US Code

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

50 U.S.C. § 2471

Definitions

For purposes of this chapter:
(1)
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.
(2)
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.
(3)
50 U.S.C. 40150 U.S.C. 300150 U.S.C. 435 The term “classified information” means any information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order No. 12333 of ([former] note) [now note], Executive Order No. 12958 of ([former] note), or successor orders, to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated.
(4)
section 2014(y) of title 42 The term “Restricted Data” has the meaning given such term in .
(5)
The term “congressional defense committees” means—
(A)
the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B)
the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(6)
The term “nuclear security enterprise” means the physical facilities, technology, and human capital of the national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production facilities.

Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3281113 Stat. 968Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3132(a)(3)126 Stat. 2185Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3145(i)127 Stat. 1072Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXI, § 3139(a)133 Stat. 1962(, , ; , (d)(3), (4), , , 2187; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 106–65113 Stat. 953section 2401 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title XXXII of div. C of , , , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title XXXII to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Executive Order No. 12958, referred to in par. (3), which was formerly set out as a note under section 435 (now section 3161) of this title, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 13526, § 6.2(g), , 75 F.R. 731.

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–922019—Par. (2)(A). substituted “National Security Campus” for “Plant”.

Pub. L. 112–239, § 3132(d)(3)(A)2013—Par. (2)(C). , substituted “Y–12 National Security Complex” for “Y–12 Plant”.

Pub. L. 112–239, § 3132(d)(3)(B)Par. (2)(D). , struck out “tritium operations facilities at the” before “Savannah River Site”.

Pub. L. 112–239, § 3132(d)(4)Par. (2)(E). , substituted “Nevada National Security Site” for “Nevada Test Site”.

Pub. L. 113–66Par. (2)(F). substituted “Congress” for “the Congress”.

Pub. L. 112–239, § 3132(a)(3)Par. (6). , added par. (6).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 3299 of Pub. L. 106–65section 2401 of this titleSection effective , see , set out as a note under .