Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§6301 Restriction on Use of Funds to Pay Penalties Under Environmental Laws
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 II — PENALTIES › § 6301
Summary
Money for DOE nuclear defense work can’t be used to pay fines for violating environmental rules at DOE facilities, unless the President didn’t request funds, or Congress provided funds not sequestered, deferred, or rescinded that the Secretary didn’t use.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §6301
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Restriction.—
Funds appropriated to the Department of Energy for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program or the nuclear weapons programs or other atomic energy defense activities of the Department of Energy may not be used to pay a penalty, fine, or forfeiture in regard to a defense activity or facility of the Department of Energy due to a failure to comply with any environmental requirement.
(b)Exception.—
Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an environmental requirement if—
(1)the President fails to request funds for compliance with the environmental requirement; or
(2)Congress has appropriated funds for such purpose (and such funds have not been sequestered, deferred, or rescinded) and the Secretary of Energy fails to use the funds for such purpose.
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Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2761 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. § 6301
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110