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10 U.S.C. § 6203 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 6203. River protection project
The tank waste remediation system environmental project, Richland, Washington, including all programs relating to the retrieval and treatment of tank waste at the site at Hanford, Washington, under the management of the Office of River Protection, shall be known and designated as the “River Protection Project”. Any reference to that project in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the River Protection Project.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1400.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 6203 was renumbered section 8283 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2623 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
10 U.S.C. § 6204 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 6204. Notification regarding air release of radioactive or hazardous material
If the Secretary of Energy (or a designee of the Secretary) is notified of an improper release into the air of radioactive or hazardous material above applicable statutory or regulatory limits that resulted from waste generated by atomic energy defense activities at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington, the Secretary (or designee of the Secretary) shall—
(1) not later than two business days after being notified of the release, notify the congressional defense committees of the release; and
(2) not later than seven business days after being notified of the release, provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the release, including—
(A) the cause of the release, if known; and
(B) preliminary plans to address and remediate the release, including associated costs and timelines.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1400.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2627 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
10 U.S.C. § 6211 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 6211. Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level nuclear waste at the Defense Waste Processing Facility, Savannah River Site
The Secretary of Energy shall accelerate the schedule for the isolation of high-level nuclear waste in glass canisters at the Defense Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, if the Secretary determines that the acceleration of such schedule—
(1) will achieve long-term cost savings to the Federal Government; and
(2) could accelerate the removal and isolation of high-level nuclear waste from long-term storage tanks at the site.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1401.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2631 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
10 U.S.C. § 6212 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 6212. Multi-year plan for clean-up
The Secretary of Energy shall develop and implement a multi-year plan for the clean-up of nuclear waste at the Savannah River Site that results, or has resulted, from the following:
(1) Nuclear weapons activities carried out at the site.
(2) The processing, treating, packaging, and disposal of Department of Energy domestic and foreign spent nuclear fuel rods at the site.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1401.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2632 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
10 U.S.C. § 6213 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 6213. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposal of legacy nuclear materials
The Secretary of Energy shall continue operations and maintain a high state of readiness at the H–canyon facility at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, and shall provide technical staff necessary to operate and so maintain such facility.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1401.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2633 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
10 U.S.C. § 6221 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 6221. Prohibition on international inspections of Department of Energy facilities unless protection of restricted data is certified
The Secretary of Energy may not allow an inspection of a national security laboratory or nuclear weapons production facility by the International Atomic Energy Agency until the Secretary certifies to Congress that no Restricted Data will be revealed during such inspection.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1401.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 6221 was renumbered section 8286 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2651 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
10 U.S.C. § 6223 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 6223. Background investigations of certain personnel at Department of Energy facilities
The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that an investigation meeting the requirements of section 145 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2165) is made for each Department of Energy employee, or contractor employee, at a national security laboratory or nuclear weapons production facility who—
(1) carries out duties or responsibilities in or around a location where Restricted Data is present; or
(2) has or may have regular access to a location where Restricted Data is present.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1403.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 6223, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 388; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title III, § 327(b), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1532; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 701(j)(7), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 116, generally prohibited any Navy band or Marine Corps band from competing with civilian musicians, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, § 590(b)(1), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 138. See section 974 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2653 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
10 U.S.C. § 6224 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 6224. Department of Energy counterintelligence polygraph program
(a) New Counterintelligence Polygraph Program Required.—
The Secretary of Energy shall carry out, under regulations prescribed under this section, a new counterintelligence polygraph program for the Department of Energy. The purpose of the new program is to minimize the potential for release or disclosure of classified data, materials, or information.
(b) Authorities and Limitations.—
(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the new counterintelligence polygraph program required by subsection (a) in accordance with the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5 (commonly referred to as the Administrative Procedures Act).
(2) In prescribing regulations for the new program, the Secretary shall take into account the results of the Polygraph Review.
(3) Not later than six months after obtaining the results of the Polygraph Review, the Secretary shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for the new program.
(4) In the event of a counterintelligence investigation, the regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) may ensure that the persons subject to the counterintelligence polygraph program required by subsection (a) include any person who is—
(A) a national of the United States (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) and also a national of a foreign state; and
(B) an employee or contractor who requires access to classified information.
