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10 U.S.C. § 4024 — Merit-based award of grants for research and development
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**(a)** It is the policy of Congress that an agency named in [section 3063 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3063&num=0&edition=prelim) should not be required by legislation to award a new grant for research, development, test, or evaluation to a non-Federal Government entity. It is further the policy of Congress that any program, project, or technology identified in legislation be awarded through merit-based selection procedures.
**(b)** A provision of law may not be construed as requiring a new grant to be awarded to a specified non-Federal Government entity unless that provision of law—
(1) specifically refers to this subsection;
(2) specifically identifies the particular non-Federal Government entity involved; and
(3) specifically states that the award to that entity is required by such provision of law in contravention of the policy set forth in subsection (a).
**(c)** For purposes of this section, a grant is a new grant unless the work provided for in the grant is a continuation of the work performed by the specified entity under a preceding grant.
**(d)** This section shall not apply with respect to any grant that calls upon the National Academy of Sciences to investigate, examine, or experiment upon any subject of science or art of significance to an agency named in [section 3063 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3063&num=0&edition=prelim) and to report on such matters to the Congress or any agency of the Federal Government.
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**(a)** It is the policy of Congress that an agency named in [section 3063 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3063&num=0&edition=prelim) should not be required by legislation to award a new grant for research, development, test, or evaluation to a non-Federal Government entity. It is further the policy of Congress that any program, project, or technology identified in legislation be awarded through merit-based selection procedures.
**(b)** A provision of law may not be construed as requiring a new grant to be awarded to a specified non-Federal Government entity unless that provision of law—
(1) specifically refers to this subsection;
(2) specifically identifies the particular non-Federal Government entity involved; and
(3) specifically states that the award to that entity is required by such provision of law in contravention of the policy set forth in subsection (a).
**(c)** For purposes of this section, a grant is a new grant unless the work provided for in the grant is a continuation of the work performed by the specified entity under a preceding grant.
**(d)** This section shall not apply with respect to any grant that calls upon the National Academy of Sciences to investigate, examine, or experiment upon any subject of science or art of significance to an agency named in [section 3063 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3063&num=0&edition=prelim) and to report on such matters to the Congress or any agency of the Federal Government.
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For purposes of any provision of law referring to this section, the agencies named in this section are the following:
(1) The Department of Defense.
(2) The Department of the Army.
(3) The Department of the Navy.
(4) The Department of the Air Force.
(5) The Coast Guard.
(6) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Navy and, by direction of the Secretary, the Chief of Naval Research and the chiefs of bureaus may, without advertising, make contracts or amendments or modifications of contracts for services and materials necessary to conduct research and to make or secure reports, tests, models, or apparatus. A contractor supplying such services or materials need not be required to furnish a bond.
**(b)** This section does not authorize the use of the cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost system of contracting.
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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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The Secretary of the Army shall appoint an expert accountant to perform duties under the Inspector General.
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Secretary of Defense shall establish a Manufacturing Technology Program to further the national security objectives of [section 4811(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4811/a&num=0&edition=prelim) through the development and application of advanced manufacturing technologies and processes that will reduce the acquisition and supportability costs of defense weapon systems and reduce manufacturing and repair cycle times across the life cycles of such systems. The Secretary shall use the joint planning process of the directors of the Department of Defense laboratories in establishing the program. The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall administer the program.
**(b) Purpose of Program.—** The Secretary of Defense shall use the program—
(1) to provide centralized guidance and direction (including goals, milestones, and priorities) to the military departments and the Defense Agencies on all matters relating to manufacturing technology;
(2) to direct the development and implementation of Department of Defense plans, programs, projects, activities, and policies that promote the development and application of advanced technologies to manufacturing processes, tools, and equipment;
(3) to improve the manufacturing quality, productivity, technology, and practices of businesses and workers providing goods and services to the Department of Defense;
(4) to focus Department of Defense support for the development and application of advanced manufacturing technologies and processes for use to meet manufacturing requirements that are essential to the national defense, as well as for repair and remanufacturing in support of the operations of systems commands, depots, air lo
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 4024
1 See References in Text note below.
perimental or test purposes in the development
of the best supplies that are needed for the na-
tional defense.
(b) PROCEDURES.—Purchases under this section
may be made inside or outside the United States
and by contract or otherwise. Chapter 137 1 of
this title applies only when such purchases are
made in quantities greater than necessary for
experimentation, technical evaluation, assess-
ment of operational utility, or safety or to pro-
vide a residual operational capability.
(Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII,
§ 822(c)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1706, § 2373;
amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, § 1070(g),
Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2859; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A,
title VIII, § 812, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 395; Pub.
L. 114–92, div. A, title VIII, § 814, Nov. 25, 2015, 129
Stat. 893; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 886,
Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1916; renumbered § 4023,
Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1841(b)(1),
Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4243; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A,
title XVII, § 1701(u)(2)(B), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat.
2151.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Chapter 137 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was
repealed by Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1881(a),
Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4293, effective Jan. 1, 2022, in con-
junction with the transfer and reorganization of acqui-
sition provisions in this title by Pub. L. 116–283, div. A,
title XVIII, Jan. 1, 2022, 134 Stat. 4149. For definition of
‘‘chapter 137 legacy provisions’’, see section 3016 of this
title.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 4023, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A
Stat. 233, related to employment of civilians in service
club and library services, prior
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