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Code · U.S. Code · Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE · CHAPTER 41— NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION · SUBCHAPTER I— ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION · § 2404

§ 2404. Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs

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(a)In general There is in the Administration a Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(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)Supporting the deterrence of strategic attacks by maintaining and enhancing the performance, reliability, and security of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, including the ability to design, produce, and test as necessary 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; Pub. L. 118–159, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a)(3), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2293.)
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  • Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3214
  • 113 Stat. 959
  • Pub. L. 107–107, div. C, title XXXI, § 3142
  • 115 Stat. 1370
  • 137 Stat. 788
  • 138 Stat. 2293
  • Pub. L. 107–107
  • section 3299 of Pub. L. 106–65
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