Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-83

§6322 Prohibition and Report 11 So in Original. Requirement to Submit Report Was Repealed by Pub. L. 112–239 Without Corresponding Amendment to Section Catchline. on Bonuses to Contractors Operating Defense Nuclear Facilities

Title 10 › Subtitle 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 Apr 18, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Energy cannot give bonuses, award fees, or other pay based on performance or production to contractors who run Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities unless, when judging performance or production, the Secretary counts whether the contractor followed all applicable environmental, safety, and health laws, rules, and practices in deciding both eligibility and the award amount. This rule covers contracts made or contract options used after November 29, 1989. The Secretary had to issue rules to put this into effect by March 1, 1990.

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Title 10, §6322

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(a)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)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

Apr 18, 2026

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