(c) Polygraph Review Defined.—
In this section, the term “Polygraph Review” means the review of the Committee to Review the Scientific Evidence on the Polygraph of the National Academy of Sciences.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), (d)(2)(B), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1403, 1462.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 6224, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 388, provided that members of the United States Navy Band and the United States Marine Corps Band shall lose no allowances while on concert tours approved by the President, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 87–649, § 14c(46), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 501, effective Nov. 1, 1962. See section 425 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2654 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
heading: Amendments
text: 2025—Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(d)(2)(B), realigned margins.
10 U.S.C. § 6226 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 6226. Annual 1 report and certification on status of security of atomic energy defense facilities
(a) Report and Certification on Nuclear Security Enterprise.—
(1) Not later than September 30 of each even-numbered year, the Administrator shall submit to the Secretary of Energy—
(A) a report detailing the status of security at facilities holding Category I and II quantities of special nuclear material that are administered by the Administration; and
(B) written certification that such facilities are secure and that the security measures at such facilities meet the security standards and requirements of the Administration and the Department of Energy.
(2) If the Administrator is unable to make the certification described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a facility, the Administrator shall submit to the Secretary with the matters required by paragraph (1) a corrective action plan for the facility describing—
(A) the deficiency that resulted in the Administrator being unable to make the certification;
(B) the actions to be taken to correct the deficiency; and
(C) timelines for taking such actions.
(3) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the unaltered report, certification, and any corrective action plans submitted by the Administrator under paragraphs (1) and (2) together with any comments of the Secretary.
(b) Report and Certification on Atomic Energy Defense Facilities Not Administered by the Administration.—
(1) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees—
(A) a report detailing the status of the security of atomic energy defense facilities holding Category I and II quantities of special nuclear material that are not administered by the Administration; and
(B) written certification that such facilities are secure and that the security measures at such facilities meet the security standards and requirements of the Department of Energy.
(2) If the Secretary is unable to make the certification described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a facility, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees, together with the matters required by paragraph (1), a corrective action plan describing—
(A) the deficiency that resulted in the Secretary being unable to make the certification;
(B) the actions to be taken to correct the deficiency; and
(C) timelines for taking such actions.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), (d)(2)(B), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1405, 1462.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2657 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
heading: Amendments
text: 2025—Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(d)(2)(B), realigned margins.
10 U.S.C. § 6231 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 6231. Review of certain documents before declassification and release
(a) In General.—
The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that, before a document of the Department of Energy that contains national security information is released or declassified, such document is reviewed to determine whether it contains Restricted Data.
(b) Limitation on Declassification.—
The Secretary may not implement the automatic declassification provisions of Executive Order No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note) if the Secretary determines that such implementation could result in the automatic declassification and release of documents containing Restricted Data.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1409.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2671 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
10 U.S.C. § 6233 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 6233. Supplement to plan for declassification of restricted data and formerly restricted data
(a) Supplement to Plan.—
The Secretary of Energy and the Archivist of the United States shall, after consultation with the members of the National Security Council and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, develop a supplement to the plan required under subsection (a) of section 6232.
(b) Contents of Supplement.—
The supplement shall provide for the application of that plan (including in particular the element of the plan required by section 6232(b)(1)) to all records subject to Executive Order No. 12958 that were determined before October 17, 1998, to be suitable for declassification.
(c) Limitation on Declassification of Records.—
All records referred to in subsection (b) shall be treated, for purposes of subsection (c) of section 6232, in the same manner as records referred to in subsection (a) of such section.
(d) Submission of Supplement.—
The Secretary of Energy shall submit the supplement required under subsection (a) to the recipients of the plan referred to in subsection (d) of section 6232.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1411.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Executive Order No. 12958, referred to in subsec. (b), is Ex. Ord. No. 12958, Apr. 17, 1995, 60 F.R. 19825, which was formerly set out as a note under section 3161 of Title 50, War and National Defense, and was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 13526, § 6.2(g), Dec. 29, 2009, 75 F.R. 731.
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2673 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
10 U.S.C. § 6234 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 6234. Protection of classified information during laboratory-to-laboratory exchanges
(a) Provision of Training.—
The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that all Department of Energy employees and Department of Energy contractor employees participating in laboratory-to-laboratory cooperative exchange activities are fully trained in matters relating to the protection of classified information and to potential espionage and counterintelligence threats.
(b) Countering of Espionage and Intelligence-gathering Abroad.—
(1) The Secretary shall establish a pool of Department employees and Department contractor employees who are specially trained to counter threats of espionage and intelligence-gathering by foreign nationals against Department employees and Department contractor employees who travel abroad for laboratory-to-laboratory exchange activities or other cooperative exchange activities on behalf of the Department.
