{"identifier":"/us/usc/t10/s4272","title":10,"num":"\u00a7\u202f4272.","heading":"Independent technical risk assessments","text":"\u00a7\u202f4272.\nIndependent technical risk assessments\n(a)\nIn General.\u2014\nWith 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\nsection 4252 of this title\n(b)\nGuidance.\u2014\nThe Secretary shall issue guidance and a framework for the conduct, execution, and approval of independent technical risk assessments.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t10/s4272.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s4272","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f4272."},{"t":"heading","text":"Independent technical risk assessments"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s4272/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In General.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"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 ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 4252 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t10/s4252","tail":", 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."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s4272/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Guidance.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The Secretary shall issue guidance and a framework for the conduct, execution, and approval of independent technical risk assessments.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}