§ 2181. Inventions relating to atomic weapons, and filing of reports

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. § 2181

   Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 151, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 943

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 151, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 943

2. 1961

   Pub. L. 87–206 § 7 · 75 Stat. 475

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 2181

   Pub. L. 87–206, § 7, substituted provision concerning inventions relating to atomic weapons and filing of reports for provision relating to military utilization in section catchline

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 87–206, § 7, substituted provision concerning inventions relating to atomic weapons and filing of reports for provision relating to military utilization in section catchline.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 7. Section 151 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 68 Stat. 943. 42 USC 2181. is amended by deleting in the descriptive title the words “Military Utilization,” and inserting in lieu thereof “Inventions Relating to Atomic Weapons, and Filing of Reports.”

3. 1961

   Pub. L. 87–206 § 8 · 75 Stat. 475

   1. Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 2181(c)

      Pub. L. 87–206, § 8, struck out designation as cl. (1) of provision relating to production or utilization of special nuclear material or atomic energy and cls. (2) and (3) relating to utilization of special nuclear material in an atomic weapon and utilization of atomic energy in an atomic weapon, respectively

   2. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 2181(c)

      Pub. L. 87–206, § 8, substituted “the one hundred and eightieth day” for “whichever of the following is the later: either the ninetieth day after completion of such invention or discovery; or the ninetieth day”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 87–206, § 8, struck out designation as cl. (1) of provision relating to production or utilization of special nuclear material or atomic energy and cls. (2) and (3) relating to utilization of special nuclear material in an atomic weapon and utilization of atomic energy in an atomic weapon, respectively, and substituted “the one hundred and eightieth day” for “whichever of the following is the later: either the ninetieth day after completion of such invention or discovery; or the ninetieth day”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 8. Subsection c. of section 151 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended to read as follows: “c. Any person who has made or hereafter makes any invention or Inventions; reports. discovery useful in the production or utilization of special nuclear material or atomic energy, shall file with the Commission a report containing a complete description thereof unless such invention or discovery is described in an application for a patent filed with the Commissioner of Patents by such person within the time required for the filing of such report. The report covering any such invention or discovery shall be filed on or before the one hundred and eightieth day after such person first discovers or first has reason to believe that such invention or discovery is useful in such production or utilization.”

4. 1961

   Pub. L. 87–206 § 9 · 75 Stat. 475

   Added · 42 U.S.C. § 2181(e)

   Pub. L. 87–206, § 9, added subsec. (e)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 87–206, § 9, added subsec. (e).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 9. Section 151 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “e. Reports filed pursuant to subsection c. of this section, and applications to which access is provided under subsection d. of this section, shall be kept in confidence by the Commission, and no information concerning the same given without authority of the inventor or owner unless necessary to carry out the provisions of any Act of Congress or in such special circumstances as may be determined by the Commission.”

5. 1999

   District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000

   Pub. L. 106–113 div. B § 1000(a)(9)(tIV)(s4732)(b)(18) · 113 Stat. 1501

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 2181(c); 42 U.S.C. § 2181(d)

   Pub. L. 106–113 substituted “Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office” for “Commissioner of Patents”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 106–113 substituted “Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office” for “Commissioner of Patents”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 106–113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 1 of Title 35, Patents.

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