Us Code § 4424 - Mechanisms to speed deployment of successful weapon system component or technology prototypes
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§ 4424. Mechanisms to speed deployment of successful weapon system component or technology prototypes
(a)
(1) the follow-on production project addresses a high priority warfighter need or reduces the costs of a weapon system;
(2) competitive procedures were used for the selection of parties for participation in the original prototype project;
(3) the participants in the original prototype project successfully completed the requirements of the project; and
(4) a prototype of the system to be procured was demonstrated in a relevant environment.
(b)
(2) The funds transferred under this subsection to fund the low-rate initial production of a rapid fielding project shall be for a period not to exceed two years, the amount for such period may not exceed $50,000,000, and the special transfer authority provided in this subsection may not be used more than once to fund procurement of a particular new or upgraded system.
(3) The special transfer authority provided in this subsection is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense.
(c)
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, §806(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2259, §2447d; renumbered §4424 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §1851(c)(1), (4), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4272, 4273.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, §1851(c)(1), renumbered section 2447d of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283, §1851(c)(4), substituted "sections 3201 through 3205" for "section 2304" in introductory provisions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
Amendment by 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.
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 2017, see section 806(a)(2) of Pub. L. 114–328, set out as a note under section 4421 of this title.
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