Title 10Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§6333 Funding for laboratory directed research and development

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may allow DOE money given to government-owned, contractor-run labs under 2014 Energy and Water appropriations or later to be used up to 6% for lab research, even if section 307 of the 2010 act would bar it.

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Title 10, §6333

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Notwithstanding section 307 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–85; 123 Stat. 2845), of the funds made available by the Department of Energy for activities at Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories funded in the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (div. D of Pub. L. 113–76) or any subsequent Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for any fiscal year, the Secretary may authorize a specific amount, not to exceed 6 percent of such funds, to be used by such laboratories for laboratory directed research and development.

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References in Text

section 307 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, referred to in text, is section 307 of Pub. L. 111–85, title III, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2872, which is listed in a table of similar provisions under former section 2791a of Title 50, War and National Defense. The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, referred to in text, is div. D of Pub. L. 113–76, Jan. 17, 2024, 128 Stat. 152. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6333 was renumbered section 8333 of this title. Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 309 of Pub. L. 113–76, which was set out as a note under section 2791a of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(19).

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10 U.S.C. § 6333

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73