§6285 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

§6285 Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic energy defense capital assets

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART VI— - ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS › Subpart Subpart B— - Atomic Energy Defense › Chapter CHAPTER 607— - BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MATTERS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - RECURRING NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATION PROVISIONS › § 6285

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must ensure an independent life‑cycle cost estimate under DOE Order 413.3B or its successor is done before a project reaches critical decision 2. This covers atomic energy defense capital assets costing over $100,000,000 with a limited‑life, single‑purpose mission. "Independent" means a separate organization uses the same technical and procurement information to check sponsor’s estimate.

Title 10, §6285

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(a)The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that an independent life-cycle cost estimate under Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to program management and project management for the acquisition of capital assets), or a successor order, of each capital asset described in subsection (b) is conducted before the asset achieves critical decision 2 in the acquisition process.

(b)A capital asset described in this subsection is an atomic energy defense capital asset—

(1)the total project cost of which exceeds $100,000,000; and

(2)the purpose of which is to perform a limited-life, single-purpose mission.

(c)For purposes of subsection (a), the term “independent”, with respect to a life-cycle cost estimate of a capital asset, means that the life-cycle cost estimate is prepared by an organization independent of the project sponsor, using the same detailed technical and procurement information as the sponsor, to determine if the life-cycle cost estimate of the sponsor is accurate and reasonable.

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Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2754 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).

§6285 Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic energy defense capital assets

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Title 10, §6285

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