10 USC § 3001 - Defense acquisition system; element of the defense acquisition system

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title: "10 USC § 3001 - Defense acquisition system; element of the defense acquisition system"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "3001"
section_name: "Defense acquisition system; element of the defense acquisition system"
chapter_number: 201
chapter_name: "DEFINITIONS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "DEFINITIONS RELATING TO DEFENSE ACQUISITION SYSTEM GENERALLY"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "ACQUISITION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1806(a)(1)–(4), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4152; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(1), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2132; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVIII, § 1801(e)(2), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1225.)"
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# § 3001. Defense acquisition system; element of the defense acquisition system

**(a)** **Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—

**(1)** the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;

**(2)** the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and

**(3)** the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.

**(b)** **Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—

**(1)** employs members of the acquisition workforce;

**(2)** carries out acquisition functions; and

**(3)** focuses primarily on acquisition.

**(c)** **Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in section 131 of title 41.

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**Source Credit**: (Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1806(a)(1)–(4), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4152; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(1), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2132; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVIII, § 1801(e)(2), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1225.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

The text of pars. (2), (3), and (1) of , which were transferred or copied to this section, redesignated as subsecs. (a), (b), and (c), respectively, and amended by –(4), was based on , , ; , , .

, which was transferred or copied in large part to this section by –(4), was also transferred to  by .

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3001 was renumbered .

### Amendments

2025—Subsec. (c).  substituted “this part” for “this section”.

2021—Subsec. (a). , redesignated par. (2) of  as subsec. (a) of this section, inserted heading and realigned margin, substituted “In this part, the term” for “The term”, and inserted dash after “means”, par. (1) designation before “the workforce”, par. (2) designation before “the management”, and par. (3) designation before “the statutory,”.

Subsec. (b). , redesignated par. (3) of  as subsec. (b) of this section, inserted heading and realigned margin, substituted “In this part, the term” for “The term”, “workforce;” for “workforce,”, and “functions;” for “functions,”, and inserted dash after “organization that”, par. (1) designation before “employs”, par. (2) designation before “carries out”, and par. (3) designation before “focuses”.

Subsec. (c). , as amended by , added subsec. (c) consisting of text of par. (1) of , inserted heading, and substituted “In this section, the term” for “The term”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Amendment by  applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of  as enacted, see , set out in a note preceding this section and Effective Date note below.

### Effective Date

Section and amendment by  effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note preceding this section.