# § 7158. Naval reactor and military application programs
section 2035 of this title
The Division of Naval Reactors established pursuant to , and responsible for research, design, development, health, and safety matters pertaining to naval nuclear propulsion plants and assigned civilian power reactor programs is transferred to the Department under the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, and such organizational unit shall be deemed to be an organizational unit established by this chapter.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 309, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 581; Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3294(c), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 970.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Department of Energy Organization Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
### Amendments
1999— struck out subsec. (a) designation before “The Division of Naval Reactors”, substituted “Under Secretary for Nuclear Security” for “Assistant Secretary to whom the Secretary has assigned the function listed in ”, and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: “The Division of Military Application, established by , and the functions of the Energy Research and Development Administration with respect to the Military Liaison Committee, established by , are transferred to the Department under the Assistant Secretary to whom the Secretary has assigned those functions listed in , and such organizational units shall be deemed to be organizational units established by this chapter.”
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , War and National Defense.
### Transfer of Functions
, , , which was formerly set out as a note under this section, was renumbered by Pub. L 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(d)(2), , , and classified to , War and National Defense, and was repealed and restated as , Armed Forces, by , (b)(1), , , 1458.
## Executive Documents
### Transfer of Functions
All national security functions and activities performed immediately before , by the Office of Naval Reactors transferred to the Administrator for Nuclear Security of the National Nuclear Security Administration of the Department of Energy, and the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors of the Administration to be assigned the responsibilities, authorities, and accountability for all functions of the Office of Naval Reactors under Executive Order No. 12344, set out as a note under , Armed Forces, see sections 2406 and 2481 of Title 50, War and National Defense.