Section 109 - Major system(a) IN GENERAL.-In this subtitle, the term "major system" means a combination of elements that will function together to produce the capabilities required to fulfill a mission need. These elements may include hardware, equipment, software, or a combination of hardware, equipment, and software, but do not include construction or other improvements to real property.(b) SYSTEM DEEMED TO BE MAJOR SYSTEM.-A system is deemed to be a major system if-(1) the Department of Defense is responsible for the system and the total expenditures for research, development, testing, and evaluation for the system are estimated to exceed $75,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1980 constant dollars) or the eventual total expenditure for procurement exceeds $300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1980 constant dollars);(2) a civilian agency is responsible for the system and total expenditures for the system are estimated to exceed the greater of $750,000 (based on fiscal year 1980 constant dollars) or the dollar threshold for a major system established by the agency pursuant to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-109, entitled "Major Systems Acquisitions"; or(3) the head of the agency responsible for the system designates the system a major system. Pub. L. 111-350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3680.| HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE |
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 109 | 41:259(c)(7). | June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, §309(c)(7), as added Pub. L. 98-369, title VII, §2711(a)(3), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1180; Pub. L. 98-577, title V, §504(a)(4), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3086; Pub. L. 103-355, §1551, 108 Stat. 3299. |
| 41:403(9). | Pub. L. 93-400, §4(9), formerly §4(10), as added Pub. L. 98-577, title I, §102(3), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3067; redesignated as §4(9), Pub. L. 100-679, §3(c), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4056; Pub. L. 103-355, §8001, 108 Stat. 3386. |