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§6323 Assessments of Emergency Preparedness of Defense Nuclear 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 608— ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS › Subchapter I— CONTRACTS › § 6323

Last updated Apr 18, 2026|Official source

Summary

Energy Secretary must, in each award-fee review under 48 C.F.R. §16.401 for DOE defense‑nuclear contracts in 2016 and every even year after, assess emergency preparedness and the seniority of contractor staff in emergency exercises.

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Title 10, §6323

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The Secretary of Energy shall include, in each award-fee evaluation conducted under section 16.401 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, of a management and operating contract for a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility in 2016 or any even-numbered year thereafter, an assessment of the adequacy of the emergency preparedness of that facility, including an assessment of the seniority level of management and operating contractor employees that participate in emergency preparedness exercises at that facility.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 6323 was renumbered section 8323 of this title. Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2782a of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).

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10 U.S.C. § 6323

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 18, 2026

Release point: 119-83