Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-83

§6244 Authority to Provide Certificate of Commendation to Department of Energy and Contractor Employees for Exemplary Service in Stockpile Stewardship and Security

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part VI— ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS › Subpart B— Atomic Energy Defense › Chapter 606— PERSONNEL MATTERS › Subchapter I— PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT › § 6244

Last updated Apr 18, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Energy may give a certificate of commendation to current or former Department of Energy employees and to current or former contractor employees whose work on keeping the U.S. nuclear stockpile safe and secure helped protect the nation. The certificate must describe the person’s service and note their hard work, knowledge, and sacrifices in keeping a strong, safe, and usable U.S. nuclear deterrent during the Cold War or afterward. The term Department of Energy also covers any agency that came before it.

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Title 10, §6244

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(a)The Secretary of Energy may present a certificate of commendation to any current or former employee of the Department of Energy, and any current or former employee of a Department contractor, whose service to the Department in matters relating to stockpile stewardship and security assisted the Department in furthering the national security interests of the United States.

(b)The certificate of commendation presented to a current or former employee under subsection (a) shall include an appropriate citation of the service of the current or former employee described in that subsection, including a citation for dedication, intellect, and sacrifice in furthering the national security interests of the United States by maintaining a strong, safe, and viable United States nuclear deterrent during the cold war or thereafter.

(c)For purposes of this section, the term “Department of Energy” includes any predecessor agency of the Department of Energy.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 6244 was renumbered section 8294 of this title. Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2705 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1). Prior sections 6245 to 6250 were renumbered sections 8295 to 8300 of this title, respectively.

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10 U.S.C. § 6244

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 18, 2026

Release point: 119-83