§321f — Title 6 Domestic Security | U.S. Code

Summary

When the Secretary directs the Nuclear Incident Response Team during a real or threatened terrorist attack, major disaster, or other emergency in the United States, the Team must operate as a unit of the Department and follow the Secretary’s direction. That does not stop the Secretary of Energy or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from preparing, equipping, training, or managing their parts of the Team, or from leading those parts when they are not operating as the Department’s unit, under this law.

Title 6, §321f

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(a)At the direction of the Secretary (in connection with an actual or threatened terrorist attack, major disaster, or other emergency in the United States), the Nuclear Incident Response Team shall operate as an organizational unit of the Department. While so operating, the Nuclear Incident Response Team shall be subject to the direction, authority, and control of the Secretary.

(b)Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the ordinary responsibility of the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for organizing, training, equipping, and utilizing their respective entities in the Nuclear Incident Response Team, or (subject to the provisions of this subchapter) from exercising direction, authority, and control over them when they are not operating as a unit of the Department.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 314 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 109–295.

§321f Nuclear Incident Response

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Title 6, §321f

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