§6226 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

§6226 Annual 11 So in Original. Probably Should Be “biennial”. Report and Certification on Status of Security of Atomic Energy Defense Facilities

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part VI— ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS › Subpart B— Atomic Energy Defense › Chapter 605— SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERS › Subchapter I— SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY › § 6226

Last updated Apr 18, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator must send the Secretary, by September 30 of every even-numbered year, a report on the security of atomic energy defense sites that hold Category I and II amounts of special nuclear material and that the Administration runs. The Administrator must also give a written statement saying the sites are secure and meet the Administration’s and Department of Energy’s security rules. If the Administrator cannot give that statement for a site, they must include a corrective action plan saying what is wrong, how it will be fixed, and when the fixes will happen. By December 1 of every even-numbered year, the Secretary must send Congress’s defense committees the unchanged report, statements, and any corrective plans, plus any comments the Secretary has. By December 1 of every even-numbered year, the Secretary must also send the defense committees a similar report and written statement about security for atomic energy defense sites holding Category I and II special nuclear material that the Administration does not run. If the Secretary cannot certify a site is secure, the Secretary must include a corrective action plan showing the problem, the steps to fix it, and the timeline.

Title 10, §6226

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(a)(1)Not later than September 30 of each even-numbered year, the Administrator shall submit to the Secretary of Energy—

(A)a report detailing the status of security at facilities holding Category I and II quantities of special nuclear material that are administered by the Administration; and

(B)written certification that such facilities are secure and that the security measures at such facilities meet the security standards and requirements of the Administration and the Department of Energy.

(2)If the Administrator is unable to make the certification described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a facility, the Administrator shall submit to the Secretary with the matters required by paragraph (1) a corrective action plan for the facility describing—

(A)the deficiency that resulted in the Administrator being unable to make the certification;

(B)the actions to be taken to correct the deficiency; and

(C)timelines for taking such actions.

(3)Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the unaltered report, certification, and any corrective action plans submitted by the Administrator under paragraphs (1) and (2) together with any comments of the Secretary.

(b)(1)Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees—

(A)a report detailing the status of the security of atomic energy defense facilities holding Category I and II quantities of special nuclear material that are not administered by the Administration; and

(B)written certification that such facilities are secure and that the security measures at such facilities meet the security standards and requirements of the Department of Energy.

(2)If the Secretary is unable to make the certification described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a facility, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees, together with the matters required by paragraph (1), a corrective action plan describing—

(A)the deficiency that resulted in the Secretary being unable to make the certification;

(B)the actions to be taken to correct the deficiency; and

(C)timelines for taking such actions.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2657 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).

Amendments

2025—Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(d)(2)(B), realigned margins.