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Title 50 — War and National Defense

Chapter 40 — Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction

§ 2364. Purchase of low-enriched uranium derived from Russian highly enriched uranium

Statutory text

(a)

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that the allies of the United States and other nations should participate in efforts to ensure that stockpiles of weapons-grade nuclear material are reduced.

(b)

Actions by Secretary of State

Congress urges the Secretary of State to encourage, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, other countries to purchase low-enriched uranium that is derived from highly enriched uranium extracted from Russian nuclear weapons.

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. Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–201 div. A title XIV § 1454 · 110 Stat. 2422

    Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 2364

    (Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1454, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2730.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1454, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2730.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1454. PURCHASE OF LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM DERIVED FROM RUSSIAN HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM. (a) Sense of Congress.— It is the sense of Congress that the allies of the United States and other nations should participate in efforts to ensure that stockpiles of weapons-grade nuclear material are reduced. (b) Actions by the Secretary of State.— Congress urges the Secretary of State to encourage, in consultation with the Sec-retary of Energy, other countries to purchase low-enriched uranium that is derived from highly enriched uranium extracted from Russian nuclear weapons.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1454, , 110 Stat. 2730.)

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USLM identifier /us/usc/t50/s2364