# § 6107. Establishment of Center for Security Technology, Analysis, Response, and Testing
**(a)** **Establishment.—** The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall establish within the nuclear security enterprise a Center for Security Technology, Analysis, Response, and Testing.
**(b)** **Duties.—** The center established under subsection (a) shall carry out the following:
**(1)** Provide to the Administrator, the Chief of Defense Nuclear Security, and the management and operating contractors of the nuclear security enterprise a wide range of objective expertise on security technologies, systems, analysis, testing, and response forces.
**(2)** Assist the Administrator in developing standards, requirements, analysis methods, and testing criteria with respect to security.
**(3)** Collect, analyze, and distribute lessons learned with respect to security.
**(4)** Support inspections and oversight activities with respect to security.
**(5)** Promote professional development and training for security professionals.
**(6)** Provide for advance and bulk procurement for security-related acquisitions that affect multiple facilities of the nuclear security enterprise.
**(7)** Advocate for continual improvement and security excellence throughout the nuclear security enterprise.
**(8)** Such other duties as the Administrator may assign.
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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1343.)
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , War and National Defense, prior to repeal by .