Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 6101

Definitions

Except as otherwise provided, in this subpart:
(1)
The term “Administration” means the National Nuclear Security Administration.
(2)
The term “Administrator” means the Administrator for Nuclear Security.
(3)
50 U.S.C. 300150 U.S.C. 31611
1 See References in Text note below.
50 U.S.C. 3161 The term “classified information” means any information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order No. 12333 of ( note), Executive Order No. 12958 of ( note), Executive Order No. 13526 of ( note), or successor orders, to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated.
(4)
42 U.S.C. 2286g The terms “defense nuclear facility” and “Department of Energy defense nuclear facility” have the meaning given the term “Department of Energy defense nuclear facility” in section 318 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ().
(5)
The term “nuclear security enterprise” means the physical facilities, technology, and human capital of the national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production facilities.
(6)
The term “national security laboratory” means any of the following:
(A)
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
(B)
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Livermore, California.
(C)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California.
(7)
The term “Nuclear Weapons Council” means the Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179.
(8)
The term “nuclear weapons production facility” means any of the following:
(A)
The Kansas City National Security Campus, Kansas City, Missouri.
(B)
The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
(C)
The Y–12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
(D)
The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
(E)
The Nevada National Security Site, Nevada.
(F)
Any facility of the Department of Energy that the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator and Congress, determines to be consistent with the mission of the Administration.
(9)
42 U.S.C. 2014(y) The term “Restricted Data” has the meaning given such term in section 11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ().

Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a)139 Stat. 1339(Added , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 3161 of Title 50Executive Order No. 12958, referred to in par. (3), is Ex. Ord. No. 12958, , 60 F.R. 19825, which was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 13526, § 6.2(g), , 75 F.R. 731, and was formerly set out as a note under , War and National Defense.

Prior Provisions

section 2501 of Title 50Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1)Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , War and National Defense, prior to repeal by .