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10 USC § 6352 - Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and demonstration by managers of certain nuclear weapons production facilities 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s6352"
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title: "10 USC § 6352 - Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and demonstration by managers of certain nuclear weapons production facilities"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "6352"
section_name: "Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and demonstration by managers of certain nuclear weapons production facilities"
chapter_number: 608
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "FACILITIES MANAGEMENT"
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"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1454.)"
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# § 6352. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and demonstration by managers of certain nuclear weapons production facilities

**(a)** **Authority for Programs at Nuclear Weapons Productions Facilities.—** The Administrator shall authorize the head of each nuclear weapons production facility to establish an Engineering and Manufacturing Research, Development, and Demonstration Program under this section.

**(b)** **Projects and Activities.—** The projects and activities carried out through the program at a nuclear weapons production facility under this section shall support innovative or high-risk design and manufacturing concepts and technologies with potentially high payoff for the nuclear security enterprise. Those projects and activities may include—

**(1)** replacement of obsolete or aging design and manufacturing technologies;

**(2)** development of innovative agile manufacturing techniques and processes; and

**(3)** training, recruitment, or retention of essential personnel in critical engineering and manufacturing disciplines.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1454.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

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