50 U.S.C. § 2796

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 2796 - Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance program within the Administration

(a) In general

The Administrator may not establish, administer, manage, or facilitate a program within the Administration for the purposes of executing an enduring national security research and development effort to broaden the role of the Department of Energy in national biodefense.

(b) Rule of construction

The limitation described in subsection (a) shall not be interpreted-

(1) to prohibit the establishment of a bioassurance program for the purpose of executing enduring national security research and development in any component of the Department of Energy other than the Administration or in any other Federal agency; or

(2) to impede the use of resources of the Administration, including resources provided by a national security laboratory or a nuclear weapons production facility site, to support the execution of a bioassurance program, if such support is provided-

(A) on a cost-reimbursable basis to an entity that is not a component of the Department of Energy; and

(B) in a manner that does not interfere with mission of such laboratory or facility.

50 U.S.C. § 2796

Pub. L. 107-314, div. D, title XLVIII, §4815, as added Pub. L. 118-31, div. C, title XXXI, §3122(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 792.

Administration: The term "Administration" means the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Administrator: The term "Administrator" means the Administrator for Nuclear Security.
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.