---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 U.S.C. § 1749"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
number: "1749"
heading: "Field training for acquisition and sustainment"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/1749"
units:
  - "Subtitle A — General Military Law"
  - "Part II — Personnel"
  - "Chapter 87 — Defense Acquisition Workforce"
  - "Subchapter IV — Education and Training"
---

# §1749. Field training for acquisition and sustainment

- (a) **Training Program.—** Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Under [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) for Acquisition and Sustainment shall establish a [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) that supports cross-functional personnel and contractors of the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of Defense involved in any phase of the acquisition and sustainment lifecycle in making important decisions with respect to acquisition or sustainment, including requirements validation, the development of an acquisition strategy, awarding contracts, and ongoing management of performance and governance.
- (b) **Elements.—** The [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) established under [subsection (a)](#a) shall—
  - (1) create deployable [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) teams to coach the cross-functional personnel and contractors described in [subsection (a)](#a) and facilitate such personnel and contractors successfully completing a phase of an acquisition or sustainment effort with the same [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) team to the maximum extent possible;
  - (2) to the extent practicable, ensure that the same [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) team under [paragraph (1)](#b-1) provides the support described under such paragraph with respect to a phase of an acquisition or sustainment effort until such phase is completed or otherwise ends;
  - (3) provide to the cross-functional personnel and contractors described in [subsection (a)](#a) short, intermittent lessons on innovative acquisition and fielding procedures, flexible contracting frameworks, and business negotiation skills that are timed to align the topics of the lessons to relevant activities under a phase of an acquisition or sustainment effort;
  - (4) emphasize—
    - (A) the acquisition of [commercial products](/usc/10/3011.md?p=9), [commercial services](/usc/10/3011.md?p=10), and commercially available off-the-shelf items (as such terms are defined in sections 103, 103a, and 104, respectively, of [title 41](/usc/41.md));
    - (B) technology procured “as-a-service” or as a consumption-based solution (as defined in [section 834](/usc/10/834.md) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ([10 U.S.C. 4571](/usc/10/4571.md) note)); and
    - (C) using the middle tier acquisition pathways under [section 3602 of this title](/usc/10/3602.md) and the pathways under [section 3603 of this title](/usc/10/3603.md); and
  - (5) include a process for collecting feedback on the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) and performance of the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) teams to improve the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1).
- (c) **Training Team Requirements.—** Each [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) team created under the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) shall—
  - (1) include at not less than one individual from the private sector or academia with expertise in conducting commercial transactions; and
  - (2) have excellent facilitation skills and the ability to coach the cross-functional personnel and contractors described in [subsection (a)](#a) on applying the best practices to the formulation of acquisition and sustainment [programs](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) and contracts;
- (d) **Certification.—** The Under [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall ensure that each member of the [acquisition workforce](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-18) who participates in the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) established under [subsection (a)](#a) can meet up to 80 hours of a continuous education requirement established under [section 1723 of this title](/usc/10/1723.md) by participating in the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1).
- (e) **Pilot Program.—** During fiscal year 2025, the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of each [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) [department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) shall carry out not less than one pilot [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1)—
  - (1) under which the [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) [department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) shall receive support under the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) established under [subsection (a)](#a) with respect to acquisition and sustainment efforts of high importance or urgency to the [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) [department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6); and
  - (2) which the Under [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) for Acquisition and Sustainment shall use to develop the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) material and procedures for the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1).
- (f) **Funding Requirements.—** The Under [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) for Acquisition and Sustainment is authorized to use funds available for the Defense Acquisition University for civilian faculty members, contracts, and associated travel and expenses to carry out the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) established in [subsection (a)](#a) starting in fiscal year 2025, and for fiscal years 2027 through fiscal year 2031—
  - (1) not less than 25 percent of civilian faculty members authorized under [section 1746 of this title](/usc/10/1746.md) shall be detailed to the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) established in [subsection (a)](#a) for a minimum of half of their time; and
  - (2) not less than 25 percent of all contract or agreement obligations in support of Defense Acquisition University shall be reserved for the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) established in [subsection (a)](#a), including the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) of civilian faculty members to facilitate [programs](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) under the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1).
- (g) **Report.—** Not later than November 1, 2026, the Under [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) for Acquisition and Sustainment shall provide a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) required under [subsection (a)](#a), including—
  - (1) the number and qualifications of civilian faculty members detailed to the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) under [subsection (f)(1)](#f-1), including any [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) requirements they receive to facilitate [programs](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) under the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1);
  - (2) an identification of contractor or university support for the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) pursuant to [subsection (f)(2)](#f-2);
  - (3) a budget for the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) that meets the requirements of [subsection (f)](#f);
  - (4) the status and success of the pilot [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1); and
  - (5) any additional information or recommendations with respect to the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) that the Under [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines appropriate.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VIII, § 832(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1984; amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VIII, § 812(a)(1), title XVII, § 1701(a)(15), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 951, 1208.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 118–159, which was approved Dec. 23, 2024.

Section 834 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, referred to in subsec. (b)(4)(B), is section 834 of Pub. L. 116–283, which is set out as a note under section 4571 of this title.

### Amendments

2025—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 119–60, § 1701(a)(15)(A), substituted “emphasize—” for “emphasizes—” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 119–60, § 1701(a)(15)(B)(i), inserted “shall” after “program” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 119–60, § 1701(a)(15)(B)(ii), substituted “have” for “has” and “the ability to” for “can”.

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 119–60, § 1701(a)(15)(C), inserted “subsection” before “(a)” wherever appearing.

Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 119–60, § 812(a)(1), struck out “on a reimbursable basis” after “shall be detailed”.