Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 23 — Development and Control of Atomic Energy
§ 2271. General provisions
Statutory text
Authority of President to utilize Government agencies
To protect against the unlawful dissemination of Restricted Data and to safeguard facilities, equipment, materials, and other property of the Commission, the President shall have authority to utilize the services of any Government agency to the extent he may deem necessary or desirable.
Criminal violations
The Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice shall investigate all alleged or suspected criminal violations of this chapter.
Violations of this chapter
No action shall be brought against any individual or person for any violation under this chapter unless and until the Attorney General of the United States has advised the Commission with respect to such action and no such action shall be commenced except by the Attorney General of the United States: Provided, however, That nothing in this subsection shall be construed as applying to administrative action taken by the Commission.
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.
Pub. L. 83–724 · 68 Stat. 998
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 2271
Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 221, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 958
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 221, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 958Pub. L. 91–161 § 5 · 83 Stat. 444
Changed · 42 U.S.C. § 2271(c)
Pub. L. 91–161 provided that nothing in this subsection should be construed to apply to administrative action taken by the Commission
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91–161 provided that nothing in this subsection should be construed to apply to administrative action taken by the Commission.Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 5. Subsection 221 c. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended to read as follows: 68 Stat. 958. 42 USC 2271. “c. No action shall be brought against any individual or person for any violation under this Act unless and until the Attorney General of the United States has advised the Commission with respect to such action and no such action shall be commenced except by the Attorney General of the United States: Provided, however, That no action shall be brought under section 222, 223, 224, 225, or 226 except by the 42 USC 2272–2276. express direction of the Attorney General: And provided further, That nothing in this subsection shall be construed as applying to administrative action taken by the Commission.”Crime Control Act of 1990
Pub. L. 101–647 title XII § 1211 · 104 Stat. 4789
Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 2271(c)
Pub. L. 101–647 struck out “That no action shall be brought under section 2272, 2273, 2274, 2275, or 2276 of this title except by the express direction of the Attorney General: And provided further,” after “Provided however,”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–647 struck out “That no action shall be brought under section 2272, 2273, 2274, 2275, or 2276 of this title except by the express direction of the Attorney General: And provided further,” after “Provided however,”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1211. DELETION OF REQUIREMENT OF PERSONAL APPROVAL OF ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR PROSECUTIONS UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT. Section 221(c) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2271(c)) is amended by striking out “That no action shall be brought under section 222, 223, 224, 225, or 226 except by the express direction of the Attorney General: And provided further,”.
2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c), was in the original “this Act”, meaning act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables.
Amendments1969–1990 · 2 rounds
1990
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–647 struck out “That no action shall be brought under section 2272, 2273, 2274, 2275, or 2276 of this title except by the express direction of the Attorney General: And provided further,” after “Provided however,”.
1969
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91–161 provided that nothing in this subsection should be construed to apply to administrative action taken by the Commission.
Credits
1946–1992 · 4 acts
- 1946Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 221, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 958
- 1969amended Pub. L. 91–161, § 5, , 83 Stat. 445
- 1990Pub. L. 101–647, title XII, § 1211, , 104 Stat. 4833
- 1992renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), , 106 Stat. 2944.
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(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 221, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 958; amended Pub. L. 91–161, § 5, , 83 Stat. 445; Pub. L. 101–647, title XII, § 1211, , 104 Stat. 4833; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), , 106 Stat. 2944.)