10 USC § 171 - Armed Forces Policy Council

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title: "10 USC § 171 - Armed Forces Policy Council"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "171"
section_name: "Armed Forces Policy Council"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "BOARDS, COUNCILS, AND COMMITTEES"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 8; Pub. L. 85–599, § 9(c), Aug. 6, 1958, 72 Stat. 521; Pub. L. 92–596, § 5, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1318; Pub. L. 95–140, § 3(b), Oct. 21, 1977, 91 Stat. 1173; Pub. L. 98–94, title XII, § 1213, Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 687; Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(c) [title X, § 903(e)], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–82, 1783–133, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(c) [title X, § 903(e)], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–82, 3341–133; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title IX, formerly title IV, § 903(e), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3912, renumbered title IX, Pub. L. 100–26, § 3(5), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 273; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 904(d)(1), (3), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1728; 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(6), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1543; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(8), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3822.)"
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# § 171. Armed Forces Policy Council

**(a)** There is in the Department of Defense an Armed Forces Policy Council consisting of—

**(1)** the Secretary of Defense, as Chairman, with the power of decision;

**(2)** the Deputy Secretary of Defense;

**(3)** the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment;

**(4)** the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering;

**(5)** the Secretary of the Army;

**(6)** the Secretary of the Navy;

**(7)** the Secretary of the Air Force;

**(8)** the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy;

**(9)** the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology;

**(10)** the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering;

**(11)** the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment;

**(12)** the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;

**(13)** the Chief of Staff of the Army;

**(14)** the Chief of Naval Operations;

**(15)** the Chief of Staff of the Air Force;

**(16)** the Commandant of the Marine Corps; and

**(17)** the Chief of Space Operations.

**(b)** The Armed Forces Policy Council shall advise the Secretary of Defense on matters of broad policy relating to the armed forces and shall consider and report on such other matters as the Secretary of Defense may direct.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 8; Pub. L. 85–599, § 9(c), Aug. 6, 1958, 72 Stat. 521; Pub. L. 92–596, § 5, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1318; Pub. L. 95–140, § 3(b), Oct. 21, 1977, 91 Stat. 1173; Pub. L. 98–94, title XII, § 1213, Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 687; Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(c) [title X, § 903(e)], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–82, 1783–133, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(c) [title X, § 903(e)], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–82, 3341–133; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title IX, formerly title IV, § 903(e), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3912, renumbered title IX, Pub. L. 100–26, § 3(5), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 273; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 904(d)(1), (3), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1728; 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(6), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1543; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(8), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3822.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 171(a) 171(b) | 5:171e (less last sentence).5:171e (last sentence). | July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 210; restated Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, § 7(a), 63 Stat. 581. |

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

is a corrected version of .

### Amendments

2021—Subsec. (a)(17).  added par. (17).

2019—Subsec. (a)(3). , substituted “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment” for “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics”.

Subsec. (a)(4) to (16). –(E), added par. (4), redesignated former pars. (4) to (8) as (5) to (9), respectively, added pars. (10) and (11), and redesignated former pars. (9) to (13) as (12) to (16), respectively.

2001—Subsec. (a)(3).  substituted “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics” for “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology”.

1993—Subsec. (a)(3). , substituted “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology” for “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition”.

Subsec. (a)(8). , substituted “Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology” for “Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition”.

1986—Subsec. (a)(3) to (13) , , and  amended subsec. (a) identically, redesignating pars. (3) to (11) as (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), and (13), respectively, adding new pars. (3) and (8), and substituting “the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition” for “the Under Secretaries of Defense” in par. (7).

1983—Subsec. (a)(11).  added par. (11).

1977—Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted “the Deputy” for “a Deputy”.

Subsec. (a)(6). , substituted “the Under Secretaries of Defense;” for “the Director of Defense Research and Engineering;”.

1972—Subsec. (a)(2).  substituted “a Deputy Secretary” for “the Deputy Secretary”.

1958—Subsec. (a)(6) to (10).  added par. (6) and redesignated former pars. (6) to (9) as (7) to (10), respectively.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title of 1983 Amendment

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