§6333 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

§6333 Funding for Laboratory Directed Research and Development

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 II— RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › § 6333

Last updated Apr 18, 2026|Official source

Summary

Even if a 2010 Energy and Water appropriations law said otherwise, the Secretary of Energy can let certain labs spend part of their DOE money on lab-directed research and development. Government-owned, contractor-run labs funded under the 2014 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act—or any later Energy and Water appropriations act—may use up to 6 percent of those funds for that purpose.

Title 10, §6333

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Notwithstanding section 307 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–85; 123 Stat. 2845), of the funds made available by the Department of Energy for activities at Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories funded in the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (div. D of Pub. L. 113–76) or any subsequent Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for any fiscal year, the Secretary may authorize a specific amount, not to exceed 6 percent of such funds, to be used by such laboratories for laboratory directed research and development.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 307 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, referred to in text, is section 307 of Pub. L. 111–85, title III, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2872, which is listed in a table of similar provisions under former section 2791a of Title 50, War and National Defense. The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, referred to in text, is div. D of Pub. L. 113–76, Jan. 17, 2024, 128 Stat. 152. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6333 was renumbered section 8333 of this title. Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 309 of Pub. L. 113–76, which was set out as a note under section 2791a of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(19).