Federal

Title 10 — Armed Forces

4,032 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 4818 — Data collection authority of President
• § 4819 — Modernization of acquisition processes to ensure integrity of industrial base
• § 481a — Workplace and gender relations issues: surveys of Department of Defense civilian employees
• § 482 — Readiness reports
• § 4820 — National technology and industrial base plans, policy, and guidance
• § 483 — Notifications related to basing decision-making process
• § 4831 — Defense dual-use critical technology program
• § 4832 — Encouragement of technology transfer
• § 4833 — Federal Defense Laboratory Diversification Program
• § 4834 — Overseas foreign critical technology monitoring and assessment financial assistance program
• § 484 — Quarterly cyber operations briefings
• § 4841 — Manufacturing Technology Program
• § 4842 — Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel
• § 4843 — Manufacturing engineering education program
• § 4844 — Manufacturing experts in the classroom
• § 4845 — Armament retooling and manufacturing
• § 485 — Quarterly briefings on counterterrorism operations, irregular warfare, and sensitive activities
• § 4851 — Defense memoranda of understanding and related agreements
• § 4852 — Offset policy; notification
• § 486 — Repealed. Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 566(b)(1) , Dec. 23, 2024 , 138 Stat. 1905 ]
• § 4861 — Determinations of public interest under chapter 83 of title 41
• § 4862 — Requirement to buy certain articles from American sources; exceptions
• § 4863 — Requirement to buy strategic materials critical to national security from American sources; exceptions
• § 4864 — Miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods other than United States goods
• § 4865 — Prohibition on acquisition of advanced batteries composed of materials from certain foreign sources
• § 487 — Repealed. Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVI, § 1649(b)(1) , Dec. 23, 2024 , 138 Stat. 2199 ]
• § 4871 — Contracts: consideration of national security objectives
• § 4872 — Acquisition of sensitive materials from non-allied foreign nations: prohibition
• § 4873 — Additional requirements pertaining to printed circuit boards
• § 4874 — Award of certain contracts to entities controlled by a foreign government: prohibition
• § 4875 — Prohibition on acquisition of personal protective equipment and certain other items from non-allied foreign nations
• § 488 — Management and review of electromagnetic spectrum
• § 4881 — Defense Industrial Reserve
• § 4882 — Industrial mobilization: orders; priorities; possession of manufacturing plants; violations
• § 4883 — Industrial mobilization: plants; lists
• § 4884 — Industrial mobilization: Board on Mobilization of Industries Essential for Military Preparedness
• § 489 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title III, § 331(a) , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3344 ]
• § 4891 — Improved national defense control of technology diversions overseas
• § 4892 — Availability of samples, drawings, information, equipment, materials, and certain services
• § 490 — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title X, § 1061(10)(A) , Dec. 31, 2011 , 125 Stat. 1583 ]
• § 4901 — Department of Defense small business strategy
• § 4902 — Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program
• § 490a — Renumbered § 492]
• § 491 — Nuclear weapons employment strategy of the United States: reports on modification of strategy
• § 492 — Biennial assessment and report on the delivery platforms for nuclear weapons and the nuclear command and control system
• § 492a — Biennial report on the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nuclear weapons command and control system
• § 492b — Biannual briefing on nuclear weapons and related activities
• § 493 — Reports to Congress on the modification of the force structure for the strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems of the United States
• § 493a — Industrial base monitoring for B–21 and Sentinel programs
• § 494 — Nuclear force reductions
• § 495 — Strategic delivery systems
• § 4951 — Definitions
• § 4952 — Purposes
• § 4953 — Regulations
• § 4954 — Cooperative agreements
• § 4955 — Funding
• § 4956 — Distribution
• § 4957 — Subcontractor information
• § 4958 — Authority to provide certain types of technical assistance
• § 4959 — Advancing small business growth
• § 496 — Consideration of expansion of nuclear forces of other countries
• § 4961 — Administrative and other costs
• § 497 — Notification required for reduction, consolidation, or withdrawal of nuclear forces based in Europe
• § 4971 — Establishment of loan guarantee program
• § 4972 — Transferability
• § 4973 — Limitations
• § 4974 — Fees charged and collected
• § 4975 — Definitions
• § 497a — Notification required for reduction or consolidation of dual-capable aircraft based in Europe
• § 498 — Unilateral change in nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States
