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Title 50 — War and National Defense

Chapter 41 — National Nuclear Security Administration

§ 2406. Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors

Statutory text

(a)

In general

(1)

There is in the Administration a Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors. The director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program provided for under the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order shall serve as the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors.

(2)

Within the Department of Energy, the Deputy Administrator shall report to the Secretary of Energy through the Administrator and shall have direct access to the Secretary and other senior officials in the Department.

(b)

Duties

The Deputy Administrator shall be assigned the responsibilities, authorities, and accountability for all functions of the Office of Naval Reactors under the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order.

(c)

Effect on Executive Order

Except as otherwise specified in this section and notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the provisions of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order remain in full force and effect until changed by law.

(d)

Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order

As used in this section, the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order is Executive Order No. 12344, dated (42 U.S.C. 7158 note) 1 (as in force pursuant to section 1634 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98–525; 42 U.S.C. 7158 note)).1

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. Pub. L. 106–65 div. C title XXXII § 3216 · 113 Stat. 512

    Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 2406

    (Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3216, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 959.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3216, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 959.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 3216. DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR NAVAL REACTORS. (a) In General.— (1) There is in the Administration a Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors. The director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program provided for under the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order shall serve as the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors. (2) Within the Department of Energy, the Deputy Administrator shall report to the Secretary of Energy through the Administrator and shall have direct access to the Secretary and other senior officials in the Department. (b) Duties.— The Deputy Administrator shall be assigned the responsibilities, authorities, and accountability for all functions of the Office of Naval Reactors under the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order. (c) Effect on Executive Order.— Except as otherwise specified in this section and notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the provisions of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order remain in full force and effect until changed by law. (d) Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order.— As used in this section, the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order is Executive Order No. 12344, dated February 1, 1982 (42 U.S.C. 7158 note) (as in force pursuant to section 1634 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98–525; 42 U.S.C. 7158 note)).

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Executive Order No. 12344, referred to in subsec. (d), is set out as a note under section 6102 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 1634 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98–525), referred to in subsec. (d), was formerly set out as a note under section 7158 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, was renumbered section 4101 of Pub. L. 107–314 by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(d)(2), , 117 Stat. 1757, and classified to section 2511 of this title, and was repealed and restated as section 6102 of Title 10, Armed Forces, by Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), (b)(1), , 139 Stat. 1340, 1458.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective , see section 3299 of Pub. L. 106–65, set out as a note under section 2401 of this title.

Credits

(Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3216, , 113 Stat. 959.)

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