2020 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part V - Acquisition
Subpart E - Research and Engineering
Chapter 301 - Research and Engineering Generally
Sec. 4007 - Science and technology programs to be conducted so as to foster the transition of science and technology to higher levels of research, development, test, and evaluation

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 4007 (2020)
Section Name §4007. Science and technology programs to be conducted so as to foster the transition of science and technology to higher levels of research, development, test, and evaluation
Section Text

(a) Policy.—Each official specified in subsection (b) shall ensure that the management and conduct of the science and technology programs under the authority of that official are carried out in a manner that will foster the transition of science and technology to higher levels of research, development, test, and evaluation.

(b) Covered Officials.—Subsection (a) applies to the following officials of the Department of Defense:

(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

(2) The Secretary of each military department.

(3) The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

(4) The directors and heads of other offices and agencies of the Department of Defense with assigned research, development, test, and evaluation responsibilities.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title IX, §904(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–225, §2359; amended Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, §902(55), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1549; renumbered §4007, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §1841(c), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4243.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 renumbered section 2359 of this title as this section.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2021 AMENDMENT

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.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART V - ACQUISITION
Subpart E - Research and Engineering
CHAPTER 301 - RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING GENERALLY
Sec. 4007 - Science and technology programs to be conducted so as to foster the transition of science and technology to higher levels of research, development, test, and evaluation
Contains section 4007
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 114 Stat. 1654
133 Stat. 1549
134 Stat. 4243
Public Law References Public Law 106-398, Public Law 116-92, Public Law 116-283
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