10 USC § 6279 - Scope of authority to carry out plant projects

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title: "10 USC § 6279 - Scope of authority to carry out plant projects"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "6279"
section_name: "Scope of authority to carry out plant projects"
chapter_number: 607
chapter_name: "BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MATTERS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "RECURRING NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATION PROVISIONS"
part_number: "VI"
part_name: "ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1429.)"
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# § 6279. Scope of authority to carry out plant projects

In carrying out programs necessary for national security, the authority of the Secretary of Energy to carry out plant projects includes authority for maintenance, restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, modification of facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in prior years, and land acquisition related thereto.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1429.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , War and National Defense, prior to repeal by .