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42 U.S.C. § 7158 — Transfers from Department of Commerce
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There are transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary all functions of the Secretary of Commerce, the Department of Commerce, and officers and components of that Department, as relate to or are utilized by the Office of Energy Programs, but limited to industrial energy conservation programs.
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There are transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary all functions of the Secretary of Commerce, the Department of Commerce, and officers and components of that Department, as relate to or are utilized by the Office of Energy Programs, but limited to industrial energy conservation programs.
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The provisions of Executive Order Numbered 12344, dated February 1, 1982, pertaining to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, shall remain in force until changed by law.
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There is established within the Commission—
**(a) Program divisions; appointment and powers of Assistant General Manager and Division Directors** a Division of Military Application and such other program divisions (not to exceed ten in number) as the Commission may determine to the necessary to the discharge of its responsibilities, including a division or divisions the primary responsibilities of which include the development and application of civilian uses of atomic energy. The Division of Military Application shall be under the direction of an Assistant General Manager for Military Application, who shall be appointed by the Commission and shall be an active commissioned officer of the Armed Forces serving in general or flag officer rank or grade, as appropriate. Each other program division shall be under the direction of a Director who shall be appointed by the Commission. The Commission shall require each such division to exercise such of the Commission’s administrative and executive powers as the Commission may determine;
**(b) General Counsel** an Office of the General Counsel under the direction of the General Counsel who shall be appointed by the Commission; and
**(c) Inspection Division; duties** an Inspection Division under the direction of a Director who shall be appointed by the Commission. The Inspection Division shall be responsible for gathering information to show whether or not the contractors, licensees, and officers and employees of the Commission are complying with the provisions of this chapter (except those provisions for which the Federal Bureau of Investigation is responsible) and the appropriate rules and regulations of the Commission.
**(d) Executive management positions; appointment; removal** such other executive management positions (no
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**(a) Regulations required**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall promulgate regulations for industrial and construction health and safety at Department of Energy facilities that are operated by contractors covered by agreements of indemnification under [section 2210(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2210/d&num=0&edition=prelim), after public notice and opportunity for comment under [section 553 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section553&num=0&edition=prelim) (commonly known as the “Administrative Procedure Act”). Such regulations shall, subject to paragraph (3), provide a level of protection for workers at such facilities that is substantially equivalent to the level of protection currently provided to such workers at such facilities.
(2) **Applicability** — The regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) shall not apply to any facility that is a component of, or any activity conducted under, the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program provided for under Executive Order No. 12344, dated February 1, 1982 (as in force pursuant to section 1634 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98–525)).
(3) **Flexibility** — In promulgating the regulations under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include flexibility—
(A) to tailor implementation of such regulations to reflect activities and hazards associated with a particular work environment;
(B) to take into account special circumstances at a facility that is, or is expected to be, permanently closed and that is expected to be demolished, or title to which is expected to be transferred to another entity for reuse; and
(C) to achieve national security missions of the Department of Energy in
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**(a) Abolition of Atomic Energy Commission** The Atomic Energy Commission is hereby abolished. Sections 2031 and 2032 of this title are repealed.
**(b) Transfer or lapse of functions of Atomic Energy Commission** All other functions of the Commission, the Chairman and members of the Commission, and the officers and components of the Commission are hereby transferred or allowed to lapse pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
**(c) Functions of Atomic Energy Commission transferred to Administrator** There are hereby transferred to and vested in the Administrator all functions of the Atomic Energy Commission, the Chairman and members of the Commission, and the officers and components of the Commission, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
**(d) Transfer of General Advisory Committee, Patent Compensation Board, and Divisions of Military Application and Naval Reactors to Administration** The General Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 2036 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, the Patent Compensation Board established pursuant to [section 2187 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2187&num=0&edition=prelim), and the Divisions of Military Application and Naval Reactors established pursuant to [section 2035 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2035&num=0&edition=prelim), are transferred to the Energy Research and Development Administration and the functions of the Commission with respect thereto, and with respect to relations with the Military Liaison Committee established by section 2037 1 of this title, are transferred to the Administrator.
