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# 42 U.S.C. § 7144 - Establishment of policy for National Nuclear Security Administration
## Text
(a) Responsibility for establishing policy The Secretary shall be responsible for establishing policy for the National Nuclear Security Administration.
(b) Review of programs and activities The Secretary may direct officials of the Department who are not within the National Nuclear Security Administration to review the programs and activities of the Administration and to make recommendations to the Secretary regarding administration of those programs and activities, including consistency with other similar programs and activities of the Department.
(c) Staff The Secretary shall have adequate staff to support the Secretary in carrying out the Secretarys responsibilities under this section.
(Pub. L. 9591, title II, § 213, as added Pub. L. 10665, div. C, title XXXII, § 3203(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 954.)
## Notes
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective Mar. 1, 2000, see section 3299 of Pub. L. 10665, set out as a note under section 2401 of Title 50, War and National Defense.