10 USC § 3375 - Undefinitized contractual actions: time limit

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s3375"
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title: "10 USC § 3375 - Undefinitized contractual actions: time limit"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "3375"
section_name: "Undefinitized contractual actions: time limit"
chapter_number: 244
chapter_name: "UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS"
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, § 1819(a), (f), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4189, 4190.)"
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# § 3375. Undefinitized contractual actions: time limit

No undefinitized contractual action may extend beyond 90 days without a written determination by the Secretary of the military department concerned, the head of the Defense Agency concerned, the commander of the combatant command concerned, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (as applicable) that it is in the best interests of the military department, the Defense Agency, the combatant command, or the Department of Defense, respectively, to continue the action.

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**Source Credit**: (Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1819(a), (f), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4189, 4190.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3375, added , , , related to transfer or discharge of reserve generals ceasing to occupy commensurate positions, prior to repeal by , §§ 1629(a)(1), 1691(b)(1), , , 3026, effective . See .

### Amendments

2021—, transferred subsec. (g) of  to this section and struck out subsec. (g) designation and heading “Time Limit” 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 .