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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 101 — Magnetic Fusion Energy Engineering

§ 9310. Dissemination of information

Statutory text

(a)

The Secretary shall take all necessary steps to assure that technical information relevant to the status and progress of the national magnetic fusion program is made readily available to interested persons in domestic industry and universities in the United States: Provided, however, That upon a showing to the Secretary by any person that any information or portion thereof provided to the Secretary directly or indirectly from such person would, if made public, divulge (1) trade secrets or (2) other proprietary information of such person, the Secretary shall not disclose such information and disclosure thereof shall be punishable under section 1905 of title 18.

(b)

The Secretary shall maintain an aggressive program in the United States for the provision of public information and educational materials to promote widespread knowledge of magnetic fusion among educational, community, business, environmental, labor, and governmental entities and the public at large.

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. Magnetic Fusion Energy Engineering Act of 1980

    Pub. L. 96–386 § 11 · 94 Stat. 1539

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 9310

    (Pub. L. 96–386, § 11, Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1544.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 96–386, § 11, Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1544.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 11. information dissemination (a) The Secretary shall take all necessary steps to assure that technical information relevant to the status and progress of the national magnetic fusion program is made readily available to interested persons in domestic industry and universities in the United States: Provided, however, That upon a showing to the Secretary by any person that any information or portion thereof provided to the Secretary directly or indirectly from such person would, if made public, divulge (1) trade secrets or (2) other proprietary information of such person, the Secretary shall not disclose such information and disclosure thereof shall be punishable under section 1905 of title 18, United States Code. (b) The Secretary shall maintain an aggressive program in the United States for the provision of public information and educational materials to promote widespread knowledge of magnetic fusion among educational, community, business, environmental, labor, and governmental entities and the public at large.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 96–386, § 11, , 94 Stat. 1544.)

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