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42 U.S.C. 2133: Commercial licenses

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-560. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

8 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 2019, 42 U.S.C. 2020, 42 U.S.C. 2073, 42 U.S.C. 2093, 42 U.S.C. 2132.

13 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (13).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–67 substituted "any corporation" for "any any corporation". Law text · (d)

    2005

    • Pub. L. 109–58 inserted "from the authorization to commence operations" after "forty years". (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (c)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–295 added subsec. (f). · (f)

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–560 struck out requirement of a finding of practical value under section 2132 and substituted "utilization and production facilities for industrial or commercial purposes" for "such type of utilization or production facility". · (a)

    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.