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Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73not60

§2705 Authority to Provide Certificate of Commendation to Department of Energy and Contractor Employees for Exemplary Service in Stockpile Stewardship and Security

Title 50 › Chapter 42— ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS › Subchapter VI— PERSONNEL MATTERS › Part A— Personnel Management › § 2705

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Energy Secretary can give a certificate to past or present Department of Energy employees (including workers from agencies that came before it) and to past or present contractor employees whose work on stockpile stewardship and security helped U.S. national security. The certificate must praise their dedication, intellect, and sacrifice in keeping a strong, safe, and viable nuclear deterrent during and after the Cold War.

Full Legal Text

Title 50, §2705

War and National Defense — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly set out as a note under section 2121 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 108–136.

Amendments

2013—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–66 substituted “cold war” for “Cold War”.

Reference

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Citation

50 U.S.C. § 2705

Title 50 — War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60