- § 2721. Executive management training in Department of Energy
- § 2722. Stockpile stewardship recruitment and training program
- § 2723. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to the nuclear security enterprise
§ 2721. Executive management training in Department of Energy
(a) Establishment of training program
(b) Training provisions
The training program shall at a minimum include instruction in the following areas:
(1) Department of Energy policy and procedures for management and operation of atomic energy defense facilities.
(2) Methods of evaluating technical performance.
(3) Federal and State environmental laws and requirements for compliance with such environmental laws, including timely compliance with reporting requirements in such laws.
(4) The establishment of program milestones and methods to evaluate success in meeting such milestones.
(5) Methods for conducting long-range technical and budget planning.
(6) Procedures for reviewing and applying innovative technology to defense environmental cleanup.
(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4621, formerly Pub. L. 101–189, div. C, title XXXI, § 3142, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1680; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4621, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(i)(8), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1778; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(g)(6), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1080.)
§ 2722. Stockpile stewardship recruitment and training program
(a) Conduct of program
(1) As part of the stockpile stewardship program established pursuant to section 2521 of this title, the Secretary of Energy shall conduct a stockpile stewardship recruitment and training program at the national security laboratories.
(2) The recruitment and training program shall be conducted in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179 of title 10 and the directors of the laboratories referred to in paragraph (1).
(b) Support of dual-use programs
(c) Establishment of retiree corps
(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4622, formerly Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3085; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4622, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(i)(9), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1778; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(r), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2184; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(g)(7), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1080.)
§ 2723. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to the nuclear security enterprise
(a) In general
(b) Eligible individuals
Individuals eligible for participation in the fellowship program are United States citizens who are either of the following:
(1) Students pursuing graduate degrees in fields of science or engineering that are related to nuclear weapons engineering or to the science and technology base of the Department of Energy.
(2) Individuals engaged in postdoctoral studies in such fields.
(c) Covered facilities
(d) Administration
(e) Allocation of funds
(f) Agreement
(1) The Secretary may allow an individual to participate in the program only if the individual signs an agreement described in paragraph (2).
(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) shall be in writing, shall be signed by the participant, and shall include the participant’s agreement to serve, after completion of the course of study for which the assistance was provided, as a full-time employee in a position in the nuclear security enterprise for a period of time to be established by the Secretary of Energy of not less than one year, if such a position is offered to the participant.
(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4623, formerly Pub. L. 104–106, div. C, title XXXI, § 3140, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 621; Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, § 3162(a)–(d), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 943; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4623, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(i)(10), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1779; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(s)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2184; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(g)(8), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1080.)