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**(a)** The Department of Defense is an executive department of the United States. **(b)** The Department is composed of the following: (1) The Office of the Secretary of Defense. (2) The Joint Chiefs of Staff. (3) The Joint Staff. (4) The Defense Agencies. (5) Department of Defense Field Activities. (6) The Department of the Army. (7) The Department of the Navy. (8) The Department of the Air Force. (9) The unified and specified combatant commands. (10) Such other offices, agencies, activities, and commands as may be established or designated by law or by the President. (11) All offices, agencies, activities, and commands under the control or supervision of any element named in paragraphs (1) through (10). **(c)** If the President establishes or designates an office, agency, activity, or command in the Department of Defense of a kind other than those described in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (b), the President shall notify Congress not later than 60 days thereafter.
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**(a) Operation and Maintenance Appropriations.—** Amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance of the active forces may be used for the following purposes: (1) Morale, welfare, and recreation. (2) Modification of personal property. (3) Design of vessels. (4) Industrial mobilization. (5) Military communications facilities on merchant vessels. (6) Acquisition of services, special clothing, supplies, and equipment. (7) Expenses for the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and other units at educational institutions. **(b) Necessary Expenses.—** Amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense may be used for all necessary expenses, at the seat of the Government or elsewhere, in connection with communication and other services and supplies that may be necessary for the national defense. **(c) Activities of the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.—** Amounts appropriated for operation and maintenance may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, be used by the Secretary for official reception, representation, and advertising activities and materials of the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve to further employer commitments to their employees who are members of a reserve component. **(d) Implementation of Vienna Document 2011.—** Amounts appropriated for operation and maintenance may be used by the Secretary of Defense for travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses for meetings and demonstrations hosted by the Department of Defense for the implementation of the Vienna Document 2011 on Confidence and Security-Building Measures.
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**(a) Authority to Carry Out Unspecified Minor Military Construction Projects.—** (1) Within an amount equal to 125 percent of the amount authorized by law for such purpose, the Secretary concerned may carry out unspecified minor military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law. (2) An unspecified minor military construction project is a military construction project, land acquisition, or demolition project that has an approved cost equal to or less than $9,000,000. (3) Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, the Secretary concerned may use amounts authorized pursuant to another law or regulation to carry out a demolition project described in paragraph (2). **(b) Approval and Congressional Notification.—** (1) An unspecified minor military construction project costing more than $750,000 may not be carried out under this section unless approved in advance by the Secretary concerned. This paragraph shall apply even though the project is to be carried out using funds made available to enhance the deployment and mobility of military forces and supplies. (2) When a decision is made to carry out an unspecified minor military construction project to which paragraph (1) is applicable and which costs more than $6,000,000, the Secretary concerned shall submit, in an electronic medium pursuant to [section 480 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section480&num=0&edition=prelim), to the appropriate committees of Congress a notification of that decision not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary concerned obligates funds for the project. Such notification shall include a description of the project, a justification for the project, and an estimation of the total cost of the project. **(c)
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**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may engage in basic research, applied research, advanced research, and development projects that— (1) are necessary to the responsibilities of such Secretary’s department in the field of research and development; and (2) either— (A) relate to weapon systems and other military needs; or (B) are of potential interest to the Department of Defense. **(b) Authorized Means.—** The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may perform research and development projects— (1) by contract, cooperative agreement, or grant, in accordance with chapter 63 of title 31; (2) through one or more military departments; (3) by using employees and consultants of the Department of Defense; (4) by mutual agreement with the head of any other department or agency of the Federal Government; (5) by transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants) entered into pursuant to section 4021 or 4022 of this title; or (6) by purchases through procurement for experimental purposes pursuant to [section 4023 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4023&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Requirement of Potential Department of Defense Interest.—** Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense or to a military department may not be used to finance any research project or study unless the project or study is, in the opinion of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of that military department, respectively, of potential interest to the Department of Defense or to such military department, respectively. **(d) Additional Provisions Applicable to Cooperative Agreements.—** Additional authorities, conditions, and requiremen
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**(a) Program Required.—** The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall carry out a Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) as part of the university research programs of the Department of Defense. **(b) Program Objectives.—** The objectives of the program are as follows: (1) To increase the number of university researchers in eligible States capable of performing science and engineering research responsive to the needs of the Department of Defense. (2) To enhance the capabilities of institutions of higher education in eligible States to develop, plan, and execute science and engineering research that is relevant to the mission of the Department of Defense and competitive under the peer-review systems used for awarding Federal research assistance. (3) To increase the probability of long-term growth in the competitively awarded financial assistance that institutions of higher education in eligible States receive from the Federal Government for science and engineering research. **(c) Program Activities.—** In order to achieve the program objectives, the following activities are authorized under the program: (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 engineering researchers at institutions of higher education in eligible States through collaboration between Department of Defense laboratories 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 Engineerin
