§6226 Annual Report and Certification on Status of Security of Atomic Energy Defense Facilities

Summary

Every even-numbered year by September 30, the Administrator must give the Secretary a report on the security of facilities run by the Administration that hold Category I or II special nuclear material. The Administrator must include a written certification that those facilities are secure and meet the Administration’s and Department of Energy’s security rules. If the Administrator cannot certify a facility, the Administrator must include a corrective action plan that explains the problem, lists the fixes, and gives a timeline for doing them. By December 1 of that same even-numbered year, the Secretary must send the exact report, the certification, and any corrective plans to the congressional defense committees, along with any comments the Secretary adds. Also by December 1 of each even-numbered year, the Secretary must send the congressional defense committees a report and written certification about security at atomic energy defense facilities not run by the Administration that hold Category I or II special nuclear material. If the Secretary cannot certify a facility, the Secretary must send a corrective action plan saying what is wrong, what will be done, and when it will be finished.