• § 4981 — Establishment of loan guarantee program
• § 4982 — Fees charged and collected
• § 4983 — Administration
• § 4984 — Transferability, additional limitations, and definition
• § 4985 — Reports
• § 499 — Annual assessment of cyber resiliency of nuclear command and control system
• § 499a — Collection, storage, and sharing of data relating to nuclear security enterprise and nuclear forces
• § 499b — Participation in United States Strategic Command strategic deterrence exercises
• § 499c — Portfolio management framework for nuclear forces
• § 500 — Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Executive Committee
• § 500a — Guidance on electromagnetic spectrum operations mission area and joint electromagnetic spectrum operations
• § 500b — Annual report on electromagnetic spectrum operations strategy of the Department of Defense
• § 500c — Annual assessment of budget with respect to electromagnetic spectrum operations capabilities
• § 500d — Electromagnetic spectrum superiority implementation plan
• § 500e — Electromagnetic Spectrum Enterprise Operational Lead for Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations
• § 500f — Evaluations of abilities of armed forces and combatant commands to perform electromagnetic spectrum operations missions
• § 500g — Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint training exercises
• § 501 — Definition
• § 502 — Enlistment oath: who may administer
• § 503 — Enlistments: recruiting campaigns; compilation of directory information
• § 504 — Persons not qualified
• § 505 — Regular components: qualifications, term, grade
• § 506 — Regular components: extension of enlistments during war
• § 507 — Extension of enlistment for members needing medical care or hospitalization
• § 508 — Reenlistment: qualifications
• § 509 — Voluntary extension of enlistments: periods and benefits
• § 510 — Enlistment incentives for pursuit of skills to facilitate national service
• § 511 — College First Program
• § 512 — Renumbered § 12104]
• § 513 — Enlistments: Delayed Entry Program
• § 514 — Bounties prohibited; substitutes prohibited
• § 515 — Reenlistment after discharge as warrant officer
• § 516 — Effect upon enlisted status of acceptance of appointment as cadet or midshipman
• § 517 — Authorized enlisted end strength: members in pay grades E–8 and E–9
• § 518 — Temporary enlistments
• § 519 — Temporary enlistments: during war or emergency
• § 520 — Limitation on enlistment and induction of persons whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a prescribed level
• § 520a — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A] , title X, § 1076(g)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1654 , 1654A–282]
• § 520b — Applicants for enlistment: authority to use funds for the issue of authorized articles
• § 520c — Recruiting functions: provision of meals and refreshments
• § 521 — Authority to prescribe total strengths of officers on active duty and officer strengths in various categories
• § 522 — Repealed. Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 501(b)(1) , Oct. 28, 2004 , 118 Stat. 1873 ]
• § 523 — Authorized strengths: commissioned officers on active duty in grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel and Navy grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain
• § 524 — Renumbered § 12011]
• § 525 — Distribution of commissioned officers on active duty in general officer and flag officer grades
• § 526 — Authorized strength: general officers and flag officers on active duty
• § 526a — Renumbered § 526]
• § 527 — Authority to suspend sections 523, 525, and 526
• § 528 — Officers serving in certain intelligence positions: military status; application of distribution and strength limitations; pay and allowances
• § 531 — Original appointments of commissioned officers
• § 532 — Qualifications for original appointment as a commissioned officer
• § 533 — Service credit upon original appointment as a commissioned officer
• § 541 — Graduates of the United States Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies
• § 5501 — National missile defense policy
• § 5502 — Missile Defense Agency
• § 5511 — Ballistic missile defense programs: program elements
• § 5512 — Ballistic missile defense programs: display of amounts for research, development, test, and evaluation
• § 5513 — Unfunded priorities of the Missile Defense Agency: annual report
• § 5514 — Acquisition accountability on the missile defense system
• § 5515 — Missile defense and defeat programs: major force program and budget assessment
• § 5516 — Prohibition on privatized or subscription-based missile defense intercept capabilities
• § 5531 — Technical authority for integrated air and missile defense activities and programs
• § 5532 — Hypersonic defense capability development
• § 5533 — Required testing of ground-based midcourse defense element of ballistic missile defense system
• § 5534 — Integration and interoperability of air and missile defense capabilities
