Us Code § 2651 - Prohibition on international inspections of Department of Energy facilities unless protection of Restricted Data is certified
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§ 2651. Prohibition on international inspections of Department of Energy facilities unless protection of Restricted Data is certified
(a) Prohibition on inspections
The Secretary of Energy may not allow an inspection of a national security laboratory or nuclear weapons production facility by the International Atomic Energy Agency until the Secretary certifies to Congress that no Restricted Data will be revealed during such inspection.
(b) Omitted
(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, §4501, formerly Pub. L. 104–106, div. C, title XXXI, §3154, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 624; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, §4501, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, §3141(h)(2), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1771; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, §3131(j), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2182; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, §3146(a)(2)(F), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1073; Pub. L. 113–291, div. C, title XXXI, §3142(j), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3900.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section is comprised of section 4501 of Pub. L. 107–314. Subsec. (b) of section 4501 of Pub. L. 107–314 amended provisions set out as a note under section 2153 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
Subsec. (a) of section 3154 of Pub. L. 104–106 was formerly set out as a note under section 2164 of Title 42, prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 108–136.
Amendments
2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–291 substituted "national security laboratory or nuclear weapons production facility" for "nuclear weapons facility".
2013—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–66 substituted "Restricted Data" for "restricted data".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–239 struck out subsec. (c), which defined "restricted data".
2003—Pub. L. 108–136, §3141(h)(2)(D), redesignated par. (1) of subsec. (a) as entire subsec. (a) and par. (2) of subsec. (a) as subsec. (c) and, in subsec. (c), inserted heading and substituted "In this section" for "For purposes of paragraph (1)". Subsec. (c) was editorially transferred to follow subsec. (b), to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
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