### Question
Can you define what covered product improvement program means?


### Answer
**Covered product improvement program** is defined as the following in *10 U.S.C. § 4172*:

> a program under which—


(A) a modification or upgrade will be made to a covered system which (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) is likely to affect significantly the survivability of such system

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 4172*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART V-ACQUISITION > Subpart E-Research and Engineering > CHAPTER 307-TEST AND EVALUATION**

