10 USC § 3042 - Major defense acquisition program

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title: "10 USC § 3042 - Major defense acquisition program"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "3042"
section_name: "Major defense acquisition program"
chapter_number: 201
chapter_name: "DEFINITIONS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "DEFINITIONS RELATING TO MAJOR SYSTEMS AND MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "ACQUISITION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1806(c)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4154.)"
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# § 3042. Major defense acquisition program

section 4201 of this title

For the definition of the term “major defense acquisition program” for purposes of this part, see .

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1806(c)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4154.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3061 was renumbered .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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