Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part VI · Chapter 604 — Defense Environmental Cleanup Matters
§ 6204. Notification regarding air release of radioactive or hazardous material
Statutory text
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—
not later than two business days after being notified of the release, notify the congressional defense committees of the release; and
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—
the cause of the release, if known; and
preliminary plans to address and remediate the release, including associated costs and timelines.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 119–60 div. C title XXXI § 3111(a) · 139 Stat. 1400
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 6204
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1400.)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1400.)
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
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).
Credits
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), , 139 Stat. 1400.)