50 U.S.C. § 2703 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title

Page 488 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 2703 (2)(A) If a contractor fails to comply with an order issued under paragraph (1)(B), the Sec- retary may file an action for enforcement of the order in the appropriate United States district court. (B) In any action brought under subparagraph (A), the court may grant appropriate relief, in- cluding injunctive relief and compensatory and exemplary damages. (l) Relationship to other laws The protections provided by this section are independent of, and not subject to any limita- tions that may be provided in, the Whistle- blower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–12; 103 Stat. 16) or any other law that may provide protection for disclosures of information by em- ployees of the Department of Energy or of a con- tractor of the Department. (m) Annual report (1) Not later than 30 days after the commence- ment of each fiscal year, the Director shall sub- mit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the in- vestigations undertaken under subsection (j)(1)(B) during the preceding fiscal year, includ- ing a summary of the results of each such inves- tigation. (2) A report under paragraph (1) may not iden- tify or otherwise provide any information about an individual submitting a complaint under this section without the consent of the individual. (Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4602, for- merly Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, § 3164, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 946; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4602, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(i)(3), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1776; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(g)(2), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1079.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, referred to in subsec. (l), is Pub. L. 101–12, Apr. 10, 1989, 103 Stat. 16, which enacted subchapters II (§ 1211 et seq.) and III (§ 1221 et seq.) of chapter 12 and section 3352 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, amended sections 1201 to 1206, 1209, 1211, 2302, 2303, 3393, 7502, 7512, 7521, 7542, 7701, and 7703 of Title 5 and section 4139 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, repealed sections 1207 and 1208 of Title 5, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 1201, 1211, and 5509 of Title 5. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1989 Amendment note set out under section 1201 of Title 5 and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 7239 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to re- numbering by Pub. L. 108–136. AMENDMENTS 2013—Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 113–66, § 3146(g)(2)(A), sub- stituted ‘‘Public Law 101–12; 103 Stat. 16’’ for ‘‘Public Law 101–512’’. Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 113–66, § 3146(g)(2)(B), struck out subsec. (n). Text read as follows: ‘‘Not later than De- cember 5, 1999, the Secretary shall submit to the Com- mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com- mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representa- tives a report describing the implementation of the program required by this section.’’ 2003—Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 108–136, § 3141(i)(3)(D), sub- stituted ‘‘December 5, 1999,’’ for ‘‘60 days after October 5, 1999,’’. § 2703. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(g)(3)(A), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1079 Section, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4603, for- merly Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXI, § 3136], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–458; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4603, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(i)(4), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1777, related to employee incentives for employ- ees at closure project facilities. § 2704. Department of Energy defense nuclear fa- cilities workforce restructuring plan (a) In general Upon determination that a change in the workforce at a defense nuclear facility is nec- essary, the Secretary of Energy shall develop a plan for restructuring the workforce for the de- fense nuclear facility that takes into account— (1) the reconfiguration of the defense nuclear facility; and (2) the plan for the nuclear weapons stock- pile that is the most recently prepared plan at the time of the development of the plan re- ferred to in this subsection. (b) Consultation (1) In developing a plan referred to in sub- section (a), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Labor, appropriate representatives of local and national collective-bargaining units of individuals employed at Department of En- ergy defense nuclear facilities, appropriate rep- resentatives of departments and agencies of State and local governments, appropriate rep- resentatives of State and local institutions of higher education, and appropriate representa- tives of community groups in communities af- fected by the restructuring plan. (2) The Secretary shall determine appropriate representatives of the units, governments, insti- tutions, and groups referred to in paragraph (1). (c) Objectives In preparing the plan required under sub- section (a), the Secretary shall be guided by the following objectives: (1) Changes in the workforce at a Depart- ment of Energy defense nuclear facility— (A) should be accomplished so as to mini- mize social and economic impacts; (B) should be made only after the provi- sion of notice of such changes not later than 120 days before the commencement of such changes to such employees and the commu- nities in which such facilities are located; and (C) should be accomplished, when possible, through the use of retraining, early retire- ment, attrition, and other options that mini- mize layoffs. (2) Employees whose employment in posi- tions at such facilities is terminated shall, to the extent practicable, receive preference in any hiring of the Department of Energy (con-