Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73
§312 Definition
Title 6 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT › § 312
Summary
Defines "Nuclear Incident Response Team" as a resource made up of parts of the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. DOE parts handle nuclear or radiological emergencies—accidents, technical help, and medical care at the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS); EPA parts offer similar support.
Full Legal Text
Title 6, §312
Domestic Security — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In this subchapter, the term “Nuclear Incident Response Team” means a resource that includes—
(1)those entities of the Department of Energy that perform nuclear or radiological emergency support functions (including accident response, search response, advisory, and technical operations functions), radiation exposure functions at the medical assistance facility known as the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), radiological assistance functions, and related functions; and
(2)those entities of the Environmental Protection Agency that perform such support functions (including radiological emergency response functions) and related functions.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 316 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 109–295.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 502 of Pub. L. 107–296 was renumbered section 504 and is classified to section 314 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
6 U.S.C. § 312
Title 6 — Domestic Security
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73