§ 2078. Congressional review of guaranteed purchase price, guaranteed purchase price period, and criteria for waiver of charges

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1946

   Pub. L. 85–79 § 2 · 71 Stat. 274

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 2078

   Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 58, as added Pub. L. 85–79, § 2, July 3, 1957, 71 Stat. 275

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 58, as added Pub. L. 85–79, § 2, July 3, 1957, 71 Stat. 275

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended by adding a new section 58 with appropriate amendment to the table of contents, as follows: “Sec. 58. Review.— Before the Commission establishes any fair Congressional review. price or guaranteed fair price period in accordance with the provisions of section 56, or establishes any criteria for the waiver of any 42 USC 2076. charge for the use of special nuclear material licensed or distributed under section 53 the proposed fair price, guaranteed fair price period, 42 USC 2073. or criteria for the waiver of such charge shall be submitted to the Joint Committee, and a period of forty-five days shall elapse while Congress is in session (in computing such forty-five days there shall be excluded the days in which either House is not in session because of adjournment for more than three days): Provided, however, That the Joint Committee, after having received the proposed fair price, guaranteed fair price period, or criteria for the waiver of such charge, may by resolution waive the conditions of or all or any portion of such forty-five day period.”

2. 1964

   Pub. L. 88–489 § 13 · 78 Stat. 602

   1. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 2078

      Pub. L. 88–489 substituted “guaranteed purchase” and “purchase” for “fair” provided that the Joint Committee resolution waiving the conditions of the forty-five-day period must be in writing

   2. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 2078

      Pub. L. 88–489 substituted “guaranteed purchase” and “licensed and distributed” for “licensed or distributed” provided that the Joint Committee resolution waiving the conditions of the forty-five-day period must be in writing

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 88–489 substituted “guaranteed purchase” and “purchase” for “fair” wherever appearing, “licensed and distributed” for “licensed or distributed”, and provided that the Joint Committee resolution waiving the conditions of the forty-five-day period must be in writing.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 13. Section 58 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, Congressional review. 71 Stat. 275. 42 USC 2078. is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 58. Review.— Before the Commission establishes any guaranteed purchase price or guaranteed purchase price period in accordance with the provisions of section 56, or establishes any criteria for the waiver of any charge for the use of special nuclear material licensed and distributed under section 53, the proposed guaranteed purchase price, guaranteed purchase price period, or criteria for the waiver of such charge shall be submitted to the Joint Committee and a period of forty-five days shall elapse while Congress is in session (in computing such forty-five days there shall be excluded the days in which either House is not in session because of adjournment for more than three days): Provided, however, That the Joint Committee, after having received the proposed guaranteed purchase price, guaranteed purchase price period, or criteria for the waiver of such charge, may by resolution in writing waive the conditions of, or all or any portion of, such forty-five-day period.”

3. 1994

   Pub. L. 103–437 § 15(f)(4) · 108 Stat. 4581

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 2078

   Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Energy Committees” for “Joint Committee” in two places

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Energy Committees” for “Joint Committee” in two places.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) In sections 58 and 61 (42 U.S.C. 2078, 2091), strike “Joint Committee” each place it appears and substitute “Energy Committees”.

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