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42 USC § 7274p - Advice to President and Congress regarding safety, security, and reliability of United States nuclear weapons stockpile
Section 3159 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 42 U.S.C. 7274o) requires that the directors of the nuclear weapons laboratories and the nuclear weapons production plants submit a report to the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs if they identify a problem that has significant bearing on confidence in the safety or reliability of a nuclear weapon or nuclear weapon type, that the Assistant Secretary must transmit that report, along with any comments, to the congressional defense committees and to the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense, and that the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council advise Congress regarding its analysis of any such problems.
On the same day, the President noted that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy have the responsibility, after being “advised by the Nuclear Weapons Council, the Directors of DOE’s nuclear weapons laboratories, and the Commander of United States Strategic Command”, to provide the President with the information regarding the certification referred to in paragraph (10).
Nuclear weapons stockpile It is in the security interest of the United States to sustain the United States nuclear weapons stockpile through a program of stockpile stewardship, carried out at the nuclear weapons laboratories and nuclear weapons production plants.
Advice and opinions regarding nuclear weapons stockpile In addition to a director of a nuclear weapons laboratory or a nuclear weapons production plant (under section 3159 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 42 U.S.C. 7274o)),
Expression of individual views A representative of the President may not take any action against, or otherwise constrain, a director of a nuclear weapons laboratory or a nuclear weapons production plant, a member of the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council, or the Commander of United States Strategic Command for presenting individual views to the President, the National Security Council, or Congress regarding the safety, security, effectiveness, and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
The term “representative of the President” means the following:
Any member of the National Security Council.
Any member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The term “nuclear weapons laboratory” means any of the following:
The term “nuclear weapons production plant” means any of the following:
(Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title XIII, § 1305,Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1952.)
Section 507 of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–377), referred to in subsec. (a)(3), which is set out as a note under section 2121 of this title, was amended by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(11),Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1760, and no longer contains the words “unless a foreign state conducts a nuclear test after this date, at which time the prohibition on United States nuclear testing is lifted”. Those words were transferred to section 2530 of Title 50, War and National Defense.
Section 1436 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100–456), referred to in subsec. (a)(4), was set out as a note under section 2121 of this title and was renumbered section 4207 ofPub. L. 107–314, the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(8)(A)–(C), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1759, which is classified to section 2527 of Title 50, War and National Defense.
Section 3138 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160), referred to in subsec. (a)(5) and (7), was amended by Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXI, § 3152(e)(1),Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2042, to strike out subsec. (d) and subsequently renumbered section 4201 ofPub. L. 107–314, the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(2),Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1758, which is classified to section 2521 of Title 50, War and National Defense.
Section 3159 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, referred to in subsecs. (a)(9) and (e), was classified to section 7274o of this title and was renumbered section 4213 ofPub. L. 107–314, the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(14),Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1760, which is classified to section 2533 of Title 50, War and National Defense.
Section is comprised of section 1305 ofPub. L. 105–85. Subsecs. (c) and (d) ofsection 1305 of Pub. L. 105–85amended section 2533 of Title 50, War and National Defense.
Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, and not as part of the Department of Energy Organization Act which comprises this chapter.
All national security functions and activities performed immediately before Oct. 5, 1999, by nuclear weapons laboratories and production plants defined in this section, transferred to the Administrator for Nuclear Security of the National Nuclear Security Administration of the Department of Energy, see section 2481 of Title 50, War and National Defense.
Congressional defense committees means the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, see section 3 ofPub. L. 105–85, 111 Stat. 1645, as amended by Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(4),Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774. See note under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
42 USCDescription of ChangeSession YearPublic LawStatutes at Large § 7274ptr to 50/25382012112-239 [Sec.] 3164(a)(1)-(3)126 Stat. 2206 This is a list of parts within the Code of Federal Regulations for which this US Code section provides rulemaking authority.This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.3 CFR - 3 CFR 373 CFR 383 CFR 413 CFR 453 CFR 463 CFR Part 101 - PUBLIC INFORMATION PROVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT3 CFR 1163 CFR 1313 CFR 1413 CFR 1523 CFR 1543 CFR 1613 CFR 201