**(e) Transfer to Administrator of certain functions of Secretary of the Interior
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**(a) Beryllium** A covered beryllium employee shall, in the absence of substantial evidence to the contrary, be determined to have been exposed to beryllium in the performance of duty for the purposes of the compensation program if, and only if, the covered beryllium employee was—
(1) employed at a Department of Energy facility; or
(2) present at a Department of Energy facility, or a facility owned and operated by a beryllium vendor, because of employment by the United States, a beryllium vendor, or a contractor or subcontractor of the Department of Energy,
during a period when beryllium dust, particles, or vapor may have been present at such facility.
**(b) Cancer** An individual with cancer specified in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of section 7384l(9)(B)(ii) of this title shall be determined to have sustained that cancer in the performance of duty for purposes of the compensation program if, and only if, the cancer specified in that subclause was at least as likely as not related to employment at the facility specified in that subclause, as determined in accordance with the guidelines established under subsection (c).
**(c) Guidelines**
(1) For purposes of the compensation program, the President shall by regulation establish guidelines for making the determinations required by subsection (b).
(2) The President shall establish such guidelines after technical review by the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health under section 7384o of this title.
(3) Such guidelines shall—
(A) be based on the radiation dose received by the employee (or a group of employees performing similar work) at such facility and the upper 99 percent confidence interval of the probability of causation in the radioepidemiological tables published under section 7(b) of the Orphan Dr
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**(a) In general**
(1) There is in the Administration a Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors. The director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program provided for under the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order shall serve as the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors.
(2) Within the Department of Energy, the Deputy Administrator shall report to the Secretary of Energy through the Administrator and shall have direct access to the Secretary and other senior officials in the Department.
**(b) Duties** The Deputy Administrator shall be assigned the responsibilities, authorities, and accountability for all functions of the Office of Naval Reactors under the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order.
**(c) Effect on Executive Order** Except as otherwise specified in this section and notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the provisions of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order remain in full force and effect until changed by law.
**(d) Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order** As used in this section, the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order is Executive Order No. 12344, dated February 1, 1982 ([42 U.S.C. 7158](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7158&num=0&edition=prelim) note) 11 See References in Text note below. (as in force pursuant to section 1634 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98–525; [42 U.S.C. 7158](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7158&num=0&edition=prelim) note)).1
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 7158
section 304 of the Energy Conservation Stand-
ards for New Buildings Act of 1976 [42 U.S.C.
6833], to develop and promulgate energy con-
servation standards for new buildings. The Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development shall
provide the Secretary with any necessary tech-
nical assistance in the development of such
standards. All other responsibilities, pursuant to
title III of the Energy Conservation and Produc-
tion Act [42 U.S.C. 6831 et seq.], shall remain
with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, except that the Secretary shall be kept
fully and currently informed of the implementa-
tion of the promulgated standards.
(b) There is hereby transferred to, and vested
in, the Secretary the functions vested in the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
pursuant to section 1701z–8 of title 12.
(Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 304, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat.
580.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Energy Conservation and Production Act, re-
ferred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 94–385, Aug. 14, 1976,
90 Stat. 1125. Title III of the Energy Conservation and
Production Act, known as the Energy Conservation
Standards for New Buildings Act of 1976, is classified
generally to subchapter II (§ 6831 et seq.) of chapter 81
of this title. For complete classification of the Energy
Conservation and Production Act and the Energy
Standards for New Buildings Act of 1976 to the Code,
see Short Title note set out under section 6801 of this
title and Tables.
§ 7155. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b), July 5,
1994, 108 Stat. 1379
Section, Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 306, Aug. 4, 1977, 91
Stat. 581, transferred to Secretary the functions set
forth in Interstate Commerce Act and vested by law i
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