(2) The Director of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy may assign at least one employee from the pool established under paragraph (1) to accompany a group of Department employees or Department contractor employees who travel to any nation designated to be a sensitive country for laboratory-to-laboratory exchange activities or other cooperative exchange activities on behalf of the Department.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), (d)(2)(B), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1411, 1462.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2674 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
heading: Amendments
text: 2025—Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(d)(2)(B), realigned margins.
10 U.S.C. § 6235 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 6235. Identification in budget materials of amounts for declassification activities and limitation on expenditures for such activities
(a) Amounts for Declassification of Records.—
The Secretary of Energy shall include in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Energy budget for any fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31) specific identification, as a budgetary line item, of the amounts required to carry out programmed activities during that fiscal year to declassify records pursuant to Executive Order No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note), or any successor Executive order, or to comply with any statutory requirement to declassify Government records.
(b) Certification Required With Respect to Automatic Declassification of Records.—
No records of the Department of Energy that have not as of October 5, 1999, been reviewed for declassification shall be subject to automatic declassification unless the Secretary of Energy certifies to Congress that such declassification would not harm the national security.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1411.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2675 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
10 U.S.C. § 6244 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 6244. Authority to provide certificate of commendation to Department of Energy and contractor employees for exemplary service in stockpile stewardship and security
(a) Authority to Present Certificate of Commendation.—
The Secretary of Energy may present a certificate of commendation to any current or former employee of the Department of Energy, and any current or former employee of a Department contractor, whose service to the Department in matters relating to stockpile stewardship and security assisted the Department in furthering the national security interests of the United States.
(b) Certificate.—
The certificate of commendation presented to a current or former employee under subsection (a) shall include an appropriate citation of the service of the current or former employee described in that subsection, including a citation for dedication, intellect, and sacrifice in furthering the national security interests of the United States by maintaining a strong, safe, and viable United States nuclear deterrent during the cold war or thereafter.
(c) Department of Energy Defined.—
For purposes of this section, the term “Department of Energy” includes any predecessor agency of the Department of Energy.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1417.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 6244 was renumbered section 8294 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2705 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
Prior sections 6245 to 6250 were renumbered sections 8295 to 8300 of this title, respectively.
10 U.S.C. § 6251 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 6251. Executive management training in Department of Energy
(a) Establishment of Training Program.—
The Secretary of Energy shall establish and implement a management training program for personnel of the Department of Energy involved in the management of atomic energy defense activities.
(b) Training Provisions.—
The training program shall at a minimum include instruction in the following areas:
(1) Department of Energy policy and procedures for management and operation of atomic energy defense facilities.
(2) Methods of evaluating technical performance.
(3) Federal and State environmental laws and requirements for compliance with such environmental laws, including timely compliance with reporting requirements in such laws.
(4) The establishment of program milestones and methods to evaluate success in meeting such milestones.
(5) Methods for conducting long-range technical and budget planning.
(6) Procedures for reviewing and applying innovative technology to defense environmental cleanup.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1417.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 6251 was renumbered section 8301 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2721 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
10 U.S.C. § 6252 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 6252. Stockpile stewardship recruitment and training program
(a) Conduct of Program.—
(1) As part of the stockpile stewardship program established pursuant to section 6111, the Secretary of Energy shall conduct a stockpile stewardship recruitment and training program at the national security laboratories.
(2) The recruitment and training program shall be conducted in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179 and the directors of the laboratories referred to in paragraph (1).
(b) Support of Dual-use Programs.—
As part of the recruitment and training program, the directors of the national security laboratories may employ undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows to carry out research sponsored by such laboratories for military or nonmilitary dual-use programs related to nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship.
(c) Establishment of Retiree Corps.—
As part of the training and recruitment program, the Secretary, in coordination with the directors of the national security laboratories, shall establish for the laboratories a retiree corps of retired scientists who have expertise in research and development of nuclear weapons. The directors may employ the retired scientists on a part-time basis to provide appropriate assistance on nuclear weapons issues, to contribute relevant information to be archived, and to help to provide training to other scientists.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), (d)(2)(B), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1418, 1462.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 6252 was renumbered section 8302 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2722 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
heading: Amendments
text: 2025—Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(d)(2)(B), realigned margins.