10 USC § 3223 - Director: review of cost estimates, cost analyses, and records of the military departments and Defense Agencies

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title: "10 USC § 3223 - Director: review of cost estimates, cost analyses, and records of the military departments and Defense Agencies"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "3223"
section_name: "Director: review of cost estimates, cost analyses, and records of the military departments and Defense Agencies"
chapter_number: 222
chapter_name: "INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATION AND COST ANALYSIS"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "ACQUISITION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1812(a), (d), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4174, 4175; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(c)(2), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2136.)"
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# § 3223. Director: review of cost estimates, cost analyses, and records of the military departments and Defense Agencies

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation—

**(1)** promptly receives the results of all cost estimates and cost analyses conducted by the military departments and Defense Agencies, and all studies conducted by the military departments and Defense Agencies in connection with such cost estimates and cost analyses, for major defense acquisition programs and major subprograms of the military departments and Defense Agencies; and

**(2)** has timely access to any records and data in the Department of Defense (including the records and data of each military department and Defense Agency and including classified and proprietary information) that the Director considers necessary to review in order to carry out any duties under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1812(a), (d), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4174, 4175; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(c)(2), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2136.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

The text of subsec. (c) of , which was transferred to this section and amended by , was based on , , ; , (b)(2), , , 2289.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3223, , , related to authorized strength of Army Reserve in warrant officers, prior to repeal by , §§ 1662(a)(3), 1691, , , 3026, effective . See .

### Amendments

2021—, transferred subsec. (c) of  to this section and struck out subsec. (c) designation and heading “Review of Cost Estimates, Cost Analyses, and Records of the Military Departments and Defense Agencies” at beginning.

Par. (2).  substituted “under this chapter” for “under this section”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Amendment by  to take effect immediately after the amendments made by title XVIII of  have taken effect, see , set out in a note preceding  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 .