50 USC 2404 - Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 2404.

Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs

(a)

In general

(b)

Duties

Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Administrator, the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Administrator may prescribe, including the following:

(1)

Maintaining and enhancing the safety, reliability, and performance of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, including the ability to design, produce, and test, in order to meet national security requirements.

(2)

Directing, managing, and overseeing the nuclear weapons production facilities and the national security laboratories.

(Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3214, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 959; Pub. L. 107–107, div. C, title XXXI, § 3142, Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1370; Pub. L. 118–31, div. C, title XXXI, § 3112(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 788.)

cite as: 50 USC 2404