Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§6107 Establishment of Center for Security Technology, Analysis, Response, and Testing

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 › § 6107

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator for Nuclear Security must create a Center for Security Technology, Analysis, Response, and Testing inside the nuclear security enterprise. The center must give independent technical help to the Administrator, the Chief of Defense Nuclear Security, and the contractors who run the facilities; help make security standards, testing rules, and analysis methods; collect and share lessons learned; support inspections and oversight; train security staff; handle advance and bulk buying of security items for multiple sites; promote ongoing improvement; and do other tasks the Administrator assigns.

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Title 10, §6107

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(a)The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall establish within the nuclear security enterprise a Center for Security Technology, Analysis, Response, and Testing.

(b)The center established under subsection (a) shall carry out the following:

(1)Provide to the Administrator, the Chief of Defense Nuclear Security, and the management and operating contractors of the nuclear security enterprise a wide range of objective expertise on security technologies, systems, analysis, testing, and response forces.

(2)Assist the Administrator in developing standards, requirements, analysis methods, and testing criteria with respect to security.

(3)Collect, analyze, and distribute lessons learned with respect to security.

(4)Support inspections and oversight activities with respect to security.

(5)Promote professional development and training for security professionals.

(6)Provide for advance and bulk procurement for security-related acquisitions that affect multiple facilities of the nuclear security enterprise.

(7)Advocate for continual improvement and security excellence throughout the nuclear security enterprise.

(8)Such other duties as the Administrator may assign.

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Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2515 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(2).

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10 U.S.C. § 6107

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73