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10 U.S.C. § 4014 — Coordination and communication of defense research activities and technology domain awareness
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**(a) Coordination of Department of Defense Research, Development, and Technological Data.—** The Secretary of Defense shall promote, monitor, and evaluate programs for the communication and exchange of research, development, and technological data—
(1) among the Defense research facilities, combatant commands, and other organizations that are involved in developing for the Department of Defense the technological requirements for new items for use by combat forces;
(2) among Defense research facilities and other offices, agencies, and bureaus in the Department that are engaged in related technological matters;
(3) among other research facilities and other departments or agencies of the Federal Government that are engaged in research, development, and technological matters;
(4) among private commercial, research institution, and university entities engaged in research, development, and technological matters potentially relevant to defense on a voluntary basis;
(5) to the extent practicable, to achieve full awareness of scientific and technological advancement and innovation wherever it may occur, whether funded by the Department of Defense, another element of the Federal Government, or other entities; and
(6) through development and distribution of clear technical communications to the public, military operators, acquisition organizations, and civilian and military decision-makers that convey successes of research and engineering activities supported by the Department and the contributions of such activities to support national needs.
**(b) Defense Research Facility Defined.—** In this section, the term “Defense research facility” has the meaning given that term by [section 4125(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10
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**(a) Coordination of Department of Defense Research, Development, and Technological Data.—** The Secretary of Defense shall promote, monitor, and evaluate programs for the communication and exchange of research, development, and technological data—
(1) among the Defense research facilities, combatant commands, and other organizations that are involved in developing for the Department of Defense the technological requirements for new items for use by combat forces;
(2) among Defense research facilities and other offices, agencies, and bureaus in the Department that are engaged in related technological matters;
(3) among other research facilities and other departments or agencies of the Federal Government that are engaged in research, development, and technological matters;
(4) among private commercial, research institution, and university entities engaged in research, development, and technological matters potentially relevant to defense on a voluntary basis;
(5) to the extent practicable, to achieve full awareness of scientific and technological advancement and innovation wherever it may occur, whether funded by the Department of Defense, another element of the Federal Government, or other entities; and
(6) through development and distribution of clear technical communications to the public, military operators, acquisition organizations, and civilian and military decision-makers that convey successes of research and engineering activities supported by the Department and the contributions of such activities to support national needs.
**(b) Defense Research Facility Defined.—** In this section, the term “Defense research facility” has the meaning given that term by [section 4125(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4125/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
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Section catchline and subsec. (a) were transferred to chapter 301 and redesignated as [section 4014 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4014&num=0&edition=prelim). Subsecs. (b) and (c) were transferred to subchapter III of chapter 303 and redesignated as subsecs. (a) and (b), respectively, of [section 4125 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4125&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 4014
(1) Competitive award of grants for research
and instrumentation to support such research.
(2) Competitive award of financial assistance
for graduate students.
(3) To provide assistance to science and engi-
neering researchers at institutions of higher
education in eligible States through collabora-
tion between Department of Defense labora-
tories and such researchers.
(4) Any other activities that are determined
necessary to further the achievement of the
objectives of the program.
(d) ELIGIBLE STATES.—(1) The Under Secretary
of Defense for Research and Engineering shall
designate which States are eligible States for
the purposes of this section.
(2) The Under Secretary shall designate a
State as an eligible State if, as determined by
the Under Secretary—
(A) the average annual amount of all De-
partment of Defense obligations for science
and engineering research and development
that were in effect with institutions of higher
education in the State for the three fiscal
years preceding the fiscal year for which the
designation is effective or for the last three
fiscal years for which statistics are available
is less than the amount determined by multi-
plying 60 percent times the amount equal to 1/
50 of the total average annual amount of all
Department of Defense obligations for science
and engineering research and development
that were in effect with institutions of higher
education in the United States for such three
preceding or last fiscal years, as the case may
be; and
(B) the State has demonstrated a commit-
ment to developing research bases in the State
and to improving science and engineering re-
search and education programs in areas rel-
evant to the mission of the Department of De-
fense at
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