50 U.S.C. § 2543 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title

Page 453 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 2544 the nuclear weapons acquisition process or phase 6.3 of a nuclear weapons life extension program. (d) Definition In this section, the term ‘‘earned value man- agement national standard’’ means the most re- cent version of the EIA-748 Earned Value Man- agement System Standard published by the Na- tional Defense Industrial Association. (Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4224, as added Pub. L. 116–283, div. C, title XXXI, § 3112(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4377.) PART B—TRITIUM § 2541. Tritium production program (a) Establishment of program The Secretary of Energy shall establish a trit- ium production program that is capable of meet- ing the tritium requirements of the United States for nuclear weapons. (b) Location of tritium production facility The Secretary shall locate any new tritium production facility of the Department of Energy at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina. (c) In-reactor tests The Secretary may perform in-reactor tests of tritium target rods as part of the activities car- ried out under the commercial light water reac- tor program. (Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4231, for- merly Pub. L. 104–106, div. C, title XXXI, § 3133, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 618; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4231, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(16), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1761; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(h), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2182; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(c)(11)(A), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1075.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly set out as a note under section 2121 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 108–136. Subsec. (b) of section 2543 of this title, which was transferred to the end of this section and redesignated subsec. (c) by Pub. L. 113–66, § 3146(c)(11)(A), was based on Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4233, formerly Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXI, § 3133(c), (d), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2830; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4233, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(18), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1761. AMENDMENTS 2013—Pub. L. 112–239 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to tritium production program. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–66 transferred subsec. (b) of section 2543 of this title to the end of this section and redesignated it subsec. (c). See Codification note above. 2003—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 108–136, § 3141(e)(16)(D)(i), substituted ‘‘February 10, 1996’’ for ‘‘the date of the en- actment of this Act’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–136, § 3141(e)(16)(D)(ii), in- serted ‘‘of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106)’’ after ‘‘section 3101’’. Subsecs. (d)(2)(B), (e). Pub. L. 108–136, § 3141(e)(16)(D)(i), substituted ‘‘February 10, 1996’’ for ‘‘the date of the enactment of this Act’’. § 2542. Tritium recycling (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), the fol- lowing activities shall be carried out at the Sa- vannah River Site, South Carolina: (1) All tritium recycling for weapons, includ- ing tritium refitting. (2) All activities regarding tritium formerly carried out at the Mound Plant, Ohio. (b) Exception The following activities may be carried out at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mex- ico: (1) Research on tritium. (2) Work on tritium in support of the defense inertial confinement fusion program. (3) Provision of technical assistance to the Savannah River Site regarding the weapons surveillance program. (Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4232, for- merly Pub. L. 104–106, div. C, title XXXI, § 3136, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 620; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4232, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(17), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1761.) § 2543. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(c)(11)(B), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1075 Section, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4233, for- merly Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXI, § 3133(c), (d), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2830; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4233, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(18), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1761; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(c)(11)(A), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1075, related to tritium produc- tion. § 2544. Modernization and consolidation of trit- ium recycling facilities The Secretary of Energy shall carry out ac- tivities at the Savannah River Site, South Caro- lina, to— (1) modernize and consolidate the facilities for recycling tritium from weapons; and (2) provide a modern tritium extraction fa- cility so as to ensure that such facilities have a capacity to recycle tritium from weapons that is adequate to meet the requirements for tritium for weapons specified in the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum. (Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4234, for- merly Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXI, § 3134, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2830; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4234, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(19), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1762; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(i), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2182.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2013—Pub. L. 112–239 struck out subsec. (a) designa- tion and heading ‘‘In general’’ and struck out subsec. (b), which limited funding to $9,000,000 for activities under subsec. (a). 2003—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–136, § 3141(e)(19)(D), in- serted ‘‘of the National Defense Authorization Act for