{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-6331","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 6331","heading":"Laboratory-directed research and development programs","body":"(a) Authority.—Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories that are funded out of funds available to the Department of Energy for national security programs are authorized to carry out laboratory-directed research and development. (b) Regulations.—The Secretary of Energy shall prescribe regulations for the conduct of laboratory-directed research and development at such laboratories. (c) Funding.—Of the funds provided by the Department of Energy to a national security laboratory for national security activities, the Secretary shall provide a specific amount, of not less than 5 percent and not more than 7 percent of such funds, to be used by the laboratory for laboratory-directed research and development. (d) Laboratory-directed Research and Development Defined.—For purposes of this section, the term “laboratory-directed research and development” means research and development work of a creative and innovative nature which, under the regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (b), is selected by the director of a laboratory for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the laboratory in defense-related scientific disciplines.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 608—ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS"],"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":"4cdc294c70de66e4f9e763291524c9c25f65dc92fb7a5b48de2aad791c4dadb9","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-6328","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-6332"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}