10 U.S.C. § 6226 — Annual 1 report and certification on status of security of atomic energy defense facilities

(a) Facilities administered by the Administration^*. (1) By September 30 of every even-numbered year, the Administrator^* must give the Secretary of Energy (A) a report on security at Administration facilities holding Category I or II quantities of special nuclear material and (B) a written certification that they are secure and meet Administration and Department security standards and requirements. (2) If the Administrator cannot certify a facility, the Administrator must also give the Secretary a corrective-action plan stating (A) the deficiency, (B) corrective actions, and (C) timelines. (3) By December 1 of every even-numbered year, the Secretary must give the congressional defense committees^* the Administrator’s unchanged report, certification, and plans, with the Secretary’s comments.

(b) Other atomic-energy-defense facilities. (1) By December 1 of every even-numbered year, the Secretary must give the congressional defense committees (A) a security-status report for atomic-energy-defense facilities not administered by the Administration that hold Category I or II quantities of special nuclear material and (B) a written certification that they are secure and meet Department security standards and requirements. (2) If the Secretary cannot certify a facility, the Secretary must also give the committees a corrective-action plan stating the deficiency, corrective actions, and timelines.