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Reimbursement of National Guard for research, development, test, and evaluation expenses

Division A · Title II: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION · Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

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Funds allocated for research, development, testing, and evaluation in the Department of Defense can be used to reimburse the National Guard and other reserve components for pay and expenses when they support these projects due to their skills or availability. This does not change existing personnel and training rules or allow reserve members to independently carry out research and development projects.

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Section Text · Sec. 224.
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(a) Availability

Amounts authorized to be appropriated after the date of the enactment of this Act for the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances, and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the reserve components of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard, in cases in which members of the such reserve components provide support to research, development, test, and evaluation projects in which their involvement furthers the project because of a member’s or unit’s availability, qualifications, experience, or education.

(b) Rule of construction

Nothing in this section shall be construed—

(1)

to authorize a deviation from established personnel and training procedures of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard; or

(2)

to authorize the direct engagement of members or units of such components to conduct independent research, development, test, and evaluation projects.