50 U.S.C. § 2404
There is in the Administration a Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Administrator, the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Administrator may prescribe, including the following:
50 U.S.C. § 2404
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2023-Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 118-31 struck out par. (3) which read as follows: "Directing, managing, and overseeing assets to respond to incidents involving nuclear weapons and materials."2001-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-107 struck out heading and text of subsec. (c). Text read as follows: "The head of each national security laboratory and nuclear weapons production facility shall, consistent with applicable contractual obligations, report to the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs."
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Mar. 1, 2000, see section 3299 of Pub. L. 106-65 set out as a note under section 2401 of this title.
- national security laboratory
- The term "national security laboratory" means any of the following:(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.(B) Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Livermore, California.(C) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California.
- nuclear weapons production facility
- The term "nuclear weapons production facility" means any of the following:(A) The Kansas City National Security Campus, Kansas City, Missouri.(B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.(C) The Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.(D) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.(E) The Nevada National Security Site, Nevada.(F) Any facility of the Department of Energy that the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator and Congress, determines to be consistent with the mission of the Administration.