42 U.S.C. § 2286k — Inspector General

Page 5556 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 2286i ural Resources of the Senate pursuant to section 2286e(a) of this title, the Board shall submit at the same time a copy thereof to such commit- tees. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 320, as added Pub. L. 103–160, div. C, title XXXII, § 3202(a)(2), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1959; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXII, § 3202(e), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2220.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 320 of act Aug. 1, 1946, was renumbered section 321 and is classified to section 2286i of this title. AMENDMENTS 2013—Pub. L. 112–239 substituted ‘‘submitted to the Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Armed Services, Appropria- tions, and Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen- ate’’ for ‘‘submitted to the Congress’’ and ‘‘such com- mittees.’’ for ‘‘the Congress.’’ § 2286i. Annual authorization of appropriations Authorizations of appropriations for the Board for fiscal years beginning after fiscal year 1989 shall be provided annually in authorization Acts. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 321, formerly § 320, as added Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XIV, § 1441(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2084; renum- bered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944; renumbered § 321, Pub. L. 103–160, div. C, title XXXII, § 3202(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1959.) § 2286j. Procurement of inspector general serv- ices Within 90 days of December 23, 2011, the De- fense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board shall enter into an agreement for inspector general services with the Office of Inspector General for the Nu- clear Regulatory Commission for fiscal years 2012 and 2013: Provided, That at the expiration of such agreement, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board shall procure inspector general services annually thereafter. (Pub. L. 112–74, div. B, title IV, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 880.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropria- tions Act, 2012, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter. § 2286k. Inspector General (a) In general The Inspector General of the Nuclear Regu- latory Commission shall serve as the Inspector General of the Board, in accordance with chap- ter 4 of title 5. (b) Budget In the budget materials submitted to the President by the Board in connection with the submission to Congress, pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, of the budget for each fiscal year, the Board shall ensure that a separate, dedicated procurement line item is designated for the services of an Inspector General under sub- section (a). (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 322, as added Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXII, § 3202(f)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2220; amended Pub. L. 113–291, div. C, title XXXII, § 3202, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3902; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(80), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4351.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5.’’ for ‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ 2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–291 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as fol- lows: ‘‘Not later than October 1, 2013, the Board shall enter into an agreement with an agency of the Federal Government to procure the services of the Inspector General of such agency for the Board, in accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). Such Inspector General shall have expertise relating to the mission of the Board.’’ § 2286l. Authority of Inspector General Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is authorized to exercise the same authorities with respect to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, as determined by the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as the Inspector General exercises under chapter 4 of title 5 with respect to the Nu- clear Regulatory Commission. (Pub. L. 113–235, div. D, title IV, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2330; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(81), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4351.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the appropriation act cited in the credit of this section, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chap- ter. AMENDMENTS 2022—Pub. L. 117–286 substituted ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5’’ for ‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SIMILAR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to the text of this section were contained in the following prior appropriation act: Pub. L. 113–76, div. D, title IV, § 401, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 182. SUBCHAPTER XVIII—EURATOM COOPERATION § 2291. Definitions As used in this subchapter— (a) ‘‘The Community’’ means the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM). (b) The ‘‘Commission’’ means the Atomic En- ergy Commission, as established by the Atomic