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[CITE: 42USC7271]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 84--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
                SUBCHAPTER VI--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 
                Part C--General Administrative Provisions
 
Sec. 7271. Common defense and security program requests of 
        single authorization of appropriations
        
    The Secretary shall submit to the Congress for fiscal year 1980, and 
for each subsequent fiscal year, a single request for authorizations for 
appropriations for all programs of the Department of Energy involving 
scientific research and development in support of the armed forces, 
military applications of nuclear energy, strategic and critical 
materials necessary for the common defense, and other programs which 
involve the common defense and security of the United States.

(Pub. L. 95-509, title II, Sec. 208, Oct. 24, 1978, 92 Stat. 1779.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of Department of Energy National 
Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act 
of 1979, and not as part of Department of Energy Organization Act which 
comprises this chapter.


  Nuclear Weapons Capital Investment Requirements Study; Submittal to 
                                Congress

    Section 209 of Pub. L. 95-509 directed Secretary to conduct a study 
of the status of all Government-owned, contractor-operated, plant, 
capital equipment, facilities, and utilities which support United States 
nuclear weapons program and submit results of study to Congress at same 
time that Department of Energy authorization request for fiscal year 
1980 was submitted to Congress.