• § 5535 — Development of requirements to support integrated air and missile defense capabilities
• § 5536 — Testing and assessment of missile defense systems prior to production and deployment
• § 5537 — Limitation on Missile Defense Agency production of satellites and ground systems associated with operation of such satellites
• § 555 to 565 — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, § 1112(a) , Dec. 5, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1492 ]
• § 5551 — Prohibitions relating to missile defense information and systems
• § 5552 — Biannual briefing on missile defense and related activities
• § 5553 — Provision of information on flight testing of ground-based midcourse national missile defense system
• § 571 — Warrant officers: grades
• § 572 — Warrant officers: original appointment; service credit
• § 573 — Convening of selection boards
• § 574 — Warrant officer active-duty lists; competitive categories; number to be recommended for promotion; promotion zones
• § 575 — Recommendations for promotion by selection boards
• § 576 — Information to be furnished to selection boards; selection procedures
• § 577 — Promotions: effect of failure of selection for
• § 578 — Promotions: how made; effective date
• § 579 — Removal from a promotion list
• § 580 — Regular warrant officers twice failing of selection for promotion: involuntary retirement or separation
• § 580a — Enhanced authority for selective early discharges
• § 581 — Selective retirement
• § 582 — Warrant officer active-duty list: exclusions
• § 583 — Definitions
• § 591 — Reference to chapters 1205 and 1207
• § 601 — Positions of importance and responsibility: generals and lieutenant generals; admirals and vice admirals
• § 602 — Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for certain senior officer positions
• § 603 — Appointments in time of war or national emergency
• § 604 — Senior joint officer positions: recommendations to the Secretary of Defense
• § 605 — Promotion to certain grades for officers with critical skills: colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain; captain, commander, lieutenant commander, lieutenant
• § 6101 — Definitions
• § 6102 — Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
• § 6103 — Management structure for nuclear security enterprise
• § 6104 — Monitoring of industrial base for nuclear weapons components, subsystems, and materials
• § 6105 — Common financial reporting system for the nuclear security enterprise
• § 6106 — Restriction on licensing requirement for certain defense activities and facilities
• § 6107 — Establishment of Center for Security Technology, Analysis, Response, and Testing
• § 611 — Convening of selection boards
• § 6111 — Stockpile stewardship program
• § 6112 — Portfolio management framework for National Nuclear Security Administration
• § 6113 — Stockpile stewardship criteria
• § 6114 — Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness plan
• § 6115 — Major warhead refurbishment program
• § 6116 — Stockpile management program
• § 6117 — Annual assessments and reports to the President and Congress regarding the condition of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile
• § 6118 — Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile
• § 6119 — Nuclear test ban readiness program
• § 612 — Composition of selection boards
• § 6120 — Requirements for specific request for new or modified nuclear weapons
• § 6121 — Testing of nuclear weapons
• § 6122 — Manufacturing infrastructure for refabrication and certification of nuclear weapons stockpile
• § 6123 — Acceleration of depleted uranium manufacturing processes
• § 6124 — Reports on critical difficulties at national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities
• § 6125 — Selected acquisition reports 1 and independent cost estimates and reviews of certain programs and facilities 1 So in original. Probably should be “Selected Acquisition Reports”.
• § 6126 — Advice to President and Congress regarding safety, security, and reliability of United States nuclear weapons stockpile
• § 6127 — Notification of certain regulations that impact the National Nuclear Security Administration
• § 6128 — Plutonium pit production capacity
• § 6129 — Certification of completion of milestones with respect to plutonium pit aging
• § 613 — Oath of members of selection boards
• § 6130 — Authorization of workforce development and training partnership programs within National Nuclear Security Administration
• § 6131 — Stockpile responsiveness program
• § 6132 — Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for unencumbered uranium
• § 6133 — Plan for domestic enrichment capability to satisfy Department of Defense uranium requirements
• § 6134 — Incorporation of integrated surety architecture
• § 6135 — W93 nuclear warhead acquisition process
• § 6136 — Earned value management and technology readiness levels for life extension programs
• § 6137 — Rapid capabilities program
• § 613a — Nondisclosure of board proceedings