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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 5812. Officers of Administration
(a) Administrator; appointment
There shall be at the head of the Administration an Administrator
of Energy Research and Development (hereinafter in this chapter
referred to as the "Administrator"), who shall be appointed from
civilian life by the President by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate. A person may not be appointed as Administrator
within two years after release from active duty as a commissioned
officer of a regular component of an Armed Force. The
Administration shall be administered under the supervision and
direction of the Administrator, who shall be responsible for the
efficient and coordinated management of the Administration.
(b) Deputy Administrator
There shall be in the Administration a Deputy Administrator, who
shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
(c) Qualifications of Administrator and Deputy Administrator
The President shall appoint the Administrator and Deputy
Administrator from among individuals who, by reason of their
general background and experience are specially qualified to manage
a full range of energy research and development programs.
(d) Assistant Administrators; number; appointment; qualifications
There shall be in the Administration six Assistant
Administrators, one of whom shall be responsible for fossil energy,
another for nuclear energy, another for environment and safety,
another for conservation, another for solar, geothermal, and
advanced energy systems, and another for national security. The
Assistant Administrators shall be appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The President shall
appoint each Assistant Administrator from among individuals who, by
reason of general background and experience, are specially
qualified to manage the energy technology area assigned to such
Assistant Administrator.
(e) General Counsel
There shall be in the Administration a General Counsel who shall
be appointed by the Administrator and who shall serve at the
pleasure of and be removable by the Administrator.
(f) Additional officers
There shall be in the Administration not more than eight
additional officers appointed by the Administrator. The positions
of such officers shall be considered career positions and be
subject to section 2201(d) of this title.
(g) Director of Military Application; functions; qualifications;
compensation
The Division of Military Application transferred to and
established in the Administration by section 5814(d) of this title
shall be under the direction of a Director of Military Application,
who shall be appointed by the Administrator and who shall serve at
the pleasure of and be removable by the Administrator and shall be
an active commissioned officer of the Armed Forces serving in
general or flag officer rank or grade. The functions,
qualifications, and compensation of the Director of Military
Application shall be the same as those provided under the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.], for the
Assistant General Manager for Military Application.
(h) Allocation of functions; responsibility for international
cooperation
Officers appointed pursuant to this section shall perform such
functions as the Administrator shall specify from time to time. The
Administrator shall delegate to one such officer the special
responsibility for international cooperation in all energy and
related environmental research and development.
(i) Order of succession
The Deputy Administrator (or in the absence or disability of the
Deputy Administrator, or in the event of a vacancy in the office of
the Deputy Administrator, an Assistant Administrator, the General
Counsel or such other official, determined according to such order
as the Administrator shall prescribe) shall act for and perform the
functions of the Administrator during any absence or disability of
the Administrator or in the event of a vacancy in the office of the
Administrator.
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