{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-3131","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 3131","heading":"Availability of appropriations","body":"(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; and (2) for purposes related to research and development for which expenditures are specifically authorized in other appropriations of the Department of Defense.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 207—BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATIONS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"1d443190972608c49a6c05a6ecb0f076db2cf478acbfedb850ef2f9e6cd731ea","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-3106","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-3132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}