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title: "14 U.S.C. § 1138"
description: "Service life extension programs"
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title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
chapter_number: "11"
chapter_name: "ACQUISITIONS"
section: "1138"
citation: "14 U.S.C. § 1138"
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release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 14 U.S.C. § 1138 - Service life extension programs

## Text

(a) In General.— Requirements for a Level 1 or Level 2 acquisition project or program under sections 1131 through 1134 shall not apply to an acquisition by the Coast Guard that is a service life extension program.

(b) Service Life Extension Program Defined.— In this section, the term “service life extension program” means a capital investment that is solely intended to extend the service life and address obsolescence of components or systems of a particular capability or asset.

(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7212(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1693.)