10 U.S. Code § 118 - Materiel readiness metrics and objectives for major weapon systems
The date of the enactment of this subsection, referred to in subsec. (c), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 116–283, which was approved Jan. 1, 2021.
A prior section 118, added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title IX, § 901(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 715; amended Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title IX, § 921(a), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1198; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title IX, §§ 922, 923, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2623; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1031(c)–(f), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2385, 2386; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IX, §§ 941(b), 951(a), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 287, 290; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, §§ 1002, 1073(a)(2), div. B, title XXVIII, § 2822(b), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2439, 2472, 2666; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1071, Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4364; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VIII, § 820(a), title IX, § 942, Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1501, 1548; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, §§ 1071(c)(2), (f)(1), 1072(a)(1), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3508, 3510, 3512, related to quadrennial defense strategy review by Secretary of Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title IX, § 941(b)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2367.
Another prior section 118, added Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(2)(A), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1288, § 133b; renumbered § 118, Pub. L. 99–433, title I, § 101(a)(2), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 994, required reports to Congress on sales or transfers of defense articles, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, § 1301(2), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1668.
2022—Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 117–263, § 351(a)(1), substituted “objectives, such as infrastructure, workforce, or supply chain considerations” for “objectives”.
Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 117–263, § 351(a)(2), (3), added subsec. (e) and redesignated former subsec. (e) as (f).
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 347(a)(1), amended section catchline generally. Prior to amendment, catchline read as follows: “Annual report on major weapons systems sustainment”.
Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 116–283, § 347(a)(3), added subsecs. (a) to (c).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–283, § 347(a)(2), designated existing provisions as subsec. (d) and inserted heading.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 116–283, § 347(a)(4)(A), substituted “operational availability, and materiel reliability for each major weapon system” for “materiel reliability, and mean down time metrics for each major weapons system” and inserted “and” at end.
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1081(a)(6), which directed inserting “and” after “ ‘materiel and operational capability’,”, could not be executed because of the prior amendment by section 347(a)(4)(C) of Pub. L. 116–283. See below.
Pub. L. 116–283, § 347(a)(4)(C), struck out par. (3). Text read as follows: “an assessment of the validity and effectiveness of the definitions used to determine defense readiness, including the terms ‘major weapons system’, ‘covered asset’, ‘total and required inventory’, ‘materiel and operational availability’, ‘materiel and operational capability’, ‘materiel and operational reliability’ ”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 116–283, § 347(a)(5), added subsec. (e).
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1883(b)(2), substituted “section 3455” for “section 2379”.
Amendment by 1883(b)(2) of Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title III, § 351(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2533, provided that: