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[CITE: 42USC7257a]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 84--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
                SUBCHAPTER VI--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 
                Part C--General Administrative Provisions
 
Sec. 7257a. Laboratory-directed research and development 
        programs
        

(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 such 
laboratories for national security activities, the Secretary shall 
provide a specific amount, not to exceed 6 percent of such funds, to be 
used by such laboratories 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) of this section, is selected by the director 
of a laboratory for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the 
laboratory in defense-related scientific disciplines.

(Pub. L. 101-510, div. C, title XXXI, Sec. 3132, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 
1832.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1991, and not as part of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act which comprises this chapter.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 7257c of this title.
