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10 U.S.C. § 4125 — Functions of Defense research facilities
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**(a) Functions of Defense Research Facilities.—** The Secretary of Defense shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable—
(1) that Defense research facilities are assigned broad mission requirements rather than specific hardware needs;
(2) that appropriate personnel of such facilities are assigned to serve as consultants on component and support system standardization;
(3) that the managers of such facilities have broad latitude to choose research and development projects based on awareness of activities throughout the technology domain, including within the Federal Government, the Department of Defense, public and private research institutions and universities, and the global commercial marketplace;
(4) that technology position and issue papers prepared by Defense research facilities are readily available to all components of the Department of Defense and to contractors who submit bids or proposals for Department of Defense contracts;
(5) that, in order to promote increased consideration of technological issues early in the development process, any technological assessment made by a Defense research facility shall be provided to the Defense Technical Information Center repository to support acquisition decisions; and
(6) that, in light of Defense research facilities being funded by the public, Defense research facilities are broadly authorized and encouraged to support national technological development goals and support technological missions of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, when such support is determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the best interests of the Federal Government.
**(b) Definitions.—** In this section, the term “Defense research facility” means a Department of Defense facility which performs or contracts fo
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**(a) Functions of Defense Research Facilities.—** The Secretary of Defense shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable—
(1) that Defense research facilities are assigned broad mission requirements rather than specific hardware needs;
(2) that appropriate personnel of such facilities are assigned to serve as consultants on component and support system standardization;
(3) that the managers of such facilities have broad latitude to choose research and development projects based on awareness of activities throughout the technology domain, including within the Federal Government, the Department of Defense, public and private research institutions and universities, and the global commercial marketplace;
(4) that technology position and issue papers prepared by Defense research facilities are readily available to all components of the Department of Defense and to contractors who submit bids or proposals for Department of Defense contracts;
(5) that, in order to promote increased consideration of technological issues early in the development process, any technological assessment made by a Defense research facility shall be provided to the Defense Technical Information Center repository to support acquisition decisions; and
(6) that, in light of Defense research facilities being funded by the public, Defense research facilities are broadly authorized and encouraged to support national technological development goals and support technological missions of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, when such support is determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the best interests of the Federal Government.
**(b) Definitions.—** In this section, the term “Defense research facility” means a Department of Defense facility which performs or contracts for the performance of—
(1) basic research; or
(2) applied research known as exploratory development.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
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) Program.—** The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall carry out a Global Research Watch program in accordance with this section.
**(b) Program Goals.—** The goals of the program are as follows:
(1) To monitor and analyze the basic and applied research activities and capabilities of foreign nations and private sector persons in areas of military interest, including allies and competitors.
(2) To provide standards for comparison and comparative analysis of research capabilities of foreign nations and private sector persons in relation to the research capabilities of the United States.
(3) To assist Congress and Department of Defense officials in making investment decisions for research in technical areas where the United States may not be the global leader.
(4) To identify areas where significant opportunities for cooperative research may exist.
(5) To coordinate and promote the international cooperative research and analysis activities of each of the armed forces and Defense Agencies.
(6) To establish and maintain an electronic database on international research capabilities, comparative assessments of capabilities, cooperative research opportunities, and ongoing cooperative programs.
**(c) Focus of Program.—** The program shall be focused on research and technologies at a technical maturity level equivalent to Department of Defense basic and applied research programs.
**(d) Coordination.—**
(1) The Under Secretary shall coordinate the program with the international cooperation and analysis activities of the military departments and Defense Agencies.
(2) The Secretaries of the military departments and the directors of the Defense Agencies shall provide the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering such assistance as
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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
§ 4125
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.
§ 4125. Functions of Defense research facilities
(a) FUNCTIONS OF DEFENSE RESEARCH FACILI-
TIES.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure, to
the maximum extent practicable—
(1) that Defense research facilities are as-
signed broad mission requirements rather
than specific hardware needs;
(2) that appropriate personnel of such facili-
ties are assigned to serve as consultants on
component and support system standardiza-
tion;
(3) that the managers of such facilities have
broad latitude to choose research and develop-
ment projects based on awareness of activities
throughout the technology domain, including
within the Federal Government, the Depart-
ment of Defense, public and private research
institutions and universities, and the global
commercial marketplace;
(4) that technology position and issue papers
prepared by Defense research facilities are
readily available to all components of the De-
partment of Defense and to contractors who
submit bids or proposals for Department of
Defense contracts;
(5) that, in order to promote increased con-
sideration of technological issues early in the
development process, any technological as-
sessment made by a Defense research facility
shall be provided to the Defense Technical In-
formation Center repository to support acqui-
sition decisions; and
(6) that, in light of Defense research facili-
ties being funded by the public, Defense re-
search facilities are broadly authorized and
encouraged to support national technological
develop
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