§2403 — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

Summary

Creates a Principal Deputy Administrator who is chosen by the President and approved by the Senate. The person must have strong experience running large organizations and be able to oversee the agency’s nuclear weapons work, building and keeping up facilities, stopping the spread of nuclear weapons, and safe disposal of nuclear materials. They work under the Administrator, carry out duties the Administrator gives, coordinate work across the agency, and act with the Administrator’s authority if the Administrator is disabled or the job is empty.

Title 50, §2403

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(a)(1)There is in the Administration a Principal Deputy Administrator, who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(2)The Principal Deputy Administrator shall be appointed from among persons who have extensive background in organizational management and are well qualified to manage the nuclear weapons, infrastructure construction and maintenance, nonproliferation, and materials disposition programs of the Administration in a manner that advances and protects the national security of the United States.

(b)Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Administrator, the Principal Deputy Administrator shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Administrator may prescribe, including the coordination of activities among the elements of the Administration. The Principal Deputy Administrator shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Administrator when the Administrator is disabled or the position of Administrator is vacant.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 2403, Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3213, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 958; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXI, § 3157], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–468, which related to status of Administration and contractor personnel within Department of Energy, was renumbered section 3220 of Pub. L. 106–65, by Pub. L. 107–107, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(a)(1), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1369, and transferred to section 2410 of this title.

Amendments

2024—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 118–159 inserted “infrastructure

Construction

and maintenance,” after “nuclear weapons,”.

§2403 Principal Deputy Administrator for Nuclear Security