Title 42The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§2035 Divisions, offices, and positions

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 23— - DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ORGANIZATION › § 2035

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Commission must set up a Division of Military Application and up to ten other program divisions it needs, including at least one focused on civilian uses of atomic energy. The Military Application division must be led by an Assistant General Manager who the Commission appoints and who is an active commissioned Armed Forces officer at general or flag rank. Other program divisions are led by Directors the Commission appoints. The Commission can give these divisions whatever administrative and executive powers it decides. The Commission must also have an Office of the General Counsel led by a General Counsel the Commission appoints, and an Inspection Division led by a Director the Commission appoints to collect information on whether contractors, licensees, and the Commission’s officers and employees follow this chapter and the Commission’s rules (except parts the FBI handles). The General Manager, with the Commission’s approval, may create up to six other executive management jobs, appoint those people with the Commission’s approval, and remove them at the General Manager’s discretion.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §2035

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There is established within the Commission—
(a)a Division of Military Application and such other program divisions (not to exceed ten in number) as the Commission may determine to the necessary to the discharge of its responsibilities, including a division or divisions the primary responsibilities of which include the development and application of civilian uses of atomic energy. The Division of Military Application shall be under the direction of an Assistant General Manager for Military Application, who shall be appointed by the Commission and shall be an active commissioned officer of the Armed Forces serving in general or flag officer rank or grade, as appropriate. Each other program division shall be under the direction of a Director who shall be appointed by the Commission. The Commission shall require each such division to exercise such of the Commission’s administrative and executive powers as the Commission may determine;
(b)an Office of the General Counsel under the direction of the General Counsel who shall be appointed by the Commission; and
(c)an Inspection Division under the direction of a Director who shall be appointed by the Commission. The Inspection Division shall be responsible for gathering information to show whether or not the contractors, licensees, and officers and employees of the Commission are complying with the provisions of this chapter (except those provisions for which the Federal Bureau of Investigation is responsible) and the appropriate rules and regulations of the Commission.
(d)such other executive management positions (not to exceed six in number) as the Commission may determine to be necessary to the discharge of its responsibilities. Such positions shall be established by the General Manager with the approval of the Commission. They shall be appointed by the General Manager with the approval of the Commission, shall serve at the pleasure of the General Manager, and shall be removable by the General Manager.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original “this Act”, meaning act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables.

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1802(a)(4)(B) of this title, prior to the general amendment and renumbering of act Aug. 1, 1946, by act Aug. 30, 1954.

Amendments

1967—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–190 substituted an Assistant General Manager for Military Application, who would be appointed by the Commission, for the Director of the Division of Military Application as the head of the Division of Military Application, inserted requirement that the Assistant General Manager be a commissioned officer of the Armed Forces serving in general or flag officer rank or grade, as appropriate, and substituted “other program division” for “such division”. 1964—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88–426, § 306(f)(4), struck out provisions which prescribed the compensation of directors of program divisions. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 88–426, § 306(f)(5), struck out provisions which prescribed compensation of General Counsel. Such compensation is now prescribed by section 5316 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 88–426, § 306(f)(6), struck out provisions which prescribed compensation of Director of Inspection Division. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 88–426, § 306(f)(7), struck out provisions which prescribed compensation of executive management positions. 1957—Pub. L. 85–287 substituted “Divisions, offices, and positions” for “Divisions and offices” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85–287 increased compensation of Director from $16,000 to $19,000 per annum. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–287 increased compensation of General Counsel from $16,000 to $19,500 per annum. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 85–287 increased compensation of Director from $16,000 to $19,000 per annum. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 85–287 added subsec. (d).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1964 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 88–426 effective on first day of first pay period which begins on or after July 1, 1964, except to the extent provided in section 501(c) of Pub. L. 88–426, see section 501 of Pub. L. 88–426, title V, Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 435.

Transfer of Functions

Divisions of Military Application and Naval Reactors, both established under this section, transferred to Department of Energy by section 7158 of this title, with such organizational units to be deemed organizational units established by chapter 84 (§ 7101 et seq.) of this title. Energy Research and Development Administration terminated pursuant to section 7151(a) and 7293 of this title. Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by section 5814 and 5841 of this title. Divisions of Military Application and Naval Reactors established under this section transferred to Energy Research and Development Administration and functions of Atomic Energy Commission with respect thereto transferred to Administrator by section 5814(d) of this title. See also

Transfer of Functions

notes set out under section 5814 and 5841 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 2035

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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