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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Part C · Chapter 84 — Department of Energy

§ 7253. Reorganization

Statutory text

(a)

Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to establish, alter, consolidate or discontinue such organizational units or components within the Department as he may deem to be necessary or appropriate. Such authority shall not extend to the abolition of organizational units or components established by this chapter, or to the transfer of functions vested by this chapter in any organizational unit or component.

(b)

The authority of the Secretary to establish, abolish, alter, consolidate, or discontinue any organizational unit or component of the National Nuclear Security Administration is governed by the provisions of section 2409 of title 50.

(c)

The authority of the Secretary under subsection (a) does not apply to the National Nuclear Security Administration. The corresponding authority that applies to the Administration is set forth in section 2402(e) 1 of title 50.

Footnotes

  1. 1 See References in Text note below.

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.

  1. Department of Energy Organization Act

    Pub. L. 95–91 title VI § 643 · 91 Stat. 565

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 7253

    Pub. L. 95–91, title VI, § 643, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 599

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 95–91, title VI, § 643, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 599

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 643. reorganization The Secretary is authorized to establish, alter, consolidate 42 USC 7253. or discontinue such organizational units or components within the Department as he may deem to be necessary or appropriate. Such authority shall not extend to the abolition of organizational units or components established by this Act, or to the transfer of functions vested by this Act in any organizational unit or component.

  2. Pub. L. 106–377 § 1(a)(2)(tIII)(s314)(b)(1) · 114 Stat. 1441

    1. Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 7253(a)

      Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(2) [title III, § 314(b)(1)], designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    2. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 7253(a)

      Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(2) [title III, § 314(b)(1)], substituted “Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary” for “The Secretary”

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(2) [title III, § 314(b)(1)], designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and substituted “Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary” for “The Secretary”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) H.R. 5483, as introduced on October 18, 2000.

  3. Pub. L. 106–377 § 1(a)(2)(tIII)(s314)(b)(2) · 114 Stat. 1441

    Added · 42 U.S.C. § 7253(b)

    Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(2) [title III, § 314(b)(2)], added subsec. (b) relating to authority of Secretary as to National Nuclear Security Administration

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(2) [title III, § 314(b)(2)], added subsec. (b) relating to authority of Secretary as to National Nuclear Security Administration.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) H.R. 5483, as introduced on October 18, 2000.

  4. Pub. L. 106–398 § 1(dC)(tXXXI)(s3159)(b)(1) · 114 Stat. 1654

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 7253(a)

    Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXI, § 3159(b)(1)], which directed amendment of section by substituting “(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary” for “The Secretary”, could not be executed because the words “The Secretary” did not appear after execution of the amendment by Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(2) [title III, § 314(b)(1)]. See below

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXI, § 3159(b)(1)], which directed amendment of section by substituting “(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary” for “The Secretary”, could not be executed because the words “The Secretary” did not appear after execution of the amendment by Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(2) [title III, § 314(b)(1)]. See below.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SECTION 1. ENACTMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. The provisions of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.

  5. Pub. L. 106–398 § 1(dC)(tXXXI)(s3159)(b)(2) · 114 Stat. 1654

    Added · 42 U.S.C. § 7253(b)

    Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXI, § 3159(b)(2)], added subsec. (b) relating to nonapplicability of authority of Secretary under subsec. (a) of this section to National Nuclear Security Administration

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXI, § 3159(b)(2)], added subsec. (b) relating to nonapplicability of authority of Secretary under subsec. (a) of this section to National Nuclear Security Administration.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SECTION 1. ENACTMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. The provisions of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.

  6. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

    Pub. L. 112–239 div. C title XXXI § 3132(e) · 126 Stat. 1632

    Redesignated · 42 U.S.C. § 7253(b); 42 U.S.C. § 7253(c)

    Pub. L. 112–239 redesignated subsec. (b) relating to nonapplicability of authority of Secretary to National Nuclear Security Administration as (c)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 112–239 redesignated subsec. (b) relating to nonapplicability of authority of Secretary to National Nuclear Security Administration as (c).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (e) Technical Amendment to the DOE Organization Act.— Section 643 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7253) is amended by redesignating the second subsection (b) as subsection (c).

7 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 95–91, , 91 Stat. 565, known as the Department of Energy Organization Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7101 of this title and Tables.

Section 2402(e) of title 50, referred to in subsec. (c), probably means the subsec. (e) of section 2402 of title 50 which relates to reorganization authority and was added by Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXI, § 3159(a)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–469 and redesignated section 2402(f) of title 50 by Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, § 1048(i)(12), , 115 Stat. 1230.

Amendments2000–2013 · 2 rounds

2013

Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 112–239 redesignated subsec. (b) relating to nonapplicability of authority of Secretary to National Nuclear Security Administration as (c).

2000

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXI, § 3159(b)(1)], which directed amendment of section by substituting “(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary” for “The Secretary”, could not be executed because the words “The Secretary” did not appear after execution of the amendment by Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(2) [title III, § 314(b)(1)]. See below.

Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(2) [title III, § 314(b)(1)], designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and substituted “Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary” for “The Secretary”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXI, § 3159(b)(2)], added subsec. (b) relating to nonapplicability of authority of Secretary under subsec. (a) of this section to National Nuclear Security Administration.

Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(2) [title III, § 314(b)(2)], added subsec. (b) relating to authority of Secretary as to National Nuclear Security Administration.

Credits

1977–2013 · 4 acts
  1. 1977Pub. L. 95–91, title VI, § 643, , 91 Stat. 599
  2. 2000Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(2) [title III, § 314(b)], , 114 Stat. 1441, 1441A–81
  3. 2000Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXI, § 3159(b)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–470
  4. 2013Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3132(e), , 126 Stat. 2187.
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(Pub. L. 95–91, title VI, § 643, , 91 Stat. 599; Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(2) [title III, § 314(b)], , 114 Stat. 1441, 1441A–81; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXI, § 3159(b)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–470; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3132(e), , 126 Stat. 2187.)

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