Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part VI · Chapter 608 — Administrative Matters
§ 6354. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or utilization of certain department of energy assets
Statutory text
Purpose.—
The purpose of this section is to encourage the Secretary of Energy to dispose of or otherwise utilize certain assets of the Department of Energy by making available to the Secretary the proceeds of such disposal or utilization for purposes of defraying the costs of such disposal or utilization.
Use of Proceeds to Defray Costs.—
Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, the Secretary may retain from the proceeds of the sale, lease, or disposal of an asset under subsection (c) an amount equal to the cost of the sale, lease, or disposal of the asset. The Secretary shall utilize amounts retained under this paragraph to defray the cost of the sale, lease, or disposal.
For purposes of paragraph (1), the cost of a sale, lease, or disposal shall include—
the cost of administering the sale, lease, or disposal;
the cost of recovering or preparing the asset concerned for the sale, lease, or disposal; and
any other cost associated with the sale, lease, or disposal.
Covered Transactions.—
Subsection (b) applies to the following transactions:
The sale of heavy water at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, that is under the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
The sale of precious metals that are under the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
The lease of buildings and other facilities located at the Hanford Reservation, Washington, that are under the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
The lease of buildings and other facilities located at the Savannah River Site that are under the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
The disposal of equipment and other personal property located at the Rocky Flats Defense Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, that is under the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
The disposal of materials at the National Electronics Recycling Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee that are under the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
Applicability of Disposal Authority.—
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the application of subchapter II of chapter 5 and section 549 of title 40 to the disposal of equipment and other personal property covered by this section.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 119–60 div. C title XXXI § 3111(a) · 139 Stat. 1454
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 6354
(Added and amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), (d)(2)(B), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1454, 1462.)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Added and amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), (d)(2)(B), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1454, 1462.)Pub. L. 119–60 § 3111(d)(2)(B) · 139 Stat. 1454
Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 6354
Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(d)(2)(B), realigned margins
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(d)(2)(B), realigned margins.
0 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 unresolved
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2813 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(d)(2)(B), realigned margins.
Credits
(Added and amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), (d)(2)(B), , 139 Stat. 1454, 1462.)