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10 U.S.C. § 3131 — Availability of appropriations
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**(a)** Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for research and development remain available for obligation for a period of two consecutive years.
**(b)** Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for research and development may be used—
(1) for the purposes of [section 4141 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4141&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) for purposes related to research and development for which expenditures are specifically authorized in other appropriations of the Department of Defense.
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**(a)** Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for research and development remain available for obligation for a period of two consecutive years.
**(b)** Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for research and development may be used—
(1) for the purposes of [section 4141 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4141&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) for purposes related to research and development for which expenditures are specifically authorized in other appropriations of the Department of Defense.
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**(a)** The Secretary of Defense may not make a grant or award a contract to a college or university for the performance of research and development, or for the construction of any research or other facility, unless—
(1) in the case of a grant, the grant is made using competitive procedures; and
(2) in the case of a contract, the contract is awarded in accordance with [section 3204 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3204&num=0&edition=prelim) (other than pursuant to subsection (a)(5) of that section).
**(b)**
(1) A provision of law may not be construed as modifying or superseding the provisions of subsection (a), or as requiring funds to be made available by the Secretary of Defense to a particular college or university by grant or contract, unless that provision of law—
(A) specifically refers to this section;
(B) specifically states that such provision of law modifies or supersedes the provisions of this section; and
(C) specifically identifies the particular college or university involved and states that the grant to be made or the contract to be awarded, as the case may be, pursuant to such provision of law is being made or awarded in contravention of subsection (a).
(2) A grant may not be made, or a contract awarded, pursuant to a provision of law that authorizes or requires the making of the grant, or the awarding of the contract, in a manner that is inconsistent with subsection (a) until—
(A) the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a notice in writing of the intent to make the grant or award the contract; and
(B) a period of 180 days has elapsed after the date on which the notice is received by Congress.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Prior Provisions
A prior section 2361 was renumbered [section 2351 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2351&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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### Statutory Notes
#### Prior Provisions
A prior section 2351, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 133, related to policy, plans, and coordination relative to research and development on scientific problems relating to the national security, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 85–599, § 3(d).
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Page 2399
TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 3131
1 Section omitted by Pub. L. 117–81 without corresponding
amendment of chapter analysis.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2021 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022,
with additional provisions for delayed implementation
and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of
Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001
of this title.
§ 3106. Elements of the defense acquisition sys-
tem: performance goals
(a) PERFORMANCE GOALS UNDER GOVERNMENT
PERFORMANCE
AND RESULTS ACT
OF 1993.—The
annual performance plan prepared by the De-
partment of Defense pursuant to section 1115 of
title 31 shall include appropriate performance
goals for elements of the defense acquisition
system.
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The annual re-
port prepared by the Secretary of Defense pursu-
ant to section 1116 of title 31 shall address the
Department’s success in achieving performance
goals established pursuant to such section for
elements of the defense acquisition system.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title
XVIII, § 1808(c)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4160.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Government Performance and Results Act of
1993, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 103–62, Aug. 3,
1993, 107 Stat. 285, which enacted section 306 of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees, sections 1115
to 1119, 9703, and 9704 of Title 31, Money and Finance,
and sections 2801 to 2805 of Title 39, Postal Service,
amended section 1105 of Title 31, and enacted provisions
set out as notes under sections 1101 and 1115 of Title 31.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title of 1993 Amendment note set out under sec-
tion 1101 of
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