PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006
120 STAT. 2507
(B) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (d) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of Energy shall, in a timely manner, make available to the National Research Council all information that the National Research Council considers necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this section. (e) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available to the Department of Energy pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 3101, $2,000,000 shall be available for carrying out the study required by this section. SEC. 3117. CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
(a) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The functions, personnel, funds, assets, and other resources of the Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence of the National Nuclear Security Administration are transferred to the Secretary of Energy, to be administered (except to any extent otherwise directed by the Secretary) by the Director of the Office of Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy. (2) SUNSET.—Effective September 30, 2010— (A) the functions, personnel, funds, assets, and other resources transferred by paragraph (1) are transferred to the Administrator for Nuclear Security; (B) subsection (e) of section 3220 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2410), as added by this section, is repealed; and (C) section 3233 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2423) is amended— (i) in each of subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Energy shall’’ and inserting ‘‘The Administrator shall’’; and (ii) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Office of Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Administration’’. (b) NNSA COUNTERINTELLIGENCE OFFICE ABOLISHED.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3232 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2422) is amended— (A) by amending the heading to read as follows:
42 USC 7144b note.
‘‘SEC. 3232. OFFICE OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR SECURITY.’’.
(B) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following new subsection (a): ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is within the Administration an Office of Defense Nuclear Security, headed by a Chief appointed by the Secretary of Energy. The Administrator shall recommend to the Secretary suitable candidates for such position.’’; (C) by striking subsection (b); and (D) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 3232 and inserting the following new item: ‘‘Sec. 3232. Office of Defense Nuclear Security.’’.
VerDate 14-DEC-2004
13:05 Jul 12, 2007
Jkt 059194
PO 00002
Frm 01251
Fmt 6580
Sfmt 6581
E:\PUBLAW\PUBL002.109
APPS06
PsN: PUBL002
�
