10 USC § 3156 - Mission readiness exercises

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s3156"
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title: "10 USC § 3156 - Mission readiness exercises"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "3156"
section_name: "Mission readiness exercises"
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)(6), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4162, 4164.)"
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# § 3156. Mission readiness exercises

section 3151 of this title

The joint policy required by  shall also provide for the incorporation of contractors and contract operations in mission readiness exercises for operations that will include contracting and contractor support.

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**Source Credit**: (Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1810(a), (b)(6), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4162, 4164.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

The text of subsec. (e)(3) of , which was transferred to this section and amended by , was based on , , .

### Amendments

2021—, transferred subsec. (e)(3) of  to this section, struck out par. (3) designation at beginning, and inserted “required by ” after “The joint policy”.

## 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 .