SUBCHAPTER V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
§2461. Environmental protection, safety, and health requirements
(a) Compliance required
The Administrator shall ensure that the Administration complies with all applicable environmental, safety, and health statutes and substantive requirements.
(b) Procedures required
The Administrator shall develop procedures for meeting such requirements.
(c) Rule of construction
Nothing in this chapter shall diminish the authority of the Secretary of Energy to ascertain and ensure that such compliance occurs.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original "this title", meaning title XXXII of div. C of
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Mar. 1, 2000, see section 3299 of
§2462. Compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation
The Administrator shall establish procedures to ensure that the mission and programs of the Administration are executed in full compliance with all applicable provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued pursuant to
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Amendments
2013—
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Mar. 1, 2000, see section 3299 of
§2463. Sharing of technology with Department of Defense
The Administrator shall, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, establish procedures and programs to provide for the sharing of technology, technical capability, and expertise between the Administration and the Department of Defense to further national security objectives.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Mar. 1, 2000, see section 3299 of
§2464. Use of capabilities of national security laboratories by entities outside the Administration
The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator, shall establish appropriate procedures to provide for the use, in a manner consistent with the national security mission of the Administration under
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
2013—
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Mar. 1, 2000, see section 3299 of
Establishment of Microlab Pilot Program
"(a)
"(1) enhancing collaboration with regional research groups, such as institutions of higher education and industry groups;
"(2) accelerating technology transfer from national security laboratories to the marketplace; and
"(3) promoting regional workforce development through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction and training.
"(b)
"(1)
"(A) the interest of a national security laboratory in establishing a microlab;
"(B) the existence of an available facility that has the capability to house a microlab;
"(C) whether employees of a national security laboratory and persons from academia, industry, and government are available to be assigned to the microlab; and
"(D) cost-sharing or in-kind contributions from State and local governments and private industry.
"(2)
"(c)
"(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 25, 2015], begin the process of determining the placement of the microlab under subsection (a); and
"(2) not later than one year after such date of enactment, implement the microlab pilot program under this section.
"(d)
"(1) not later than 120 days after the date of the implementation of the program, a report that provides an update on the implementation of the program; and
"(2) not later than one year after the date of the implementation of the program, a report on the program, including findings and recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the program.
"(e)
"(1)
"(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
"(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
"(2)
"(A) in close proximity to, but outside the perimeter of, a national security laboratory;
"(B) an extension of or affiliated with a national security laboratory; and
"(C) accessible to the public.
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§2465. Enhancing private-sector employment through cooperative research and development activities
(a) In general
The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall encourage cooperative research and development activities at the national security laboratories (as defined in
(b) Reports
Not later than January 31 of each year from 2012 through 2017, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report detailing the number of new private-sector employment opportunities created as a result of the previous years' cooperative research and development activities at each national security laboratory.
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Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, and not as part of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act which comprises this chapter.
§2466. Use of funds for the purchase of options to purchase real property
(a) Authority
Subject to the limitation in subsection (b), funds authorized to be appropriated for the Administration for the purchase of real property may be expended to purchase options for the purchase of real property.
(b) Limitation on price of options
The price of any option purchased pursuant to subsection (a) may not exceed the minor construction threshold (as defined in
(c) Notice
Not later than 14 days after the date an option is purchased pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees—
(1) a notification of such purchase; and
(2) a summary of the rationale for such purchase.
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