Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/949

 PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

119 STAT. 931

‘‘(A) have extensive background in scientific or engineering fields; and ‘‘(B) are well qualified to manage the civilian research and development programs of the Department. ‘‘(4) The Under Secretary for Science shall— ‘‘(A) serve as the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary; ‘‘(B) monitor the research and development programs of the Department in order to advise the Secretary with respect to any undesirable duplication or gaps in the programs; ‘‘(C) advise the Secretary with respect to the well-being and management of the multipurpose laboratories under the jurisdiction of the Department; ‘‘(D) advise the Secretary with respect to education and training activities required for effective short- and long-term basic and applied research activities of the Department; ‘‘(E) advise the Secretary with respect to grants and other forms of financial assistance required for effective short- and long-term basic and applied research activities of the Department; ‘‘(F) advise the Secretary with respect to long-term planning, coordination, and development of a strategic framework for Department research and development activities; and ‘‘(G) carry out such additional duties assigned to the Under Secretary by the Secretary relating to basic and applied research, including supervision or support of research activities carried out by any of the Assistant Secretaries designated by section 203 of this Act, as the Secretary considers advantageous.’’. (b) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY POSITION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 203(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘six Assistant Secretaries’’ and inserting ‘‘7 Assistant Secretaries’’. (2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY LEVEL.—It is the sense of Congress that the leadership for departmental missions in nuclear energy should be at the Assistant Secretary level. (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) Section 202 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7132) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(d)(1) There shall be in the Department an Under Secretary, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall perform such functions and duties as the Secretary shall prescribe, consistent with this section. ‘‘(2) The Under Secretary shall be compensated at the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code. ‘‘(e)(1) There shall be in the Department a General Counsel, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall perform such functions and duties as the Secretary shall prescribe. ‘‘(2) The General Counsel shall be compensated at the rate provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.’’.

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