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§183 Functions Transferred

Title 6 › Chapter 1— HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter III— SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › § 183

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Under subchapter XII, the Secretary must take over the functions, staff, property, and debts of certain programs. Programs tied to the United States' strategic nuclear defense posture are not included. The transfer covers several Department of Energy activities. These include chemical and biological national security and nonproliferation research; nuclear-smuggling detection work (the President can order it moved or run jointly with the Energy Secretary); nuclear assessment work in international materials protection; certain life‑science work on microbial pathogens if the President designates it; the Environmental Measurements Laboratory; and advanced computing research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. It also includes the Department of Defense’s National Bio‑Weapons Defense Analysis Center and related Defense Department functions.

Full Legal Text

Title 6, §183

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In accordance with subchapter XII, there shall be transferred to the Secretary the functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the following entities:

(1)The following programs and activities of the Department of Energy, including the functions of the Secretary of Energy relating thereto (but not including programs and activities relating to the strategic nuclear defense posture of the United States):

(A)The chemical and biological national security and supporting programs and activities of the nonproliferation and verification research and development program.

(B)The nuclear smuggling programs and activities within the proliferation detection program of the nonproliferation and verification research and development program. The programs and activities described in this subparagraph may be designated by the President either for transfer to the Department or for joint operation by the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy.

(C)The nuclear assessment program and activities of the assessment, detection, and cooperation program of the international materials protection and cooperation program.

(D)Such life sciences activities of the biological and environmental research program related to microbial pathogens as may be designated by the President for transfer to the Department.

(E)The Environmental Measurements Laboratory.

(F)The advanced scientific computing research program and activities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

(2)The National Bio-Weapons Defense Analysis Center of the Department of Defense, including the functions of the Secretary of Defense related thereto.

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6 U.S.C. § 183

Title 6 — Domestic Security

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60