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§6101 Definitions

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART VI— - ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS › Subpart Subpart B— - Atomic Energy Defense › Chapter CHAPTER 601— - ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS › § 6101

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Summary

Defines key words used in this part of the law. It gives short meanings for terms people will see later. Administration — the National Nuclear Security Administration. Administrator — the Administrator for Nuclear Security. Classified information — information officially found to need protection under Executive Orders No. 12333 (Dec. 4, 1981), No. 12958 (Apr. 17, 1995), No. 13526 (Dec. 29, 2009), or later orders, and that is marked as such. Defense nuclear facility / Department of Energy defense nuclear facility — as defined in section 318 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286g). Nuclear security enterprise — the facilities, technology, and people of the national security labs and nuclear weapons production sites. National security laboratory — Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos, NM); Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM and Livermore, CA); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA). Nuclear Weapons Council — the council created by section 179. Nuclear weapons production facility — Kansas City National Security Campus (Kansas City, MO); Pantex Plant (Amarillo, TX); Y–12 National Security Complex (Oak Ridge, TN); Savannah River Site (Aiken, SC); Nevada National Security Site (Nevada); or any DOE facility the Secretary of Energy, after consulting the Administrator and Congress, decides fits the Administration’s mission. Restricted Data — as defined in section 11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(y)).

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §6101

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Except as otherwise provided, in this subpart:
(1)The term “Administration” means the National Nuclear Security Administration.
(2)The term “Administrator” means the Administrator for Nuclear Security.
(3)The term “classified information” means any information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order No. 12333 of December 4, 1981 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note), Executive Order No. 12958 of April 17, 1995 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note),11 See References in Text note below. Executive Order No. 13526 of December 29, 2009 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note), or successor orders, to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated.
(4)The terms “defense nuclear facility” and “Department of Energy defense nuclear facility” have the meaning given the term “Department of Energy defense nuclear facility” in section 318 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286g).
(5)The term “nuclear security enterprise” means the physical facilities, technology, and human capital of the national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production facilities.
(6)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.
(7)The term “Nuclear Weapons Council” means the Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179.
(8)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.
(9)The term “Restricted Data” has the meaning given such term in section 11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(y)).

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

Executive Order No. 12958, referred to in par. (3), is Ex. Ord. No. 12958, Apr. 17, 1995, 60 F.R. 19825, which was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 13526, § 6.2(g), Dec. 29, 2009, 75 F.R. 731, and was formerly set out as a note under section 3161 of Title 50, War and National Defense.

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2501 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).

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10 U.S.C. § 6101

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73