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42 U.S.C. 2021: Cooperation with States

Created in 1959 by Public Law 86-373. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

16 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 21 U.S.C. 360jj, 21 U.S.C. 360eee, 29 U.S.C. 653, 42 U.S.C. 2021b, 42 U.S.C. 2021f.

15 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (15).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2005

    • Pub. L. 109–58 substituted "State:" for "State—" in introductory provisions, added pars. (1) to (3), and struck out former pars. (1) to (4) which read as follows: (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (b)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–486, §902(a)(6), inserted before semicolon at end "or any uranium enrichment facility". · (c)

    1983

    • Pub. L. 97–415 inserted provisions relating to the adoption of equivalent alternative requirements by the States. · (o)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–295 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). · (j)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–604, §204(a), inserted in par. (1) "as defined in section 2014(e)(1) of this title" after "byproduct materials", added par. (2), and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 95–604, §204(f), required the Commission to retain authority under the agreement to make a determination that all applicable standards and requirements have been met prior to termination of a license for byproduct material as defined in section 2014(e)(2) of this title. · (c)
    • Pub. L. 95–604, §204(b), inserted "in accordance with the requirements of subsection (o) and in all other respects" before "compatible". · (d)
    • Pub. L. 95–604, §204(d), inserted "all or part of" after "suspend", designated provision requiring termination or suspension be necessary to protect the public health and safety as cl. (1), added cl. (2), and inserted provision requiring the Commission to periodically review the agreem… · (j)
    • Pub. L. 95–604, §204(c), inserted definition of "agreement". · (n)
    • Pub. L. 95–604, §204(e)(1), added subsec. (o). · (o)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.