10 U.S.C. § 6290 | Improvements to cost estimates informing analyses of alternatives

(a)

Requirement for Analyses of Alternatives .—

The Administrator shall ensure that any cost estimate used in an analysis of alternatives for a project carried out using funds authorized by a DOE national security authorization is designed to fully satisfy the requirements outlined in the mission needs statement approved at critical decision 0 in the acquisition process, as set forth in Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to program management and project management for the acquisition of capital assets) or a successor order.

(b)

Use of Project Engineering and Design Funds .—

In the case of a project the total estimated cost of which exceeds $500,000,000 and that has not reached critical decision 1 in the acquisition process, the Administrator may use funds authorized by a DOE national security authorization for project engineering and design to begin the development of a conceptual design to facilitate the development of a cost estimate for the project during the analysis of alternatives for the project if—

(1)

the Administrator—

(A)

determines that such use of funds would improve the quality of the cost estimate for the project; and

(B)

notifies the congressional defense committees of that determination; and

(2)

a period of 15 days has elapsed after the date on which such committees receive the notification.

Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a)Dec. 18, 2025139 Stat. 1437 (Added , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

section 2758 of Title 50 Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1)Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , War and National Defense, prior to repeal by .

act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 391 Pub. L. 90–235, § 3(b)(1)Jan. 2, 196881 Stat. 758 A prior section 6291, , , provided for honorable discharges for enlisted members of the naval service, prior to repeal by , , .

section 8317 of this titleA prior section 6292 was renumbered .

act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 392 section 1170 of this title Pub. L. 90–235, § 3(a)(2)Jan. 2, 196881 Stat. 757 A prior section 6293, , , provided for discharges for minors enlisted in the naval service or in the Regular Navy as seamen, seamen apprentices or seamen recruits. See , prior to repeal by , , .

act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 392 Pub. L. 96–513, title III, § 373(g)Dec. 12, 198094 Stat. 2903 Sept. 15, 1981A prior section 6294, , , authorized Secretary of Navy to terminate enlistment of and discharge any enlisted woman in Regular Navy or Regular Marine Corps, prior to repeal by , , , effective .

Pub. L. 90–235Jan. 2, 196881 Stat. 757 Prior sections 6295 to 6298 were repealed by , §§ 3(a)(2), (b)(1), 8(3), , , 758, 764.

act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 392 section 1171 of this titleSection 6295, , , provided for early discharges from the Regular Navy. See .

act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 392 Section 6296, , , provided for furlough without pay for any enlisted member of the Regular Navy for the unexpired term of his enlistment.

act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 393 Section 6297, , , provided for disposition of uniforms of enlisted members of the naval service who were discharged and for disposition of uniforms of and clothing allowance and emergency funds for enlisted members of the naval service who were discharged other than honorably.

act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 393 Section 6298, , , authorized Secretary of Navy to permit any person honorably discharged from the naval service to live at any naval receiving station while he was eligible for a reenlistment bonus.