10 USC § 3371 - Undefinitized contractual actions: required description of anticipated effect on military department requirements if use of undefinitized contractual action results in delay

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title: "10 USC § 3371 - Undefinitized contractual actions: required description of anticipated effect on military department requirements if use of undefinitized contractual action results in delay"
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section_number: "3371"
section_name: "Undefinitized contractual actions: required description of anticipated effect on military department requirements if use of undefinitized contractual action results in delay"
chapter_number: 244
chapter_name: "UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS"
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source_credit: "(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1819(a), (b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4189.)"
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# § 3371. Undefinitized contractual actions: required description of anticipated effect on military department requirements if use of undefinitized contractual action results in delay

The head of an agency may not enter into an undefinitized contractual action unless the request to the head of the agency for authorization of the contractual action includes a description of the anticipated effect on requirements of the military department concerned if a delay is incurred for purposes of determining contractual terms, specifications, and price before performance is begun under the contractual action.

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**Source Credit**: (Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1819(a), (b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4189.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

The text of subsec. (a) of , which was transferred to this section and amended by , was based on , , , 1783–140, and , , , 3341–140; , formerly title IV, § 908(d)(1)(A), , , renumbered title IX, , , . , , and  added identical subsections.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3371, added , , , related to promotion of brigadier generals and colonels not assigned to units, prior to repeal by , §§ 1629(a)(1), 1691(b)(1), , , 3026, effective . See section 14301 et seq. of this title.

### Amendments

2021—, transferred subsec. (a) of  to this section and struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading “In General” 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 .