ADMINISTRATOR FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY.

SEC. 3212. ADMINISTRATOR FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY. (a) In General.—(1) There is at the head of the Administration an Administrator for Nuclear Security (in this title referred to as the “Administrator”). (2) Pursuant to subsection (c) of section 202 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7132), as added by section 3202 of this Act, the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy serves as the Administrator. (b) Functions.—The Administrator has authority over, and is responsible for, all programs and activities of the Administration (except for the functions of the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors specified in the Executive order referred to in section 3216(b)), including the following: (1) Strategic management. (2) Policy development and guidance. (3) Budget formulation, guidance, and execution, and other financial matters. (4) Resource requirements determination and allocation. (5) Program management and direction. (6) Safeguards and security. (7) Emergency management. (8) Integrated safety management. (9) Environment, safety, and health operations.113 STAT. 958 (10) Administration of contracts, including the management and operations of the nuclear weapons production facilities and the national security laboratories. (11) Intelligence. (12) Counterintelligence. (13) Personnel, including the selection, appointment, distribution, supervision, establishing of compensation, and separation of personnel in accordance with subtitle C of this title. (14) Procurement of services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code. (15) Legal matters. (16) Legislative affairs. (17) Public affairs. (18) Liaison with other elements of the Department of Energy and with other Federal agencies, State, tribal, and local governments, and the public. (c) Procurement Authority.—The Administrator is the senior procurement executive for the Administration for the purposes of section 16(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3)). (d) Policy Authority.—The Administrator may establish Administration-specific policies, unless disapproved by the Secretary of Energy.