§2406 Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors

Summary

Creates a Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors. The person who directs the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program under Executive Order No. 12344 must serve as that Deputy Administrator. Inside the Department of Energy, the Deputy Administrator reports to the Secretary through the Administrator and may contact the Secretary and other top officials directly. The Deputy Administrator has the duties, powers, and responsibility for all Office of Naval Reactors functions under that Executive Order. Unless this law says otherwise, the Executive Order stays in force until a new law changes it. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order — Executive Order No. 12344, dated February 1, 1982, kept in force by section 1634 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98–525; 42 U.S.C. 7158 note).