§ 594. Testing authority

Statutory text

In general

The Director shall coordinate with the responsible Federal agency or other entity to facilitate the use by the Office, by its contractors, or by other persons or entities, of existing Government laboratories, centers, ranges, or other testing facilities for the testing of materials, equipment, models, computer software, and other items as may be related to the missions identified in section 592 of this title. Any such use of Government facilities shall be carried out in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and contractual provisions, including those governing security, safety, and environmental protection, including, when applicable, the provisions of section 189 of this title. The Office may direct that private sector entities utilizing Government facilities in accordance with this section pay an appropriate fee to the agency that owns or operates those facilities to defray additional costs to the Government resulting from such use.

Confidentiality of test results

The results of tests performed with services made available shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed outside the Federal Government without the consent of the persons for whom the tests are performed.

Fees

Fees for services made available under this section shall not exceed the amount necessary to recoup the direct and indirect costs involved, such as direct costs of utilities, contractor support, and salaries of personnel that are incurred by the United States to provide for the testing.

Use of fees

Fees received for services made available under this section may be credited to the appropriation from which funds were expended to provide such services.

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.

2006
Homeland Security Act of 2002
Pub. L. 107–296 title XIX § 1925 · 116 Stat. 2135
Enacted · 6 U.S.C. § 594
Pub. L. 107–296, title XIX, § 1925, formerly title XVIII, § 1804, as added Pub. L. 109–347, title V, § 501(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1934
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 107–296, title XIX, § 1925, formerly title XVIII, § 1804, as added Pub. L. 109–347, title V, § 501(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1934
2007
Pub. L. 110–53 § 104(a)(3) · 121 Stat. 266
Changed · 6 U.S.C. § 594(a)
Pub. L. 110–53, § 104(a)(3), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 592 of this title
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–53, § 104(a)(3), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 592 of this title.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(3) 6 USC 594. in section 1904(a), as so redesignated, by striking “section 1802” and inserting “section 1902”;
2018
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115–387 § 2(a)(7) · 132 Stat. 5162
Changed · 6 U.S.C. § 594(a)
Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(7), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 592 of this title
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(7), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 592 of this title.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(7) in section 1925, as redesignated, in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking “section 1902” and inserting “section 1923”;

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments2007–2018 · 2 rounds

2018

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(7), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 592 of this title.

2007

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–53, § 104(a)(3), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 592 of this title.

Credits

2006–2018 · 3 acts

2006Pub. L. 107–296, title XIX, § 1925, formerly title XVIII, § 1804, as added Pub. L. 109–347, title V, § 501(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1934
2007renumbered title XIX, § 1904, and amended Pub. L. 110–53, title I, § 104(a)(1)–(3), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 294
2018renumbered § 1925 and amended Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(5), (7), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5163, 5164.

Show as published

(Pub. L. 107–296, title XIX, § 1925, formerly title XVIII, § 1804, as added Pub. L. 109–347, title V, § 501(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1934; renumbered title XIX, § 1904, and amended Pub. L. 110–53, title I, § 104(a)(1)–(3), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 294; renumbered § 1925 and amended Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(5), (7), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5163, 5164.)