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title: "14 U.S.C. § 1103"
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# 14 U.S.C. § 1103 - Role of Vice Commandant in major acquisition programs

## Text

The Vice Commandant—

(1) shall represent the customer of a major acquisition program with regard to trade-offs made among cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and performance with respect to such program; and

(2) shall advise the Commandant in decisions regarding the balancing of resources against priorities, and associated trade-offs referred to in paragraph (1), on behalf of the customer of a major acquisition program.

(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, § 899(b)(1)(E), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2334, § 578; renumbered § 1103, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 108(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4208.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 578 of this title as this section.