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50 U.S.C. 2402: Administrator for Nuclear Security

Created in 1999 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65). Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 7132.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2023

    • Pub. L. 118–31, §3112(b), inserted "and Nuclear Emergency Support Team capabilities, including all field-deployed and remote technical support to public health and safety missions, countering weapons of mass destruction operations, technical and operational nuclear forensics, and re… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 118–31, §3111(1), added par. (20). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (b)

    2013

    • Pub. L. 112–239 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7132 of title 42. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 113–66 substituted "section 1702(c) of title 41" for "section 414(3) of title 41". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014) Law text · (c)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–417 added par. (18) and redesignated former par. (18) as (19). (Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009) Law text · (b), (19)

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–375 struck out "Joint" before "Nuclear" in heading and text. (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005) Law text · (e)

    2001

    • Pub. L. 107–107 redesignated subsec. (e), relating to reorganization authority, as (f). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002) Law text · (e), (f)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [div. C, title XXXI, §3159(a)], added subsec. (e) relating to reorganization authority. (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [div. C, title XXXI, §3152(b)], added subsec. (e) relating to membership on Joint Nuclear Weapons Council. (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.