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1999 U.S. Code
Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 41 - NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER I - ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION
Sec. 2402 - Administrator for Nuclear Security

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 41 - NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER I - ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION
Sec. 2402 - Administrator for Nuclear Security
Containssection 2402
Date1999
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 23, 2000
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 106-65, div. C, title XXXII, §3212, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 957.
Statutes at Large Reference113 Stat. 957
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 106-65


§2402. Administrator for Nuclear Security (a) In general

(1) There is at the head of the Administration an Administrator for Nuclear Security (in this chapter referred to as the “Administrator”).

(2) Pursuant to subsection (c) of section 7132 of title 42, the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy serves as the Administrator.

(b) Functions

The Administrator has authority over, and is responsible for, all programs and activities of the Administration (except for the functions of the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors specified in the Executive order referred to in section 2406(b) of this title), including the following:

(1) Strategic management.

(2) Policy development and guidance.

(3) Budget formulation, guidance, and execution, and other financial matters.

(4) Resource requirements determination and allocation.

(5) Program management and direction.

(6) Safeguards and security.

(7) Emergency management.

(8) Integrated safety management.

(9) Environment, safety, and health operations.

(10) Administration of contracts, including the management and operations of the nuclear weapons production facilities and the national security laboratories.

(11) Intelligence.

(12) Counterintelligence.

(13) Personnel, including the selection, appointment, distribution, supervision, establishing of compensation, and separation of personnel in accordance with subchapter III of this chapter.

(14) Procurement of services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5.

(15) Legal matters.

(16) Legislative affairs.

(17) Public affairs.

(18) Liaison with other elements of the Department of Energy and with other Federal agencies, State, tribal, and local governments, and the public.

(c) Procurement authority

The Administrator is the senior procurement executive for the Administration for the purposes of section 414(3) of title 41.

(d) Policy authority

The Administrator may establish Administration-specific policies, unless disapproved by the Secretary of Energy.

(Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, §3212, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 957.)

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in title 42 section 7132.

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