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42 U.S.C. § 7254 — Reorganization
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**(a)** Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to establish, alter, consolidate or discontinue such organizational units or components within the Department as he may deem to be necessary or appropriate. Such authority shall not extend to the abolition of organizational units or components established by this chapter, or to the transfer of functions vested by this chapter in any organizational unit or component.
**(b)** The authority of the Secretary to establish, abolish, alter, consolidate, or discontinue any organizational unit or component of the National Nuclear Security Administration is governed by the provisions of [section 2409 of title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2409&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c)** The authority of the Secretary under subsection (a) does not apply to the National Nuclear Security Administration. The corresponding authority that applies to the Administration is set forth in section 2402(e) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 50.
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**(a)** Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to establish, alter, consolidate or discontinue such organizational units or components within the Department as he may deem to be necessary or appropriate. Such authority shall not extend to the abolition of organizational units or components established by this chapter, or to the transfer of functions vested by this chapter in any organizational unit or component.
**(b)** The authority of the Secretary to establish, abolish, alter, consolidate, or discontinue any organizational unit or component of the National Nuclear Security Administration is governed by the provisions of [section 2409 of title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2409&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c)** The authority of the Secretary under subsection (a) does not apply to the National Nuclear Security Administration. The corresponding authority that applies to the Administration is set forth in section 2402(e) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 50.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Sections 7386 to 7386k, Pub. L. 107–314, div. C, title XXXVI, §§ 3620–3631, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2756–2762, were renumbered sections 4701 to 4712, respectively, of Pub. L. 107–314 by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(j)(2)(A)–(C), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1781, and were formerly classified to sections 2741 to 2752, respectively, of Title 50, War and National Defense. See sections 6271 to 6283, repsectively, of Title 10, Armed Forces.
Section 7386 related to definitions for purposes of former sections 7386 to 7386k of this title.
Section 7386a related to reprogramming of amounts appropriated pursuant to a Department of Energy national security authorization.
Section 7386b related to minor construction projects.
Section 7386c related to limits on construction projects.
Section 7386d related to fund transfer authority.
Section 7386e related to conceptual and construction design.
Section 7386f related to authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities.
Section 7386g related to scope of authority to carry out plant projects.
Section 7386h related to availability of funds.
Section 7386i related to transfer of defense environmental management funds.
Section 7386j related to transfer of weapons activities funds.
Section 7386k related to funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy.
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Notwithstanding the authority granted by [section 7253 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7253&num=0&edition=prelim) or any other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy may not establish, abolish, alter, consolidate, or discontinue any organizational unit or component, or transfer any function, of the Administration, except as authorized by subsection (b) or (c) of [section 2481 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2481&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7132&num=0&edition=prelim), 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2406/b&num=0&edition=prelim)), 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 and Nuclear Emergency Support Team capabilities, including all field-deployed and remote technical support to public health and safety missions, countering weapons of mass destruction operations, technical and operational nuclear forensics, and responses to United States nuclear weapon accidents.
(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, supervi
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Page 7087
TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 7256
Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(2) [title III, § 314(b)(2)], added
subsec. (b) relating to authority of Secretary as to Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration.
§ 7254. Rules and regulations
The Secretary is authorized to prescribe such
procedural and administrative rules and regula-
tions as he may deem necessary or appropriate
to administer and manage the functions now or
hereafter vested in him.
(Pub. L. 95–91, title VI, § 644, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat.
599.)
§ 7255. Subpoena
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions
of this chapter, the Secretary, or his duly au-
thorized agent or agents, shall have the same
powers and authorities as the Federal Trade
Commission under section 49 of title 15 with re-
spect to all functions vested in, or transferred or
delegated to, the Secretary or such agents by
this chapter. For purposes of carrying out its re-
sponsibilities under the Natural Gas Policy Act
of 1978 [15 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.], the Commission
shall have the same powers and authority as the
Secretary has under this section.
(Pub. L. 95–91, title VI, § 645, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat.
599; Pub. L. 95–621, title V, § 508(a), Nov. 9, 1978,
92 Stat. 3408.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original
‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 95–91, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat.
565, known as the Department of Energy Organization
Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 7101 of this title
and Tables.
The Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, referred to in
text, is Pub. L. 95–621, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3350, which
is classified generally to chapter 60 (§ 3301 et seq.)
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