Title 50 — War and National Defense
Chapter 4C — Atomic Weapons and Special Nuclear Materials Information Rewards
§ 47b. Determination by Attorney General of entitlement and amount of reward; consultation; Presidential approval
Statutory text
The Attorney General shall determine whether a person furnishing information to the United States is entitled to a reward and the amount to be paid pursuant to section 47a of this title. Before making a reward under this section the Attorney General shall advise and consult with the Atomic Energy Commission. A reward of $50,000 or more may not be made without the approval of the President.
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. 84–372 § 3 · 69 Stat. 694
Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 47b
July 15, 1955, ch. 372, § 3, 69 Stat. 365
Source evidence
Code source credit
July 15, 1955, ch. 372, § 3, 69 Stat. 365Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 3. There is authorized to be appropriated not more than $10,000 to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution.Pub. L. 93–377 § 1(b) · 88 Stat. 472
Substituted · 50 U.S.C. § 47b
Pub. L. 93–377 substituted provisions authorizing the Attorney General, with the advice of the Atomic Energy Commission, to determine entitlement and the amount of reward for a person furnishing information to the United States, for provisions authorizing an Awards Board to determine entitlement and amount of such reward, setting forth the composition of the Board and criteria for reward
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 93–377 substituted provisions authorizing the Attorney General, with the advice of the Atomic Energy Commission, to determine entitlement and the amount of reward for a person furnishing information to the United States, for provisions authorizing an Awards Board to determine entitlement and amount of such reward, setting forth the composition of the Board and criteria for reward.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1974—Pub. L. 93–377 substituted provisions authorizing the Attorney General, with the advice of the Atomic Energy Commission, to determine entitlement and the amount of reward for a person furnishing information to the United States, for provisions authorizing an Awards Board to determine entitlement and amount of such reward, setting forth the composition of the Board and criteria for reward.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by sections 5814 and 5841 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. See also Transfer of Functions notes set out under those sections.
Credits
1955–1974 · 2 acts
- 1955July 15, 1955, ch. 372, § 3, 69 Stat. 365
- 1974Pub. L. 93–377, § 1(b), , 88 Stat. 473.
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(July 15, 1955, ch. 372, § 3, 69 Stat. 365; Pub. L. 93–377, § 1(b), , 88 Stat. 473.)