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42 U.S.C. 2153: Cooperation with other nations

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-479. Changed by 13 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

25 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 22 U.S.C. 3281, 22 U.S.C. 8001, 22 U.S.C. 8002, 22 U.S.C. 8003, 22 U.S.C. 10814.

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

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–369 added subsec. (e). Law text · (e)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–401, in second proviso, inserted ", or an agreement exempted pursuant to section 8003(a)(1) of title 22," after "that subsection". Law text · (d)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–277, §1225(d)(4)(C), in first undesignated paragraph of concluding provisions, struck out "the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency," after "Department of Energy,". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text
    • Pub. L. 105–277, §1225(d)(4)(A), in concluding provisions, struck out "and in consultation with the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency ('the Director')" before "; and after consultation", inserted "and" after "Secretary of Energy,", substituted "Commission. The Secreta… (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–277, §1225(d)(4)(B), in first proviso, substituted "Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement prepared by the Secretary of State, and any annexes thereto," for "Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement prepared by the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,"… (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (d)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–106 substituted ", 2164(b), or 2164(d)" for "2164(b), or 2164(d)" in concluding provisions. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (a)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–437 substituted "Foreign Affairs" for "International Relations" in penultimate paragraph.
    • Pub. L. 103–337, §3155(c)(1)(A), substituted "2164(c), or 2164(d)" for "or 2164(c)" in penultimate paragraph.
    • Pub. L. 103–337, §3155(c)(1)(B), substituted "2164(b), or 2164(d)" for "or 2164(b)" in provisions following par. (9). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–337, §3155(c)(1)(A), substituted "2164(c), or 2164(d)" for "or 2164(c)" wherever appearing. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–437 substituted "Foreign Affairs" for "International Relations". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 103–337, §3155(c)(1)(C), inserted "(except an agreement arranged pursuant to section 2121(c), 2164(b), 2164(c), or 2164(d) of this title)" after "the President has submitted text of the proposed agreement for cooperation". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 103–437 substituted "Foreign Affairs" for "International Relations". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 103–437 substituted "Foreign Affairs" for "International Relations" in two places. · (d)
    • Pub. L. 103–337, §3155(c)(1)(A), substituted "2164(c), or 2164(d)" for "or 2164(c)" in two places. · (d)

    1985

    • Pub. L. 99–64, §301(a)(1), in provisions following par. (9) inserted "(A) which shall analyze the consistency of the text of the proposed agreement for cooperation with all the requirements of this chapter, with specific attention to whether the proposed agreement is consistent with ea… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–64, §301(a)(2), inserted "the President has submitted text of the proposed agreement for cooperation, together with the accompanying unclassified Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affa… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 99–64, §301(a)(3), (b), substituted "adopts, and there is enacted, a joint resolution" for "adopts a concurrent resolution", inserted a further proviso directing that an agreement for cooperation exempted by the President pursuant to subsection (a) of this section from any requ… · (d)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–242 added unlettered paragraphs following subsec. (d) relating to the submission of agency views to Congressional committees and the failure of the Congress to act on agreements which exempt the recipient nation from the requirements of subsec. (a)(2).
    • Pub. L. 95–242 amended and carried forward into pars. (3), (5), and (6) the existing provisions relating to the terms and conditions required for inclusion in all new agreements for cooperation, inserted new terms and conditions set out in pars. (1), (2), (4), (7), (8), and (9), insert… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 95–242 reenacted existing provisions with only minor changes in punctuation. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 95–242 inserted "(if not an agreement subject to subsection (d))" after "the proposed agreement for cooperation", substituted "submitted to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations for a period of thirty day… · (c)
    • Pub. L. 95–242 provided that proposed agreements be laid before the Committees on International Relations and Foreign Relations rather than the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and that for major agreements the Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement, if any, prepared in conjunction… · (d)

    1974

    • Pub. L. 93–377 substituted reference to section 2074(a) of this title for reference to section 2074 of this title in opening par.
    • Pub. L. 93–485 inserted reference to proposed agreements entailing implementation of sections 2073, 2074, 2133, or 2134 of this title, or in relation to reactors capable of producing more than five thermal megawatts or special nuclear material in connection therewith, inserted provisio… · (d)

    1964

    • Pub. L. 88–489 inserted reference to section 2073 in opening par.

    1958

    • Pub. L. 85–479, §3, inserted reference to section 2121 in opening par.
    • Pub. L. 85–479, §3, included agreements for cooperation arranged pursuant to section 2121(c) of this title, and inserted in cl. (3) the exception in the case of agreements arranged pursuant to section 2121(c) of this title. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 85–681 inserted proviso clause relating to waiver waiting period. · (c)
    • Pub. L. 85–479, §4, added subsec. (d). · (d)

    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.