Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 23 — Development and Control of Atomic Energy
§ 2274. Communication of Restricted Data
Statutory text
Whoever, lawfully or unlawfully, having possession of, access to, control over, or being entrusted with any document, writing, sketch, photograph, plan, model, instrument, appliance, note, or information involving or incorporating Restricted Data—
communicates, transmits, or discloses the same to any individual or person, or attempts or conspires to do any of the foregoing, with intent to injure the United States or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for life, or by imprisonment for any term of years or a fine of not more than $100,000 or both;
communicates, transmits, or discloses the same to any individual or person, or attempts or conspires to do any of the foregoing, with reason to believe such data will be utilized to injure the United States or to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $50,000 or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both.
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. § 2274
Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 224, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 958
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 224, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 958Pub. L. 91–161 § 3(b) · 83 Stat. 444
Changed · 42 U.S.C. § 2274
Pub. L. 91–161 made death penalty inapplicable for willful violation, or attempted violation of this section with intent to injure the United States, or secure an advantage for any foreign nation
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 91–161 made death penalty inapplicable for willful violation, or attempted violation of this section with intent to injure the United States, or secure an advantage for any foreign nation.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Sections 224, 225, and 226 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, are each amended by striking out “death or imprisonment for life (but the penalty of death or imprisonment for life may be imposed only upon recommendation of the jury), or by a fine of not more than $20,000 or imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both” and inserting in lieu thereof “imprisonment for life, or by imprisonment for any term of years or a fine of not more than $20,000 or both”.Pub. L. 106–65 § 3148(a)(1) · 113 Stat. 512
Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 2274
Pub. L. 106–65, § 3148(a)(1), substituted “$100,000” for “$20,000”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Cl. (a). Pub. L. 106–65, § 3148(a)(1), substituted “$100,000” for “$20,000”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in clause a., by striking “$20,000” and inserting “$100,000”; andPub. L. 106–65 § 3148(a)(2) · 113 Stat. 512
Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 2274
Pub. L. 106–65, § 3148(a)(2), substituted “$500,000” for “$10,000”
Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Cl. (b). Pub. L. 106–65, § 3148(a)(2), substituted “$500,000” for “$10,000”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in clause b., by striking “$10,000” and inserting “$500,000”.Pub. L. 106–398 § 1(dA) · 114 Stat. 1654
Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 2274
Pub. L. 106–398 substituted “$50,000” for “$500,000”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Cl. (b). Pub. L. 106–398 substituted “$50,000” for “$500,000”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SECTION 1. ENACTMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. The provisions of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.Effective date note
Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1087(g)(9)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–294, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective as of Oct. 5, 1999.
4 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments1969–2000 · 3 rounds
2000
Cl. (b). Pub. L. 106–398 substituted “$50,000” for “$500,000”.
1999
Cl. (a). Pub. L. 106–65, § 3148(a)(1), substituted “$100,000” for “$20,000”.
Cl. (b). Pub. L. 106–65, § 3148(a)(2), substituted “$500,000” for “$10,000”.
1969
Pub. L. 91–161 made death penalty inapplicable for willful violation, or attempted violation of this section with intent to injure the United States, or secure an advantage for any foreign nation.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1087(g)(9)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–294, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective as of .
Effective Date of 1969 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–161 applicable to offenses committed on or after , see section 7 of Pub. L. 91–161, set out as a note under section 2272 of this title.
Credits
1946–2000 · 5 acts
- 1946Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 224, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 958
- 1969amended Pub. L. 91–161, § 3(b), , 83 Stat. 444
- 1992renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), , 106 Stat. 2944
- 1999Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, § 3148(a), , 113 Stat. 938
- 2000Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1087(g)(9)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–294.
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(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 224, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 958; amended Pub. L. 91–161, § 3(b), , 83 Stat. 444; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), , 106 Stat. 2944; Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, § 3148(a), , 113 Stat. 938; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1087(g)(9)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–294.)