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42 U.S.C. 2021b: Definitions

Created in 1986 by Public Law 96-573. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 2023, 42 U.S.C. 2111, 42 U.S.C. 2297h.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2005

    • Pub. L. 109–58 designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, and added subpar. (B). (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (9)

    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.