10 U.S.C. § 6338

University-based research collaboration program

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(a)Findings.—Congress makes the following findings:(1) The maintenance of scientific and engineering competence in the United States is vital to long-term national security and the defense and national security missions of the Department of Energy.(2) Engaging the universities and colleges of the Nation in research on long-range problems of vital national security interest will be critical to solving the technology challenges faced within the defense and national security programs of the Department of Energy in the next century.(3) Enhancing collaboration among the national laboratories, universities and colleges, and industry will contribute significantly to the performance of these Department of Energy missions.(b)Program.—The Secretary of Energy shall establish a university program at a location that can develop the most effective collaboration among national laboratories, universities and colleges, and industry in support of scientific and engineering advancement in key Department of Energy defense and national security program areas.(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1451.)Editorial NotesPrior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2795 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2012–2014 · leading case: Prochazka v. United States, 116 Fed. Cl. 444 (Fed. Cl. 2014).
Prochazka v. United States, 116 Fed. Cl. 444 (Fed. Cl. 2014). “The structure, plain meaning, and legislative history of 10 U.S.C. § 6338 all undermined the Government’s statutory interpretation, and thus, “this was not a close call.”
Prochazka v. United States, 104 Fed. Cl. 774 (Fed. Cl. 2012). “The 2001 and 2010 OJAG advisory opinions both concluded that Plaintiffs “total commissioned service” should have been computed under 10 U.S.C. § 6338 (b), as amended in 1968, but not for the reasons advanced by 2010 NPC Op.”
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