2020 US Code
Title 50 - War and National Defense
Chapter 41 - National Nuclear Security Administration
Subchapter VI - Definitions
Sec. 2471 - Definitions

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Citation 50 U.S.C. § 2471 (2020)
Section Name §2471. Definitions
Section Text

For purposes of this chapter:

(1) The term "national security laboratory" means any of the following:

(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.

(B) Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Livermore, California.

(C) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California.


(2) The term "nuclear weapons production facility" means any of the following:

(A) The Kansas City National Security Campus, Kansas City, Missouri.

(B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.

(C) The Y–12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

(D) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.

(E) The Nevada National Security Site, Nevada.

(F) Any facility of the Department of Energy that the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator and Congress, determines to be consistent with the mission of the Administration.


(3) The term "classified information" means any information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order No. 12333 of December 4, 1981 ([former] 50 U.S.C. 401 note) [now 50 U.S.C. 3001 note], Executive Order No. 12958 of April 17, 1995 ([former] 50 U.S.C. 435 note), or successor orders, to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated.

(4) The term "Restricted Data" has the meaning given such term in section 2014(y) of title 42.

(5) The term "congressional defense committees" means—

(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.


(6) The term "nuclear security enterprise" means the physical facilities, technology, and human capital of the national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production facilities.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, §3281, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 968; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, §3132(a)(3), (d)(3), (4), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2185, 2187; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, §3145(i), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1072; Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXI, §3139(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1962.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this title", meaning title XXXII of div. C of Pub. L. 106–65, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 953, as amended, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title XXXII to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2401 of this title and Tables.

Executive Order No. 12958, referred to in par. (3), which was formerly set out as a note under section 435 (now section 3161) of this title, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 13526, §6.2(g), Dec. 29, 2009, 75 F.R. 731.

AMENDMENTS

2019—Par. (2)(A). Pub. L. 116–92 substituted "National Security Campus" for "Plant".

2013—Par. (2)(C). Pub. L. 112–239, §3132(d)(3)(A), substituted "Y–12 National Security Complex" for "Y–12 Plant".

Par. (2)(D). Pub. L. 112–239, §3132(d)(3)(B), struck out "tritium operations facilities at the" before "Savannah River Site".

Par. (2)(E). Pub. L. 112–239, §3132(d)(4), substituted "Nevada National Security Site" for "Nevada Test Site".

Par. (2)(F). Pub. L. 113–66 substituted "Congress" for "the Congress".

Par. (6). Pub. L. 112–239, §3132(a)(3), added par. (6).

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Mar. 1, 2000, see section 3299 of Pub. L. 106–65, set out as a note under section 2401 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, 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 VI - DEFINITIONS
Sec. 2471 - Definitions
Contains section 2471
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Presidential Document Number References Executive Order 12333, Executive Order 12958, Executive Order 12958
Statutes at Large References 113 Stat. 968, 953
126 Stat. 2185
127 Stat. 1072
133 Stat. 1962
Public Law References Public Law 106-65, Public Law 112-239, Public Law 113-66, Public Law 116-92
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