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50 U.S.C. § 2501

Title 50 Chapter 42 Current through PL 118-3 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 2501. Definitions

Except as otherwise provided, in this chapter:

  • (1) The term “Administration” means the National Nuclear Security Administration.
  • (2) The term “Administrator” means the Administrator for Nuclear Security.
  • (3) The term “classified information” means any information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order No. 12333 of December 4, 1981 ( 50 U.S.C. 3001 note), Executive Order No. 12958 of April 17, 1995 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161 note), Executive Order No. 13526 of December 29, 2009 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161 note), or successor orders, to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated.
  • (4) The term “congressional defense committees” means—
    • (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
    • (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
  • (5) The terms “defense nuclear facility” and “Department of Energy defense nuclear facility” have the meaning given the term “Department of Energy defense nuclear facility” in section 2286g of title 42 .
  • (6) The term “nuclear security enterprise” means the physical facilities, technology, and human capital of the national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production facilities.
  • (7) The term “national security laboratory” means any of the following:
    • (A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
    • (B) Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Livermore, California.
    • (C) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California.
  • (8) The term “Nuclear Weapons Council” means the Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179 of title 10 .
  • (9) The term “nuclear weapons production facility” means any of the following:
    • (A) The Kansas City National Security Campus, Kansas City, Missouri.
    • (B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
    • (C) The Y–12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
    • (D) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
    • (E) The Nevada National Security Site, Nevada.
    • (F) Any facility of the Department of Energy that the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator and Congress, determines to be consistent with the mission of the Administration.
  • (10) The term “Restricted Data” has the meaning given such term in section 2014(y) of title 42 .

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