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Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§4014 Coordination and communication of defense research activities and technology domain awareness

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART V— - ACQUISITION › Subpart Subpart E— - Research and Engineering › Chapter CHAPTER 301— - RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING GENERALLY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL › § 4014

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Defense must run, watch, and check programs that share research, development, and technology information. Those programs must connect Defense research centers, combatant commands, other DoD offices, federal research agencies, and—on a voluntary basis—private companies, research institutes, and universities. The Secretary must try to learn about science and tech advances wherever they happen and must create clear technical communications for the public, military users, acquisition teams, and decision‑makers that explain research successes and how they help national needs. "Defense research facility" is defined in section 4125(b).

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §4014

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Secretary of Defense shall promote, monitor, and evaluate programs for the communication and exchange of research, development, and technological data—
(1)among the Defense research facilities, combatant commands, and other organizations that are involved in developing for the Department of Defense the technological requirements for new items for use by combat forces;
(2)among Defense research facilities and other offices, agencies, and bureaus in the Department that are engaged in related technological matters;
(3)among other research facilities and other departments or agencies of the Federal Government that are engaged in research, development, and technological matters;
(4)among private commercial, research institution, and university entities engaged in research, development, and technological matters potentially relevant to defense on a voluntary basis;
(5)to the extent practicable, to achieve full awareness of scientific and technological advancement and innovation wherever it may occur, whether funded by the Department of Defense, another element of the Federal Government, or other entities; and
(6)through development and distribution of clear technical communications to the public, military operators, acquisition organizations, and civilian and military decision-makers that convey successes of research and engineering activities supported by the Department and the contributions of such activities to support national needs.
(b)In this section, the term “Defense research facility” has the meaning given that term by section 4125(b) of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification The section catchline and text of subsec. (a) of section 2364 of this title, which were transferred to this section by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1841(d)(1), were based on Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title II, § 234(c)(1), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3848; Pub. L. 100–26, § 3(1)(A), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 273; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XII, § 1231(10)(B), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1160; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title II, § 214(a)(1), (3), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 767, 768; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1081(a)(34), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1596.

Amendments

2023—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–31 substituted “section 4125(b) of this title” for “section 4142(b) of this title”. 2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1841(d)(1), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(u)(2)(E), transferred section catchline and subsec. (a) of section 2364 of this title to this section. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1841(d)(2), added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2021 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and note below.

Effective Date

Section and amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2021 Amendment note preceding section 3001 of this title. Collaboration Between Defense Laboratories, Industry, and Academia; Open Campus Program Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title II, § 222, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1682, which authorized activities to prioritize innovative collaboration between Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories, industry, and academia and provided for an open campus program for such laboratories, was repealed by Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VIII, § 811(b)(5)(A), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 948.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 4014

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73