Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 6332

Laboratory-directed research and development

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1 See References in Text note below.
ProvidedProvided further Of the funds made available by the Department of Energy for activities at government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories funded in this Act  or subsequent Energy and Water Development Appropriations Acts, the Secretary may authorize a specific amount, not to exceed 8 percent of such funds, to be used by such laboratories for laboratory directed research and development: , That the Secretary may also authorize a specific amount not to exceed 4 percent of such funds, to be used by the plant manager of a covered nuclear weapons production plant or the manager of the Nevada Site Office for plant or site directed research and development: , That notwithstanding Department of Energy order 413.2A, dated , beginning in fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, all DOE laboratories may be eligible for laboratory directed research and development funding.

Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a)139 Stat. 1448(Added , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 111–8123 Stat. 601section 308 of div. C of Pub. L. 111–8This Act, referred to in text, means div. C of , , , known as the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009. Prior to repeal and restatement as this section, this section was . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Prior Provisions

section 8332 of this titleA prior section 6332 was renumbered .

section 2791a of Title 50Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(6)Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , War and National Defense, prior to repeal by .