10 USC § 3151 - Joint policy requirement

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title: "10 USC § 3151 - Joint policy requirement"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "3151"
section_name: "Joint policy requirement"
chapter_number: 209
chapter_name: "OPERATIONAL CONTRACT SUPPORT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "JOINT POLICIES ON REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION, CONTINGENCY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AND CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "ACQUISITION"
positive_law: true
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, § 1810(a), (b)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4162, 4163.)"
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# § 3151. Joint policy requirement

The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall develop joint policies for requirements definition, contingency program management, and contingency contracting during combat operations and post-conflict operations.

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**Source Credit**: (Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1810(a), (b)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4162, 4163.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

The text of subsec. (a) of , which was transferred to this section and amended by , was based on , , .

### Amendments

2021—, transferred subsec. (a) of  to this section and struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading “Joint Policy Requirement” at beginning.

## 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 .