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§2782 Prohibition and Report on Bonuses to Contractors Operating Defense Nuclear Facilities

Title 50 › Chapter 42— ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS › Subchapter VIII— ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS › Part A— Contracts › § 2782

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Energy may not give any bonuses, award fees, or other pay tied to performance or production to a contractor running a DOE defense nuclear facility unless, when judging the contractor’s performance or output, the Secretary includes the contractor’s compliance with all applicable environment, safety, and health laws, rules, and practices for both deciding eligibility and setting the award amount. This rule applies to contracts made or contract options exercised after November 29, 1989. The Secretary must create rules to carry out this requirement by March 1, 1990.

Full Legal Text

Title 50, §2782

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(a)The Secretary of Energy may not provide any bonuses, award fees, or other form of performance- or production-based awards to a contractor operating a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility unless, in evaluating the performance or production under the contract, the Secretary considers the contractor’s compliance with all applicable environmental, safety, and health statutes, regulations, and practices for determining both the size of, and the contractor’s qualification for, such bonus, award fee, or other award. The prohibition in this subsection applies with respect to contracts entered into, or contract options exercised, after November 29, 1989.
(b)The Secretary of Energy shall promulgate regulations to implement subsection (a) not later than March 1, 1990.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 7256b of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 108–136.

Amendments

2013—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 113–66 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which defined “Department of Energy defense nuclear facility”. Pub. L. 112–239 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to a report on Rocky Flats bonuses. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 112–239, § 3131(v)(3), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c). 2003—Pub. L. 108–136, § 3141(k)(3)(D)(i), made technical amendment to section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–136, § 3141(k)(3)(D)(ii), substituted “
November 29, 1989” for “the date of the enactment of this Act” in the original, which for purposes of codification had been changed to “
November 29, 1989” thus requiring no change in text. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–136, § 3141(k)(3)(D)(iii), substituted “
May 29, 1990,” for “6 months after
November 29, 1989,”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108–136, § 3141(k)(3)(D)(iv), substituted “
March 1, 1990” for “90 days after
November 29, 1989”.

Reference

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Citation

50 U.S.C. § 2782

Title 50 — War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60