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6 U.S.C. § 411 — Research and development projects

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6 U.S.C. § 411 — Research and development projects

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**(a) Authority** Until September 30, 2024, and subject to subsection (d),11 See References in Text note below. the Secretary may carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary may exercise the following authorities: (1) **In general** — When the Secretary carries out basic, applied, and advanced research and development projects, including the expenditure of funds for such projects, the Secretary may exercise the same authority (subject to the same limitations and conditions) with respect to such research and projects as the Secretary of Defense may exercise under [section 4021 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4021&num=0&edition=prelim) (except for subsections (b) and (f)), after making a determination that the use of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement for such project is not feasible or appropriate. The annual report required under subsection (b) 1 of this section, as applied to the Secretary by this paragraph, shall be submitted to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (2) **Prototype projects** — The Secretary— (A) may, under the authority of paragraph (1), carry out prototype projects under [section 4022 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4022&num=0&edition=prelim); and (B) in applying the authorities of such section 4022, the Secretary shall perform the functions of the Secretary of Defense as prescribed in such section. **(b) Procurement of temporary and intermittent services** The Secretary may— (1) procure the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants (or organizations thereof) in accordance with [section 3109(b) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3109/b&num=0&edition=prelim); and (2) whenever necessary due to an urgent homeland security need, procure temporary (not to exceed 1 year) or intermittent personal services, including the services of experts or consultants (or organizations thereof), without regard to the pay limitations of such section 3109. **(c) Additional requirements** (1) **In general** — The authority of the Secretary under this section shall terminate September 30, 2024, unless before that date the Secretary— (A) issues policy guidance detailing the appropriate use of that authority; and (B) provides training to each employee that is authorized to exercise that authority. (2) **Report** — The Secretary shall provide an annual report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives detailing the projects for which the authority granted by subsection (a) was used, the rationale for its use, the funds spent using that authority, the outcome of each project for which that authority was used, and the results of any audits of such projects. **(d) Definition of nontraditional Government contractor** In this section, the term “nontraditional Government contractor” has the same meaning as the term “nontraditional defense contractor” as defined in [section 4022(e) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4022/e&num=0&edition=prelim).

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10 U.S.C. § 4022 — Authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype projects

**(a) Authority.—** (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit, the Secretary of a military department, or any other official designated by the Secretary of Defense may, under the authority of [section 4021 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4021&num=0&edition=prelim), carry out prototype projects that are directly relevant to enhancing the mission effectiveness of personnel of the Department of Defense or improving platforms, systems, components, or materials proposed to be acquired or developed by the Department of Defense, or to improvement of platforms, systems, components, or materials in use by the armed forces. (2) The authority of this section— (A) may be exercised for a transaction for a prototype project that is expected to cost the Department of Defense in excess of $100,000,000 but not in excess of $500,000,000 (including all options) only upon a written determination by the head of the contracting activity, or, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Defense Innovation Unit, or the Missile Defense Agency, the director of the agency that— (i) the requirements of subsection (d) will be met; and (ii) the use of the authority of this section is essential to promoting the success of the prototype project; (B) may be exercised for a transaction for a prototype project that is expected to cost the Department of Defense in excess of $500,000,000 (including all options) only if— (i) the senior procurement executive for the agency as designated for the purpose of [section 1702(c) of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section1702/c&num=0&ed

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10 U.S.C. § 2371 — Renumbered § 4021]

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10 U.S.C. § 4021 — Research projects: transactions other than contracts and grants

**(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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6 U.S.C. § 411 — Establishment of human resources manage-

Page 218 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 411 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Rep- resentatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Accountability of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023. PART E—HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT § 411. Establishment of human resources manage- ment system (a) Authority (1) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (A) it is extremely important that employ- ees of the Department be allowed to partici- pate in a meaningful way in the creation of any human resources management system affecting them; (B) such employees have the most direct knowledge of the demands of their jobs and have a direct interest in ensuring that their human resources management system is conducive to achieving optimal operational efficiencies; (C) the 21st century human resources man- agement system envisioned for the Depart- ment should be one that benefits from the input of its employees; and (D) this collaborative effort will help se- cure our homeland. (2), (3) Omitted (b) Effect on personnel (1) Nonseparation or nonreduction in grade or compensation of full-time personnel and part-time personnel holding permanent po- sitions Except as otherwise provided in this chap- ter, the transfer under this chapter of full- time personnel (except special Government employees) and part-time personnel holding permanent positions shall not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation for 1 year after the date of transfer to the Department. (2) Positions compensated in accordance with Executive Schedule Any person who, on the day preceding such person’s date of transfer pursuant to t

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