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**(a) Additional Forms of Transactions Authorized.—** The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military department may enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants) under the authority of this subsection in carrying out basic, applied, and advanced research projects. The authority under this subsection is in addition to the authority provided in [section 4001 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4001&num=0&edition=prelim) to use contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants in carrying out such projects. **(b) Exercise of Authority by Secretary of Defense.—** In any exercise of the authority in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall act through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Defense Innovation Unit, or any other element of the Department of Defense that the Secretary may designate. **(c) Advance Payments.—** The authority provided under subsection (a) may be exercised without regard to [section 3324 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3324&num=0&edition=prelim). **(d) Recovery of Funds.—** (1) A cooperative agreement for performance of basic, applied, or advanced research authorized by [section 4001 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4001&num=0&edition=prelim) and a transaction authorized by subsection (a) may include a clause that requires a person or other entity to make payments to the Department of Defense or any other department or agency of the Federal Government as a condition for receiving support under the agreement or other transaction. (2) The amount of any payment received by the Federal Government pursuant to a require
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**(a) Authority to Make Direct Appointments.—** (1) **Candidates for scientific and engineering positions at science and technology reinvention laboratories.—** — The director of any Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory (hereinafter in this section referred to as an “STRL”) may appoint qualified candidates possessing a bachelor’s or advanced degree to positions described in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) as an employee in a laboratory described in that paragraph without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5 (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such title). (2) **Veteran candidates for similar positions at research and engineering facilities.—** — The director of any STRL may appoint qualified veteran candidates to positions described in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) as an employee at a laboratory, agency, or organization specified in that paragraph without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5. (3) **Students enrolled in scientific and engineering programs.—** — The director of any STRL may appoint qualified candidates enrolled in a program of undergraduate or graduate instruction leading to a bachelor’s or an advanced degree in a scientific, technical, engineering or mathematical course of study at an institution of higher education (as that term is defined in sections 101 and 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ([20 U.S.C. 1001](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim), 1002)) to positions described in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) as an employee in a laboratory described in that paragraph without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5 (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such title). (4) **Noncompetit
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**(a) Designation.—** (1) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall designate each science and technology reinvention laboratory as a Center for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership (in this section referred to as “Centers”) in the recognized core competencies of the designee. (2) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a policy to encourage the Secretary of each military department to reengineer management and business processes and adopt best-business and personnel practices at the Centers of the Secretary concerned in connection with the capability requirements of the Centers, so as to serve as recognized leaders in such capabilities throughout the Department of Defense and in the national technology and industrial base. (3) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the directors of the Centers, may conduct one or more pilot programs, consistent with applicable requirements of law, to test any practices referred to in paragraph (2) that the Directors determine could— (A) improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations at Centers; (B) improve the support provided by the Centers for the elements of the Department of Defense who use the services of the Centers; and (C) enhance capabilities by reducing the cost and improving the performance and efficiency of executing laboratory missions. **(b) Public-private Partnerships.—** (1) To achieve one or more objectives set forth in paragraph (2), the Secretary may authorize and establish incentives for the Director of a Center to enter into public-private cooperative arrangements (in this section referred to as a “public-private partnership”) to provide for any of the following: (A) For employees of the Center, academia, private industr
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**(a) Periodic Assessment.—** Each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall prepare selected assessments of the capability of the national technology and industrial base to attain the national security objectives set forth in [section 4811(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4811/a&num=0&edition=prelim). The Secretary of Defense shall prepare such assessments in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Energy. **(b) Assessment Process.—** The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that technology and industrial capability assessments— (1) describe sectors or capabilities, their underlying infrastructure and processes; (2) analyze present and projected financial performance of industries supporting the sectors or capabilities in the assessment; (3) determine the extent to which the requirements associated with defense acquisition programs can be satisfied by the present and projected performance capacities of industries supporting the sectors or capabilities in the assessment, evaluate the reasons for any variance from applicable preceding determinations, and identify the extent to which those industries are comprised of only one potential source in the national technology and industrial base or have multiple potential sources; (4) determine the extent to which the requirements associated with defense acquisition programs can be satisfied by the present and projected performance capacities of industries that do not actively support Department of Defense acquisition programs and identify the barriers to the participation of those industries; (5) identify technological and industrial capabilities and processes for which there is potential for the national industrial and technology base no
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**(a) National Nanotechnology Program** The President shall implement a National Nanotechnology Program. Through appropriate agencies, councils, and the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office established in [section 7502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section7502&num=0&edition=prelim), the Program shall— (1) establish the goals, priorities, and metrics for evaluation for Federal nanotechnology research, development, and other activities; (2) invest in Federal research and development programs in nanotechnology and related sciences to achieve those goals; and (3) provide for interagency coordination of Federal nanotechnology research, development, and other activities undertaken pursuant to the Program. **(b) Program activities** The activities of the Program shall include— (1) developing a fundamental understanding of matter that enables control and manipulation at the nanoscale; (2) providing grants to individual investigators and interdisciplinary teams of investigators; (3) establishing a network of advanced technology user facilities and centers; (4) establishing, on a merit-reviewed and competitive basis, interdisciplinary nanotechnology research centers, which shall— (A) interact and collaborate to foster the exchange of technical information and best practices; (B) involve academic institutions or national laboratories and other partners, which may include States and industry; (C) make use of existing expertise in nanotechnology in their regions and nationally; (D) make use of ongoing research and development at the micrometer scale to support their work in nanotechnology; and (E) to the greatest extent possible, be established in geographically diverse locations, encourage the parti
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