{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-4272","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 4272","heading":"Independent technical risk assessments","body":"(a) In General.—With respect to a major defense acquisition program, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct or approve independent technical risk assessments before any decision to grant Milestone B approval for the program pursuant to section 4252 of this title, any decision to enter into low-rate initial production or full-rate production, or at any other time considered appropriate by the Secretary, that includes the identification of any critical technologies or manufacturing processes that have not been successfully demonstrated in a relevant environment. (b) Guidance.—The Secretary shall issue guidance and a framework for the conduct, execution, and approval of independent technical risk assessments.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 322—MAJOR SYSTEMS AND MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"2df6200d541609d26d1a1bb2d669b005022bb7e8a898bef3f56dde0b87f1519e","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-4271","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-4273"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}