In January 2013, President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, Public Law 112-239 (P.L. 112-239). Section 823 of the FY13 NDAA, entitled "Codification and Amendment Relating to Life-Cycle Management and Product Support Requirements", officially repealed Section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84) and amends Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code (as amended by section 331) to add the following new section: “Sec. 2337. Life-cycle management and product support.” This codifies in 10 U.S.C. § 2337 the “Life-Cycle Management and Product Support Requirements” governing the Product Support Manager (PSM) and DoD Life Cycle Management.

To summarize and to assist in accessing, links to each of these key references are provided below:

·         Section 823 of the FY13 NDAA (P.L. 112-239) "Codification and Amendment Relating to Life-Cycle Management and Product Support Requirements" (Important Note: not to be confused with Section 832 of the FY12 NDAA (P.L. 112-81) "Assessment, Management, and Control of Operating and Support Costs for Major Weapon Systems")

·         Section 805 of the FY 10 NDAA (P.L. 111-84) "Life Cycle Management and Product Support" (repealed by Section 823 of FY13 NDAA)

·         10 U.S.C. § 2337 "Life-Cycle Management and Product Support"