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50 U.S.C. § 2410 — Status of Administration and contractor personnel within Department of Energy
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**(a) Status of Administration personnel** Each officer or employee of the Administration—
(1) shall be responsible to and subject to the authority, direction, and control of—
(A) the Secretary acting through the Administrator and consistent with [section 7132(c)(3) of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7132/c/3&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) the Administrator; or
(C) the Administrator’s designee within the Administration; and
(2) shall not be responsible to, or subject to the authority, direction, or control of, any other officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Energy.
**(b) Status of contractor personnel** Each officer or employee of a contractor of the Administration shall not be responsible to, or subject to the authority, direction, or control of, any officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Energy who is not an employee of the Administration, except for the Secretary of Energy consistent with [section 7132(c)(3) of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7132/c/3&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Construction of section** Subsections (a) and (b) may not be interpreted to in any way preclude or interfere with the communication of technical findings derived from, and in accord with, duly authorized activities between—
(1) the head, or any contractor employee, of a national security laboratory or of a nuclear weapons production facility; and
(2) the Department of Energy, the President, or Congress.
**(d) Prohibition on dual office holding** Except in accordance with sections 2402(a)(2) and 2406(a)(1) of this title:
(1) An individual may not concurrently hold or carry out the responsibilities of—
(A) a position within the Administration; and
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**(a) Status of Administration personnel** Each officer or employee of the Administration—
(1) shall be responsible to and subject to the authority, direction, and control of—
(A) the Secretary acting through the Administrator and consistent with [section 7132(c)(3) of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7132/c/3&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) the Administrator; or
(C) the Administrator’s designee within the Administration; and
(2) shall not be responsible to, or subject to the authority, direction, or control of, any other officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Energy.
**(b) Status of contractor personnel** Each officer or employee of a contractor of the Administration shall not be responsible to, or subject to the authority, direction, or control of, any officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Energy who is not an employee of the Administration, except for the Secretary of Energy consistent with [section 7132(c)(3) of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7132/c/3&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Construction of section** Subsections (a) and (b) may not be interpreted to in any way preclude or interfere with the communication of technical findings derived from, and in accord with, duly authorized activities between—
(1) the head, or any contractor employee, of a national security laboratory or of a nuclear weapons production facility; and
(2) the Department of Energy, the President, or Congress.
**(d) Prohibition on dual office holding** Except in accordance with sections 2402(a)(2) and 2406(a)(1) of this title:
(1) An individual may not concurrently hold or carry out the responsibilities of—
(A) a position within the Administration; and
(B) a position within the Department of Energy not within the Administration.
(2) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year may be used to pay, to an individual who concurrently holds or carries out the responsibilities of a position specified in paragraph (1)(A) and a position specified in paragraph (1)(B), the basic pay, salary, or other compensation relating to any such position.
**(e) Status of intelligence and counterintelligence personnel** Notwithstanding the restrictions of subsections (a) and (b), each officer or employee of the Administration, or of a contractor of the Administration, who is carrying out activities related to intelligence or counterintelligence shall, in carrying out those activities, be subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Energy or the Secretary’s delegate.
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**(a) In general**
(1) There is in the Administration a Principal Deputy Administrator, who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) The Principal Deputy Administrator shall be appointed from among persons who have extensive background in organizational management and are well qualified to manage the nuclear weapons, infrastructure construction and maintenance, nonproliferation, and materials disposition programs of the Administration in a manner that advances and protects the national security of the United States.
**(b) Duties** Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Administrator, the Principal Deputy Administrator shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Administrator may prescribe, including the coordination of activities among the elements of the Administration. The Principal Deputy Administrator shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Administrator when the Administrator is disabled or the position of Administrator is vacant.
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**(a) Establishment** There is established within the Department of Energy a separately organized agency to be known as the National Nuclear Security Administration (in this chapter referred to as the “Administration”).
**(b) Mission** The mission of the Administration shall be the following:
(1) To enhance United States national security through the military application of nuclear energy.
(2) To support the deterrence of strategic attacks against the United States by maintaining and enhancing the performance, reliability, security, and safety of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, including the ability to design, produce, and test nuclear weapons as necessary in order to meet national security requirements.
(3) To provide the United States Navy with safe, militarily effective nuclear propulsion plants and to ensure the safe and reliable operation of those plants.
(4) To promote international nuclear safety and nonproliferation.
(5) To reduce global danger from weapons of mass destruction.
(6) To support United States leadership in science and technology.
**(c) Operations and activities to be carried out consistently with certain principles** In carrying out the mission of the Administration, the Administrator shall ensure that all operations and activities of the Administration are consistent with the principles of—
(1) fulfilling, to the maximum extent possible, the requirements for nuclear weapons of the Department of Defense;
(2) protecting the environment;
(3) safeguarding the safety and health of the public and of the workforce of the Administration; and
(4) ensuring the security of the nuclear weapons, nuclear material, and classified information in the custody of the Administration.
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**(a) In General.—** The Administrator shall establish a management structure for the nuclear security enterprise in accordance with the National Nuclear Security Administration Act ([50 U.S.C. 2401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
**(b) National Nuclear Security Administration Council.—**
(1) The Administrator shall establish a council to be known as the “National Nuclear Security Administration Council”. The Council may advise the Administrator on—
(A) scientific and technical issues relating to policy matters;
(B) operational concerns;
(C) strategic planning;
(D) the development of priorities relating to the mission and operations of the Administration and the nuclear security enterprise; and
(E) such other matters as the Administrator determines appropriate.
(2) The Council shall be composed of the directors of the national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production facilities.
(3) The Council may provide the Administrator or the Secretary of Energy recommendations—
(A) for improving the governance, management, effectiveness, and efficiency of the Administration; and
(B) relating to any other matter in accordance with paragraph (1).
(4) Not later than 60 days after the date on which any recommendation under paragraph (3) is received, the Administrator or the Secretary, as the case may be, shall respond to the Council with respect to whether such recommendation will be implemented and the reasoning for implementing or not implementing such recommendation.
**(c) Rule of Construction.—** This section may not be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary of Energy, in carrying out national security programs, with respect to the management,
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 2410
1 See References in Text note below.
(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 Pro-
pulsion Executive Order is Executive Order No.
12344, dated February 1, 1982 (42 U.S.C. 7158
note) 1 (as in force pursuant to section 1634 of the
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985
(Public Law 98–525; 42 U.S.C. 7158 note)).1
(Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3216, Oct. 5,
1999, 113 Stat. 959.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Executive Order No. 12344, referred to in subsec. (d),
is set out as a note under section 2511 of this title.
Section 1634 of the Department of Defense Authoriza-
tion Act, 1985 (Public Law 98–525), referred to in subsec.
(d), was formerly set out as a note under section 7158 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and was re-
numbered section 4101 of Pub. L. 107–314, the Bob Stump
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2003, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(d)(2),
Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1757. Section 4101 of Pub. L.
107–314 is classified to section 2511 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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.
§ 2407. General Counsel
There is a General Counsel of the Administra-
tion. The General Counsel is the chief legal offi-
cer of the Administration.
(Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3217, Oct. 5,
1999,
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