42 USC 7274o: Reports on critical difficulties at nuclear weapons laboratories and nuclear weapons production plants

42 USC 7274o: Reports on critical difficulties at nuclear weapons laboratories and nuclear weapons production plants Text contains those laws in effect on January 2, 2001

From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 84-DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYSUBCHAPTER VI-ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONSPart C-General Administrative Provisions

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§7274o. Reports on critical difficulties at nuclear weapons laboratories and nuclear weapons production plants

(a) Reports by heads of laboratories and plants

In the event of a difficulty at a nuclear weapons laboratory or a nuclear weapons production plant that has a significant bearing on confidence in the safety or reliability of a nuclear weapon or nuclear weapon type, the head of the laboratory or plant, as the case may be, shall submit to the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs a report on the difficulty. The head of the laboratory or plant shall submit the report as soon as practicable after discovery of the difficulty.

(b) Transmittal by Assistant Secretary

Not later than 10 days after receipt of a report under subsection (a) of this section, the Assistant Secretary shall transmit the report (together with the comments of the Assistant Secretary) to the congressional defense committees, to the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense, and to the President.

(c) Omitted

(d) Inclusion of reports in annual stockpile certification

Any report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall also be included with the decision documents that accompany the annual certification of the safety and reliability of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile which is provided to the President for the year in which such report is submitted.

(e) Definitions

In this section:

(1) The term "nuclear weapons laboratory" means the following:

(A) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California.

(B) Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico.

(2) The term "nuclear weapons production plant" means the following:

(A) The Pantex Plant, Texas.

(B) The Savannah River Site, South Carolina.

(D) The Y–12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

( Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXI, §3159, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2842 ; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title XIII, §1305(c), (d), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1954 ; Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, §3163(f), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 946 .)

Codification

Section is comprised of section 3159 of Pub. L. 104–201. Subsec. (c) of section 3159 of Pub. L. 104–201 amended section 179 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, and not as part of the Department of Energy Organization Act which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

1999-Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 106–65 added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e).

1997-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–85 substituted "Not later than 10 days" for "As soon as practicable" and "committees," for "committees and" and inserted before period at end ", and to the President".

Transfer of Functions

All national security functions and activities performed immediately before Oct. 5, 1999, by nuclear weapons laboratories and production facilities 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" Defined

Congressional defense committees means the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, see section 3 of Pub. L. 104–201, 110 Stat. 2439 , as amended by Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, §1067(5), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774 .

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 7274p of this title.