Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§6322 Prohibition and Report on Bonuses to Contractors Operating Defense Nuclear Facilities

Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART VI — ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS › Subpart B — Atomic Energy Defense › CHAPTER 608 — ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS › SUBCHAPTER I — CONTRACTS › § 6322

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Energy cannot pay bonuses or other performance-based awards to a contractor running a DOE defense nuclear facility unless the Secretary, when deciding if the contractor qualifies and how much to pay, considers the contractor’s compliance with all applicable environmental, safety, and health laws, rules, and practices. This rule applies to contracts made or options exercised after November 29, 1989. The Secretary must create regulations to carry out this requirement by March 1, 1990.

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Title 10, §6322

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(a)Prohibition.—

The Secretary of Energy may not provide any bonuses, award fees, or other form of performance- or production-based awards to a contractor operating a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility unless, in evaluating the performance or production under the contract, the Secretary considers the contractor’s compliance with all applicable environmental, safety, and health statutes, regulations, and practices for determining both the size of, and the contractor’s qualification for, such bonus, award fee, or other award. The prohibition in this subsection applies with respect to contracts entered into, or contract options exercised, after November 29, 1989.

(b)Regulations.—

The Secretary of Energy shall promulgate regulations to implement subsection (a) not later than March 1, 1990.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 6322 was renumbered section 8322 of this title. Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2782 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. § 6322

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110