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10 USC § 3067 - Approval required for military department termination or reduction in participation in joint acquisition programs 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s3067"
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title: "10 USC § 3067 - Approval required for military department termination or reduction in participation in joint acquisition programs"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "3067"
section_name: "Approval required for military department termination or reduction in participation in joint acquisition programs"
chapter_number: 203
chapter_name: "GENERAL MATTERS"
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 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1807(d)(2)(B), (E), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4158.)"
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# § 3067. Approval required for military department termination or reduction in participation in joint acquisition programs

**(a)** **Approval of Terminations and Reductions of Joint Acquisition Programs.—** The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations that prohibit each military department participating in a joint acquisition program approved by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment from terminating or substantially reducing its participation in such program without the approval of the Under Secretary.

**(b)** **Required Content of Regulations.—** The regulations shall include the following provisions:

**(1)** A requirement that, before any such termination or substantial reduction in participation is approved, the proposed termination or reduction be reviewed by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council of the Department of Defense.

**(2)** A provision that authorizes the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to require a military department whose participation in a joint acquisition program has been approved for termination or substantial reduction to continue to provide some or all of the funding necessary for the acquisition program to be continued in an efficient manner.

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**Source Credit**: (Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1807(d)(2)(B), (E), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4158.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

The text of subsec. (c) of , which was transferred first to  and then to this section and amended by , (2)(B), (E), was based on , , ; , , ; , , .

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3067 was renumbered .

### Amendments

2021—, redesignated subsec. (c) of  as subsec. (a) of this section, struck out par. (1) designation before “The Secretary of Defense shall”, redesignated par. (2) and its subpars. (A) and (B) as subsec. (b) and pars. (1) and (2), respectively, and inserted subsec. (b) heading.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### 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 .