out using the rapid fielding or rapid prototyping acquisition pathway under section 3602 of this title. (2)
10 U.S.C. § 4202

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