### Question
How is the "defense laboratory" defined?


### Answer
The term **defense laboratory** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 4832* as follows -

> any laboratory owned or operated by the Department of Defense that carries out research in fiscal year 1993 in an amount in excess of $50,000,000

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 4832*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART V-ACQUISITION > Subpart I-Defense Industrial Base > CHAPTER 383-DEVELOPMENT, APPLICATION, AND SUPPORT OF DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGIES**

