Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/2371
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2371', '§ 1071', '§ 251', '§ 1484', '§ 826', '§ 217', '§ 201', '§ 827', '§ 1182', '§ 1301', '§ 1502', '§ 267', '§ 1073', '§ 832', '§ 817', '§ 1067', '§ 1031', '§ 1071', '§ 863', '§ 812', '§ 1071']

10 U.S. Code § 2371 - Research projects: transactions other than contracts and grants | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Recovery of Funds.— (1)A cooperative agreement for performance of basic, applied, or advanced research authorized by section 2358 of this title and a transaction authorized by subsection (a) may include a clause that requires a person or other entity to make payments to the Department of Defense or any other department or agency of the Federal Government as a condition for receiving support under the agreement or other transaction.
(2)The amount of any payment received by the Federal Government pursuant to a requirement imposed under paragraph (1) may be credited, to the extent authorized by the Secretary of Defense, to the appropriate account established under subsection (f). Amounts so credited shall be merged with other funds in the account and shall be available for the same purposes and the same period for which other funds in such account are available.
Conditions.— (1)The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that—
(A)to the maximum extent practicable, no cooperative agreement containing a clause under subsection (d) and no transaction entered into under subsection (a) provides for research that duplicates research being conducted under existing programs carried out by the Department of Defense; and
(B)to the extent that the Secretary determines practicable, the funds provided by the Government under a cooperative agreement containing a clause under subsection (d) or a transaction authorized by subsection (a) do not exceed the total amount provided by other parties to the cooperative agreement or other transaction.
(2)A cooperative agreement containing a clause under subsection (d) or a transaction authorized by subsection (a) may be used for a research project when the use of a standard contract, grant, or cooperative agreement for such project is not feasible or appropriate.
[(h)Repealed. Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, § 1071(f)(20),Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3511]
Protection of Certain Information From Disclosure.— (1)Disclosure of information described in paragraph (2) is not required, and may not be compelled, under section 552 of title 5 for five years after the date on which the information is received by the Department of Defense.
(A)Paragraph (1) applies to information described in subparagraph (B) that is in the records of the Department of Defense if the information was submitted to the Department in a competitive or noncompetitive process having the potential for resulting in an award, to the party submitting the information, of a cooperative agreement for performance of basic, applied, or advanced research authorized by section 2358 of this title or another transaction authorized by subsection (a).
(B)The information referred to in subparagraph (A) is the following:
(i)A proposal, proposal abstract, and supporting documents.
(ii)A business plan submitted on a confidential basis.
(iii)Technical information submitted on a confidential basis.
(Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title II, § 251(a)(1),Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1403; amended Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1484(k)(9),Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1719; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VIII, § 826,Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1442; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title II, § 217,Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2352; Pub. L. 103–35, title II, § 201(c)(4),May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 98; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 827(b), title XI, § 1182(a)(6),Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1712, 1771; Pub. L. 103–355, title I, § 1301(b),Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3285; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1502(a)(1),Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 502; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title II, § 267(a)–(c)(1)(A), title X, § 1073(e)(1)(B),Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2467, 2468, 2658; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VIII, § 832,Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1842; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VIII, § 817,Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2089; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(1),Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title X, § 1031(a)(19),Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1597; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, § 1071(f)(20),Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3511.)
2014—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 113–291struck out subsec. (h) which related to annual report on use of certain cooperative agreements and transactions.
(g)(2),Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4270, 4298; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VIII, § 863,Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1860; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title VIII, § 812, title X, § 1071(b)(13),Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3429, 3507, provided that:
“(a) Authority.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Secretary of a military department, or any other official designated by the Secretary of Defense may, under the authority of section 2371 of title 10, United States Code, carry out prototype projects that are directly relevant to enhancing the mission effectiveness of military personnel and the supporting platforms, systems, components, or materials proposed to be acquired or developed by the Department of Defense, or to improvement of platforms, systems, components, or materials in use by the Armed Forces.
“(A) may be exercised for a prototype project that is expected to cost the Department of Defense in excess of $20,000,000 but not in excess of $100,000,000 (including all options) only upon a written determination by the senior procurement executive for the agency (as designated for the purpose of section 1702
(c) of title 41, United States Code, [sic][)] or, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or the Missile Defense Agency, the director of the agency that—
“(B) no nontraditional defense contractor or small business is participating to a significant extent in the prototype project, but at least one of the following circumstances exists:
“(ii) The senior procurement executive for the agency (as designated for the purposes of section 1702
(c) of title 41, United States Code) determines in writing that exceptional circumstances justify the use of a transaction that provides for innovative business arrangements or structures that would not be feasible or appropriate under a contract.
“(A) a qualifying contract for the procurement of such an item or process, or a qualifying subcontract under a contract for the procurement of such an item or process, may be treated as a contract or subcontract, respectively, for the procurement of commercial items, as defined in section 103 of title 41, United States Code; and
“(1) The term ‘nontraditional defense contractor’ has the meaning provided by section 2302
“(2) The term ‘small business’ means a small business concern as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
“(h) Applicability of Procurement Ethics Requirements.—An agreement entered into under the authority of this section shall be treated as a Federal agency procurement for the purposes of chapter 21 of title 41, United States Code.