§ 2134. Medical, industrial, and commercial licenses

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. 83–724 · 68 Stat. 998

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 2134

   Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 104, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 937

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 104, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 937

2. 1970

   Pub. L. 91–560 § 5 · 84 Stat. 1472

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 2134(b)

   Pub. L. 91–560 substituted provisions authorizing the issue of licenses for utilization or production facilities for industrial or commercial purposes (i) where specifically authorized by law or (ii) where the facility was constructed or operated under an arrangement with the Commission entered into under the cooperative power reactor demonstration program, and the applicable statutory authorization does not require licensing under section 2133, or (iii) where the facility was theretofore licensed under section 2134(b), for provisions authorizing the issue of licenses for utilization and production facilities involved in the conduct of research and development activities leading to the demonstration of the practical value of such facilities for industrial and commercial purposes

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91–560 substituted provisions authorizing the issue of licenses for utilization or production facilities for industrial or commercial purposes (i) where specifically authorized by law or (ii) where the facility was constructed or operated under an arrangement with the Commission entered into under the cooperative power reactor demonstration program, and the applicable statutory authorization does not require licensing under section 2133, or (iii) where the facility was theretofore licensed under section 2134(b), for provisions authorizing the issue of licenses for utilization and production facilities involved in the conduct of research and development activities leading to the demonstration of the practical value of such facilities for industrial and commercial purposes.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 5. Subsection 104 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended to read as follows: “b. As provided for in subsection 102 b. or 102 c., or where specifically authorized by law, the Commission is authorized to issue licenses under this subsection to persons applying therefor for utilization and production facilities for industrial and commercial purposes. In issuing licenses under this subsection, the Commission shall impose the minimum amount of such regulations and terms of license as will permit the Commission to fulfill its obligations under this Act.”

3. 2019

   Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act

   Pub. L. 115–439 title I § 106(b) · 132 Stat. 5565

   Struck and inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 2134(c)

   Pub. L. 115–439 struck out “and which are not facilities of the type specified in subsection (b)” after “section 2051 of this title” and inserted at end “The Commission is authorized to issue licenses under this section for utilization facilities useful in the conduct of research and development activities of the types specified in section 2051 of this title in which the licensee sells research and testing services and energy to others, subject to the condition that the licensee shall recover not more than 75 percent of the annual costs to the licensee of owning and operating the facility through sales of nonenergy services, energy, or both, other than research and development or education and training, of which not more than 50 percent may be through sales of energy.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–439 struck out “and which are not facilities of the type specified in subsection (b)” after “section 2051 of this title” and inserted at end “The Commission is authorized to issue licenses under this section for utilization facilities useful in the conduct of research and development activities of the types specified in section 2051 of this title in which the licensee sells research and testing services and energy to others, subject to the condition that the licensee shall recover not more than 75 percent of the annual costs to the licensee of owning and operating the facility through sales of nonenergy services, energy, or both, other than research and development or education and training, of which not more than 50 percent may be through sales of energy.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Research and Development Activities.— Section 104 c. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2134(c)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking “and which are not facilities of the type specified in subsection 104 b.” and inserting a period; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “The Commission is authorized to issue licenses under this section for utilization facilities useful in the conduct of research and development activities of the types specified in section 31 in which the licensee sells research and testing services and energy to others, subject to the condition that the licensee shall recover not more than 75 percent of the annual costs to the licensee of owning and operating the facility through sales of nonenergy services, energy, or both, other than research and development or education and training, of which not more than 50 percent may be through sales of energy.”.

4. 2024

   Pub. L. 118–67 div. B title VI § 601 · 138 Stat. 1481

   1. Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 2134(c)

      Pub. L. 118–67 inserted subsec. heading; designated first sentence as par. (1)

   2. Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 2134(c)

      Pub. L. 118–67 inserted par. heading

   3. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 2134(c)

      Pub. L. 118–67 substituted “Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Commission” for “The Commission”; designated second sentence as par. (2)

   4. Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 2134(c)

      Pub. L. 118–67 inserted heading;

   5. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 2134(c)

      Pub. L. 118–67 substituted par. (3) for third sentence which read as follows: “The Commission is authorized to issue licenses under this section for utilization facilities useful in the conduct of research and development activities of the types specified in section 2051 of this title in which the licensee sells research and testing services and energy to others, subject to the condition that the licensee shall recover not more than 75 percent of the annual costs to the licensee of owning and operating the facility through sales of nonenergy services, energy, or both, other than research and development or education and training, of which not more than 50 percent may be through sales of energy.”

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–67 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–67 inserted subsec. heading; designated first sentence as par. (1), inserted par. heading, and substituted “Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Commission” for “The Commission”; designated second sentence as par. (2) and inserted heading; and substituted par. (3) for third sentence which read as follows: “The Commission is authorized to issue licenses under this section for utilization facilities useful in the conduct of research and development activities of the types specified in section 2051 of this title in which the licensee sells research and testing services and energy to others, subject to the condition that the licensee shall recover not more than 75 percent of the annual costs to the licensee of owning and operating the facility through sales of nonenergy services, energy, or both, other than research and development or education and training, of which not more than 50 percent may be through sales of energy.”

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