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42 U.S.C. 2141: Licensing by Nuclear Regulatory Commission of distribution of special nuclear material, source material, and byproduct material by Department of Energy

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-242. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 2077.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–277 substituted "the Nuclear Regulatory Commission" for "the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (b)

    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.