2000 U.S. Code
Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 41 - NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER I - ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION
Sec. 2404 - Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE CHAPTER 41 - NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUBCHAPTER I - ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION Sec. 2404 - Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs |
| Contains | section 2404 |
| Date | 2000 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 2, 2001 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 106-65, div. C, title XXXII, §3214, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 959. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 113 Stat. 959 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 106-65 |
§2404. Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs (a) In general
There is in the Administration a Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) DutiesSubject to the authority, direction, and control of the Administrator, the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Administrator may prescribe, including the following:
(1) Maintaining and enhancing the safety, reliability, and performance of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, including the ability to design, produce, and test, in order to meet national security requirements.
(2) Directing, managing, and overseeing the nuclear weapons production facilities and the national security laboratories.
(3) Directing, managing, and overseeing assets to respond to incidents involving nuclear weapons and materials.
(c) Relationship to laboratories and facilitiesThe head of each national security laboratory and nuclear weapons production facility shall, consistent with applicable contractual obligations, report to the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs.
(Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, §3214, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 959.)
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