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

42 U.S.C. § 18612

Restoration of laboratory directed research and development program

(a)

In general

Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary shall ensure that laboratory operating contractors do not allocate costs of general and administrative overhead to laboratory directed research and development.

(b)

Exception for national security laboratories

1

1 See References in Text note below.
Public Law 114–328This section shall not apply to the national security laboratories with respect to which section 3119  of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 () applies.

Pub. L. 115–246, title I, § 104132 Stat. 3132(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 3119 of Pub. L. 114–328section 2791 of Title 50Pub. L. 117–263, div. C, title XXXI, § 3116(b)136 Stat. 3054Section 3119 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, referred to in subsec. (b), is , which was set out as a note under , War and National Defense, prior to repeal by , , .