# § 6251. Executive management training in Department of Energy
**(a)** **Establishment of Training Program.—** The Secretary of Energy shall establish and implement a management training program for personnel of the Department of Energy involved in the management of atomic energy defense activities.
**(b)** **Training Provisions.—** The training program shall at a minimum include instruction in the following areas:
**(1)** Department of Energy policy and procedures for management and operation of atomic energy defense facilities.
**(2)** Methods of evaluating technical performance.
**(3)** Federal and State environmental laws and requirements for compliance with such environmental laws, including timely compliance with reporting requirements in such laws.
**(4)** The establishment of program milestones and methods to evaluate success in meeting such milestones.
**(5)** Methods for conducting long-range technical and budget planning.
**(6)** Procedures for reviewing and applying innovative technology to defense environmental cleanup.
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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1417.)
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
A prior section 6251 was renumbered .
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , War and National Defense, prior to repeal by .