Reinvest laboratory and test-organization funds in innovation, transition, people and minor infrastructure
- Objective
- Develop a technology
- Family / instrument
- Research, innovation and experimentation · Laboratory investment
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Secretary of Defense establishes mechanisms; directors exercise discretion in consultation with Service S&T executive
- Executor · routing lead
- Laboratory/test organization and supporting fiscal/contracting staff
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
2–4% of available funds under established mechanisms.
Infrastructure must meet §2805(d)/ §2811 applicable cost rules and pre-use congressional notification.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
Funds already available to lab/test organization; fees limited to 4% of performance costs.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
A flexible internal investment mechanism, not unlimited new MILCON authority or off-budget money.
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementProcess sourced
Program process, audience and dated intake check (2026-10-04)
Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Express statutory pathway; award-specific appropriations, available balances, delegations, implementation and approvals not independently verified.
Actor sources
- TRMC — test infrastructure coordination and investment programs · Official replacement page
- 10 U.S.C. 4123 as amended by FY26 NDAA §212
Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.