# § 3377. Inapplicability to Coast Guard and National Aeronautics and Space Administration; definitions
**(a)** **Applicability.—** This chapter does not apply to the Coast Guard or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
**(b)** **Definitions.—** In this chapter:
**(1)** The term “undefinitized contractual action” means a new procurement action entered into by the head of an agency for which the contractual terms, specifications, or price are not agreed upon before performance is begun under the action. Such term does not include contractual actions with respect to the following:
**(A)** Purchases in an amount not in excess of the amount of the simplified acquisition threshold.
**(B)** Special access programs.
**(C)** Congressionally mandated long-lead procurement contracts.
**(2)** The term “qualifying proposal” means a proposal that contains sufficient information to enable the Department of Defense to conduct a meaningful audit of the information contained in the proposal.
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**Source Credit**: (Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1819(a), (g), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4189, 4191.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
The text of subsec. (i) of , which was transferred to this section, redesignated as subsec. (a), and amended by , was based on , , , 1783–141, and , , , 3341–141; , formerly title IV, § 908(d)(1)(A), , , renumbered title IX, , , . , , and added identical subsections.
The text of subsec. (j) of , which was transferred to this section, redesignated as subsec. (b), and amended by , was based on , , , 1783–141, and , , , 3341–141; , formerly title IV, § 908(d)(1)(A), , , renumbered title IX, , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , (4), , , 2269; , , . , , and added identical subsections.
### Prior Provisions
Prior sections 3378 to 3390 were repealed by , §§ 1629(a)(1), 1691(b)(1), , , 3026, effective .
Section 3378, added , , , related to promotion of reserve commissioned officers removed from active status. See .
Section 3380, added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , related to promotion of reserve commissioned officers on active duty and not on the active duty list. See .
Section 3382, added , , , related to promotion of second lieutenants of Army Reserve assigned to units. See section 14301 et seq. of this title.
Section 3383, added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , related to promotion of officers of Army Reserve to grades of first lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel to fill vacancies. See section 14301 et seq. of this title.
Section 3384, added , , , related to promotion of officers of Army Reserve to grades of brigadier general or major general to fill vacancies. See .
Section 3385, added , , , related to promotion of officers of Army National Guard of United States upon Federal recognition. See .
Section 3386, added , , , related to promotion of reserve commissioned officers upon release from active duty. See section 14301 et seq. of this title.
Section 3388, added , , , related to effect of commissioned officer of Army Reserve entering upon active duty while eligible for promotion. See section 14301 et seq. of this title.
Section 3389, added , , ; amended , , , related to promotion of commissioned officers of Army Reserve or Army National Guard of United States to higher reserve grades after temporary appointments. See section 14301 et seq. of this title.
Section 3390, added , , ; amended , , , related to procedure for promotion to higher reserve grade of officer of Army National Guard of United States after temporary appointment. See section 14301 et seq. of this title.
A prior section 3391, added , , ; , , , prohibited promotion of reserve officers of Army Nurse Corps or Army Medical Specialist Corps to reserve grades above colonel and prohibited promotion of reserve officers of Women’s Army Corps to reserve grades above lieutenant colonel, prior to repeal by , , .
Prior sections 3392 to 3396 were repealed by , §§ 1629(a)(1), 1691(b)(1), , , 3026, effective .
Section 3392, added , , ; amended , , , related to appointment of adjutants general or assistant adjutants general as reserve officers of Army. See .
Section 3393, added , , , provided that sea or foreign service not be made condition for promotion of reserve commissioned officers in reserve grades.
Section 3394, , , related to acceptance of promotion by officers of Army National Guard of United States or Army Reserve. See .
Section 3395, , , related to appointment of reserve officers in time of war. See section 14301 et seq. of this title.
Section 3396, added , , , provided that chapter, except section 3353, did not apply to reserve officers on active-duty list.
### Amendments
2021—, redesignated subsecs. (i) and (j) of as subsecs. (a) and (b), respectively, of this section and substituted “chapter” for “section” in subsec. (a) and in introductory provisions of subsec. (b).
## 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 .