Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-83
§6279 Scope of Authority to Carry Out Plant Projects
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part VI— ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS › Subpart B— Atomic Energy Defense › Chapter 607— BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MATTERS › Subchapter I— RECURRING NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATION PROVISIONS › § 6279
Summary
Allows Secretary of Energy to plan, build, repair, buy, modify, and continue plant projects and land for national security.
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Title 10, §6279
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In carrying out programs necessary for national security, the authority of the Secretary of Energy to carry out plant projects includes authority for maintenance, restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, modification of facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in prior years, and land acquisition related thereto.
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Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2748 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
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10 U.S.C. § 6279
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 18, 2026
Release point: 119-83