10 USC § 6179 - Public participation in planning for defense environmental cleanup

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s6179"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 6179 - Public participation in planning for defense environmental cleanup"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "6179"
section_name: "Public participation in planning for defense environmental cleanup"
chapter_number: 604
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP MATTERS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP"
part_number: "VI"
part_name: "ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1393.)"
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# § 6179. Public participation in planning for defense environmental cleanup

The Secretary of Energy shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Attorney General, Governors and attorneys general of affected States, appropriate representatives of affected Indian tribes, and interested members of the public in any planning conducted by the Secretary for defense environmental cleanup activities at Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1393.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , War and National Defense, prior to repeal by .