There is hereby established an independent establishment in the executive branch, to be known as the “Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board” (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Board”).
42 U.S. Code § 2286 - Establishment
2022—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 117–263 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added pars. (2) to (5).
2021—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–81 substituted “Chairperson, Vice Chairperson” for “Chairman, Vice Chairman” in heading and “Chairperson” for “Chairman” wherever appearing.
2019—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 116–92, § 3203(a), added par. (4).
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 116–92, § 3202(a)(2)(A), substituted “paragraphs (5) and (6)” for “paragraphs (5), (6), and (7)”.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 116–92, § 3202(a)(1)(B), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 116–92, § 3202(a)(3), amended par. (6) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (6) read as follows:
“(6)(A) The Chairman, subject to the approval of the Board, shall appoint the senior employees described in subparagraph (C).
“(B) The Chairman, subject to the approval of the Board, may remove a senior employee described in subparagraph (C).
“(C) The senior employees described in this subparagraph are the following senior employees of the Board:
“(i) The senior employee responsible for budgetary and general administration matters.
“(ii) The general counsel.
“(iii) The senior employee responsible for technical matters.”
Pub. L. 116–92, § 3202(a)(2)(B), (C), redesignated par. (7) as (6) and struck out former par. (6) which read as follows: “In carrying out paragraph (5)(B), the Chairman may not withhold from any member of the Board any information that is made available to the Chairman regarding the Board’s functions, powers, and mission (including with respect to the management and evaluation of employees of the Board).”
Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 116–92, § 3202(a)(2)(C), redesignated par. (7) as (6).
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 116–92, § 3203(b)(1)(A), substituted “A member may be reappointed for a second term only if the member was confirmed by the Senate more than two years into the member’s first term. A member may not be reappointed for a third term.” for “Members of the Board may be reappointed.”
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 116–92, § 3203(b)(1)(B), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), struck out at end “A member may serve after the expiration of that member’s term until a successor has taken office.”, and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 116–92, § 3203(c), added par. (4).
2015—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 114–92, § 3202(a)(1), substituted “paragraphs (5), (6), and (7)” for “paragraph (5)” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 114–92, § 3202(a)(2), added par. (6).
Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 114–92, § 3202(b)(1), added par. (7).
2013—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 112–239, § 3202(a)(1), struck out par. (4) which read as follows: “Not later than 180 days after September 29, 1988, the President shall submit to the Senate nominations for appointment to the Board. In the event that the President is unable to submit the nominations within such 180-day period, the President shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report describing the reasons for such inability and a plan for submitting the nominations within the next 90 days. If the President is unable to submit the nominations within that 90-day period, the President shall again submit to such committees and the Speaker such a report and plan. The President shall continue to submit to such committees and the Speaker such a report and plan every 90 days until the nominations are submitted.”
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–239, § 3202(a)(2)(A), substituted “, Vice Chairman, and members” for “and Vice Chairman” in heading.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 112–239, § 3202(a)(2)(B), substituted “In accordance with paragraph (5), the Chairman” for “The Chairman”.
Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 112–239, § 3202(a)(2)(C), added par. (5).
Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXII, § 3203(b)(2), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1966, provided that:
Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXII, § 3202(h), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2220, provided that:
Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXII, § 3202, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2054, provided that: