§16279c Organization and administration of programs

Summary

The Secretary must coordinate research and manage shared priorities across Department programs, the National Laboratories, and other federal agencies. The Secretary must work with industry, labs, colleges (including minority-serving schools and research reactors), Tribal groups (including Alaska Native Corporations), and international experts, and should encourage projects that bring these groups together. The Secretary must publish project results on Department websites, reports, databases, training materials, and at conferences unless the material is protected under section 552(b) of title 5. The Secretary must support education and outreach, provide technical help and analysis for non-hardware and information advances (including commercial use in rural, Tribal, and low-income communities), and have each program reviewed at least annually by the Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee or another independent body. The Secretary must not publish information the Secretary decides would harm national security.