Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§6280 Availability of Funds
Title 10 › 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 › § 6280
Summary
DOE operations and maintenance and plant funds can stay available until spent if an appropriations act allows; program-direction funds expire at the end of that fiscal year.
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Title 10, §6280
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(a)In General.—
Except as provided in subsection (b), amounts appropriated pursuant to a DOE national security authorization for operation and maintenance or for plant projects may, when so specified in an appropriations Act, remain available until expended.
(b)Exception for Program Direction Funds.—
Amounts appropriated for program direction pursuant to a DOE national security authorization for a fiscal year shall remain available to be obligated only until the end of that fiscal year.
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Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2749 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. § 6280
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110