§2812 Engineering and Manufacturing Research, Development, and Demonstration by Managers of Certain Nuclear Weapons Production Facilities

Codification Section was formerly set out as a note under section 7274r of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 108–136.

2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–291 struck out “for Nuclear Security” after “The Administrator”. 2013—Pub. L. 113–66 substituted “managers of certain nuclear weapons production facilities” for “plant managers of certain nuclear weapons production plants” in section catchline. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–239, § 3131(z)(1), substituted “nuclear security enterprise” for “nuclear weapons complex” in introductory provisions. Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 112–239, § 3131(z)(2), struck out subsecs. (c) to (e), which related, respectively, to funding, a report, and definition of “nuclear weapons production facility”.

Activities at Covered Nuclear Weapons Facilities Pub. L. 108–447, div. C, title III, § 308, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2959, provided that: “The Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration may authorize the manager of a covered nuclear weapons research, development, testing or production facility to engage in research, development, and demonstration activities with respect to the engineering and manufacturing capabilities at such facility in order to maintain and enhance such capabilities at such facility: Provided, That of the amount allocated to a covered nuclear weapons facility each fiscal year from amounts available to the Department of Energy for such fiscal year for national security programs, not more than an amount equal to 2 percent of such amount may be used for these activities: Provided further, That for purposes of this section, the term ‘covered nuclear weapons facility’ means the following: “(1) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri. “(2) The Y–12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. “(3) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas. “(4) The Savannah River Plant, South Carolina. “(5) The Nevada Test Site.” Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 108–137, title III, § 308, Dec. 1, 2003, 117 Stat. 1861. Pub. L. 108–7, div. D, title III, § 308, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 154. Pub. L. 107–66, title III, § 309, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 509. Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(2) [title III, § 310], Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1441, 1441A–80.