10 U.S.C. § 4001 — Research and development projects

submitted 64 years ago by Pub. L. 87-651 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 276 words · no verdicts yet

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The Defense Secretary or a military-department Secretary may conduct specified research and development projects tied to departmental responsibilities and military or Defense Department interests. The section lists the allowed ways to do so and limits use of appropriated funds.

(a) Authority. The Secretary of Defense or a military-department Secretary may conduct basic, applied, advanced, and development research projects that (1) are needed for that department’s research-and-development responsibilities and (2) relate to weapon systems or other military needs, or may interest the Department of Defense. (b) Authorized means. The Secretary may conduct projects (1) by contract, cooperative agreement, or grant under chapter 63 of title 31; (2) through military departments; (3) using Defense Department employees and consultants; (4) by agreement with another federal department or agency head; (5) through transactions other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants under sections 4021 or 4022; or (6) by experimental procurement purchases under section 4023. (c) Potential Defense interest. Defense or military-department appropriations may not fund a research project or study unless the applicable Secretary considers it potentially interesting to the Department of Defense or that military department. (d) Cooperative agreements. Sections 4021 and 4026 provide additional authorities, conditions, and requirements for certain cooperative agreements authorized here.

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(a)Authority.—

The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may engage in basic research, applied research, advanced research, and development projects that—

(1)

are necessary to the responsibilities of such Secretary’s department in the field of research and development; and

(2)

either—

(A)

relate to weapon systems and other military needs; or

(B)

are of potential interest to the Department of Defense.

(b)Authorized Means.—

The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may perform research and development projects—

(1)

by contract, cooperative agreement, or grant, in accordance with chapter 63 of title 31;

(2)

through one or more military departments;

(3)

by using employees and consultants of the Department of Defense;

(4)

by mutual agreement with the head of any other department or agency of the Federal Government;

(5)

by transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants) entered into pursuant to section 4021 or 4022 of this title; or

(6)

by purchases through procurement for experimental purposes pursuant to section 4023 of this title.

(c)Requirement of Potential Department of Defense Interest.—

Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense or to a military department may not be used to finance any research project or study unless the project or study is, in the opinion of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of that military department, respectively, of potential interest to the Department of Defense or to such military department, respectively.

(d)Additional Provisions Applicable to Cooperative Agreements.—

Additional authorities, conditions, and requirements relating to certain cooperative agreements authorized by this section are provided in sections 4021 and 4026 of this title.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 87–651, title II, § 208(a), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 523, § 2358; amended Pub. L. 97–86, title IX, § 910, Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1120; Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(g)(3), July 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 846; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 827(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1712; Pub. L. 103–355, title I, § 1301(a), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3284; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title II, § 267(c)(2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2468; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VIII, § 862, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1494; renumbered § 4001 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1841(b)(1), (2)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4243; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(u)(2)(B), (C), (F)(i)(I), (II), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2151.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1962Enacted · Pub. L. 87-651 · 76 Stat. 523
1981Amended · Pub. L. 97-86 · 95 Stat. 1120
1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-370 · 102 Stat. 846
1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-160 · 107 Stat. 1712
1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-355 · 108 Stat. 3284
1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-201 · 110 Stat. 2468
2017Amended · Pub. L. 115-91 · 131 Stat. 1494
2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-283 · 134 Stat. 4243
2021Amended · Pub. L. 117-81 · 135 Stat. 2151

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