---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 U.S.C. § 1704"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
number: "1704"
heading: "Service acquisition executives: authorities and responsibilities"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/1704"
units:
  - "Subtitle A — General Military Law"
  - "Part II — Personnel"
  - "Chapter 87 — Defense Acquisition Workforce"
  - "Subchapter I — General Authorities and Responsibilities"
---

# §1704. Service acquisition executives: authorities and responsibilities


Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of the [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) [department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) concerned, the [service acquisition executive](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-10) for each [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) [department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) shall carry out all powers, [functions](/usc/10/467.md?p=1), and duties of the [Secretary concerned](/usc/10/2801.md?p=c-5) with respect to the [acquisition workforce](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-18) within the [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) [department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) concerned and shall ensure that the policies of the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense established in accordance with this chapter are implemented in that [department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6).


## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XII, § 1202(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1639.)