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27 June 1999

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    [Laws in effect as of January 27, 1998]
    [Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
      January 27, 1998 and November 30, 1998]
    [CITE: 10USC133]

                             TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES

                        Subtitle A--General Military Law

                PART I--ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS

                  CHAPTER 4--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

    Sec. 133. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology

        (a) There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
    Technology, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with
    the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary shall be
    appointed from among persons who have an extensive management background
    in the private sector.
        (b) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the
    Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
    Technology shall perform such duties and exercise such powers relating
    to acquisition as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, including--
            (1) supervising Department of Defense acquisition;
            (2) establishing policies for acquisition (including
        procurement, research and development, logistics, developmental
        testing, and contract administration) for all elements of the
        Department of Defense;
            (3) establishing policies of the Department of Defense for
        maintenance of the defense industrial base of the United States; and
            (4) the authority to direct the Secretaries of the military
        departments and the heads of all other elements of the Department of
        Defense with regard to matters for which the Under Secretary has
        responsibility.

        (c) The Under Secretary--
            (1) is the senior procurement executive for the Department of
        Defense for the purposes of section 16(3) of the Office of Federal
        Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3));
            (2) is the Defense Acquisition Executive for purposes of
        regulations and procedures of the Department providing for a Defense
        Acquisition Executive; and
            (3) to the extent directed by the Secretary, exercises overall
        supervision of all personnel (civilian and military) in the Office
        of the Secretary of Defense with regard to matters for which the
        Under Secretary has responsibility, unless otherwise provided by
        law.

        (d)(1) The Under Secretary shall prescribe policies to ensure that
    audit and oversight of contractor activities are coordinated and carried
    out in a manner to prevent duplication by different elements of the
    Department. Such policies shall provide for coordination of the annual
    plans developed by each such element for the conduct of audit and
    oversight functions within each contracting activity.
        (2) In carrying out this subsection, the Under Secretary shall
    consult with the Inspector General of the Department of Defense.
        (3) Nothing in this subsection shall affect the authority of the
    Inspector General of the Department of Defense to establish audit policy
    for the Department of Defense under the Inspector General Act of 1978
    and otherwise to carry out the functions of the Inspector General under
    that Act.
        (e)(1) With regard to all matters for which he has responsibility by
    law or by direction of the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of
    Defense for Acquisition and Technology takes precedence in the
    Department of Defense after the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy
    Secretary of Defense.
        (2) With regard to all matters other than matters for which he has
    responsibility by law or by direction of the Secretary of Defense, the
    Under Secretary takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the
    Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the
    Secretaries of the military departments.

    (Added Pub. L. 99-348, title V, Sec. 501(a), July 1, 1986, 100 Stat.
    707, Sec. 134a; renumbered Sec. 133 and amended Pub. L. 99-433, title I,
    Secs. 101(a)(7), 110(c)(1), (d)(8), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 995, 1002,
    1003; Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(c) [title X, Sec. 901], Oct. 18, 1986,
    100 Stat. 1783-82, 1783-130, and Pub. L. 99-591, Sec. 101(c) [title X,
    Sec. 901], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341-82, 3341-130; Pub. L. 99-661,
    div. A, title IX, formerly title IV, Sec. 901, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat.
    3910, renumbered title IX, Pub. L. 100-26, Sec. 3(5), Apr. 21, 1987, 101
    Stat. 273; Pub. L. 100-456, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 809(d), Sept. 29,
    1988, 102 Stat. 2013; Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title IX, Sec. 904(b),
    Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1728.)

                           References in Text

        The Inspector General Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (d)(3), is
    Pub. L. 95-452, Oct. 12, 1978, 92 Stat. 1101, as amended, which is set
    out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

                              Codification

        Pub. L. 99-591 is a corrected version of Pub. L. 99-500.

                                Prior Provisions

        A prior section 133 was renumbered section 113 of this title.

                                   Amendments

        1993--Pub. L. 103-160 substituted ``Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition and Technology'' for ``Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition'' in section catchline and in subsecs. (a), (b), and (e)(1).
        1988--Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 100-456 inserted provision that
    policies provide for coordination of annual plans developed by each such
    element for the conduct of audit and oversight functions within each
    contracting activity.
        1986--Pub. L. 99-500, Pub. L. 99-591, and Pub. L. 99-661 generally
    amended section identically. Prior to amendment, section read as
    follows:
        ``(a) There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
    appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice
    and consent of the Senate.
        ``(b) The Under Secretary shall perform such duties and exercise
    such powers as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, except as
    otherwise provided by law.''
        Pub. L. 99-433 renumbered section 134a of this title as this
    section, struck out ``: appointment'' at end of section catchline, and
    inserted ``of Defense'' after ``Under Secretary'' in subsec. (a).

                             Change of Name

        Section 904(a), (f) of Pub. L. 103-160 provided that:
        ``(a) Redesignations.--The office of Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition in the Department of Defense is hereby redesignated as Under
    Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. The office of
    Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition in the Department of
    Defense is hereby redesignated as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition and Technology.
        ``(f) References in Other Laws.--Any reference to the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Acquisition or the Deputy Under Secretary of
    Defense for Acquisition in any provision of law other than title 10,
    United States Code, or in any rule, regulation, or other paper of the
    United States shall be treated as referring to the Under Secretary of
    Defense for Acquisition and Technology or the Deputy Under Secretary of
    Defense for Acquisition and Technology, respectively.''

       Improvement in Defense Research and Procurement Liaison With Israel

        Section 1006 of Pub. L. 100-456, as amended by Pub. L. 103-160, div.
    A, title IX, Sec. 904(f), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1729, provided that:
    ``The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary of
    Defense for Acquisition and Technology, shall designate for duty in
    Israel an individual or individuals to serve as the primary liaison
    between the procurement and research and development activities of the
    United States Armed Forces and those of the State of Israel.''

                               Order of Succession

        For order of succession in event of death, disability, or
    resignation of Secretary, see Ex. Ord. No. 13000, Apr. 24, 1996, 61 F.R.
    18483, set out as a note under section 3347 of Title 5, Government
    Organization and Employees.