§2757 — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary of Energy must send the Administration’s proposed budget for each year to the Nuclear Weapons Council before sending it to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for the President’s budget (see section 1105(a) of title 31). The Council will review each request under section 179(f) of title 10. If the Council gives a written description under section 179(f)(2)(B)(i) of title 10, the Secretary must add an appendix to the OMB submission showing the funding levels and initiatives the Council named and any extra comments, and must send that appendix to Congress with the DOE budget justification. Also, when the Secretary sends the DOE budget to OMB, the Secretary must give a copy of the DOE budget to the Council.

Title 50, §2757

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(a)(1)The Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the Nuclear Weapons Council (in this section referred to as the “Council”) a copy of the proposed budget request of the Administration for each fiscal year before that budget request is submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in relation to the preparation of the budget of the President to be submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31.

(2)The Council shall review each budget request transmitted to the Council under paragraph (1) in accordance with section 179(f) of title 10.

(3)(A)If the Council submits to the Secretary of Energy a written description under section 179(f)(2)(B)(i) of title 10 with respect to the budget request of the Administration for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall include as an appendix to the budget request submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget—

(i)the funding levels and initiatives identified in that description; and

(ii)any additional comments the Secretary considers appropriate.

(B)The Secretary of Energy shall transmit to Congress, with the budget justification materials submitted in support of the Department of Energy budget for a fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31), a copy of the appendix described in subparagraph (A).

(b)At the time the Secretary of Energy submits the budget request of the Department of Energy for that fiscal year to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in relation to the preparation of the budget of the President, the Secretary shall transmit a copy of the budget request of the Department to the Council.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVI, § 1632(b)(1), which directed the addition of this section at the end of subtitle A of title XVII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.), was executed by adding this section at the end of subtitle A of title XLVII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Amendments

2022—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 117–263, § 1633(c)(1)(A), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which related to review and determination of adequacy of the budget request transmitted to the Nuclear Weapons Council. Subsec. (a)(3)(A). Pub. L. 117–263, § 1633(c)(1)(B)(i), substituted “section 179(f)(2)(B)(i) of title 10” for “paragraph (2)(B)(i)” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (a)(3)(A)(i). Pub. L. 117–263, § 1633(c)(1)(B)(ii), substituted “that description” for “the description under paragraph (2)(B)(i)”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–263, § 1633(c)(2), struck out par. (1) designation and heading “In general” before “At the time” and struck out par. (2) which related to certification of the budget request transmitted to the Nuclear Weapons Council.

§2757 Review of Adequacy of Nuclear Weapons Budget

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Title 50, §2757

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