10 USC 3131 - Availability of appropriations

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§ 3131.

Availability of appropriations

(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.

(Added Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(b)(3)(B), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1052, § 2361; renumbered § 2351 and amended Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(g)(1), July 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 846; renumbered § 3131 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §§ 1809(b), 1883(b)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4161, 4294; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(d)(1), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2136.)

cite as: 10 USC 3131