Federal

Title 42 — Public Health and Welfare

8,465 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 209 — Appointment of personnel
• § 2091 — Determination of source material
• § 2092 — License requirements for transfers
• § 2093 — Domestic distribution of source material
• § 2094 — Foreign distribution of source material
• § 2095 — Reports
• § 2096 — Acquisition of source material; payments
• § 2097 — Operations on lands belonging to United States
• § 2098 — Public and acquired lands
• § 2099 — Prohibitions against issuance of license
• § 209a, 209b — Omitted
• § 209c — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–649, § 14b , Sept. 7, 1962 , 76 Stat. 499
• § 209d — Appointment of osteopaths as commissioned officers
• § 210 — Pay and allowances
• § 210–1 — Annual and sick leave
• § 210a — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–649, § 14b , Sept. 7, 1962 , 76 Stat. 499
• § 210b — Professional categories
• § 211 — Promotion of commissioned officers
• § 2111 — Domestic distribution
• § 2112 — Foreign distribution of byproduct material
• § 2113 — Ownership and custody of certain byproduct material and disposal sites
• § 2114 — Authorities of Commission respecting certain byproduct material
• § 211a — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–222, § 7(b) , Dec. 29, 1973 , 87 Stat. 936
• § 211b — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–412, title V, § 501(f) , Sept. 14, 1976 , 90 Stat. 1258
• § 211c — Promotion credit for medical officers in assistant grade
• § 212 — Retirement of commissioned officers
• § 2121 — Authority of Commission
• § 2122 — Prohibitions governing atomic weapons
• § 2122a — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3294(e)(1)(A) , Oct. 5, 1999 , 113 Stat. 970
• § 2123 — Transferred
• § 212a — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–222, § 7(b) , Dec. 29, 1973 , 87 Stat. 936
• § 212b — Repealed. Apr. 27, 1956, ch. 211, § 5(d) , 70 Stat. 117
• § 213 — Military benefits
• § 2131 — License required
• § 2132 — Utilization and production facilities for industrial or commercial purposes
• § 2133 — Commercial licenses
• § 2134 — Medical, industrial, and commercial licenses
• § 2135 — Antitrust provisions governing licenses
• § 2136 — Classes of facilities
• § 2137 — Operators’ licenses
• § 2138 — Suspension of licenses during war or national emergency
• § 2139 — Component and other parts of facilities
• § 2139a — Regulations implementing requirements relating to licensing for components and other parts of facilities
• § 213a — Rights, benefits, privileges, and immunities for commissioned officers or beneficiaries; exercise of authority by Secretary or designee
• § 214 — Presentation of United States flag upon retirement
• § 2140 — Exclusions from license requirement
• § 2141 — Licensing by Nuclear Regulatory Commission of distribution of special nuclear material, source material, and byproduct material by Department of Energy
• § 2142 — Domestic medical isotope production
• § 214a — Repealed. Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1211, § 5 , 68 Stat. 1130
• § 215 — Detail of Service personnel
• § 2151 — Effect of international arrangements
• § 2152 — Policies contained in international arrangements
• § 2153 — Cooperation with other nations
• § 2153a — Approval for enrichment after export of source or special nuclear material; export of major critical components of enrichment facilities
• § 2153b — Export policies relating to peaceful nuclear activities and international nuclear trade
• § 2153c — Renegotiation of agreements for cooperation
• § 2153d — Authority to continue agreements for cooperation entered into prior to March 10, 1978
• § 2153e — Protection of environment
• § 2153e–1 — Effectiveness of rule, regulation, or procedure with regard to exports subject to Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978
• § 2153f — Savings clause; Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978
• § 2154 — International atomic pool
• § 2155 — Export licensing procedures
• § 2155a — Regulations establishing Commission procedures covering grant, suspension, revocation, or amendment of nuclear export licenses or exemptions
• § 2155b — International nuclear export and innovation activities
• § 2156 — Criteria governing United States nuclear exports
• § 2156a — Regulations establishing levels of physical security to protect facilities and material
• § 2157 — Additional export criterion and procedures
• § 2158 — Conduct resulting in termination of nuclear exports
• § 2159 — Congressional review procedures
• § 216 — Regulations
• § 2160 — Subsequent arrangements
• § 2160a — Review of Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statements
• § 2160b — Authority to suspend nuclear cooperation with nations which have not ratified the Convention on the Physical Security of Nuclear Material
• § 2160c — Consultation with Department of Defense concerning certain exports and subsequent arrangements
• § 2160d — Further restrictions on exports
• § 2160e — Congressional review and oversight of agreements with Iran
• § 2161 — Policy of Commission
• § 2162 — Classification and declassification of Restricted Data
• § 2163 — Access to Restricted Data
• § 2164 — International cooperation
• § 2165 — Security restrictions
• § 2166 — Applicability of other laws
• § 2167 — Safeguards information
• § 2168 — Dissemination of unclassified information
• § 2169 — Fingerprinting for criminal history record checks
• § 217 — Use of Service in time of war or emergency
• § 217a — Advisory councils or committees
• § 217a–1 — Advisory committees; prohibition of consideration of political affiliations
• § 217b — Volunteer services
• § 218 — National Advisory Councils on Migrant Health
• § 2181 — Inventions relating to atomic weapons, and filing of reports
• § 2182 — Inventions conceived during Commission contracts; ownership; waiver; hearings
• § 2183 — Nonmilitary utilization
• § 2184 — Injunctions; measure of damages
• § 2185 — Prior art
• § 2186 — Commission patent licenses
• § 2187 — Compensation, awards, and royalties
• § 2188 — Monopolistic use of patents
• § 2189 — Federally financed research
• § 218a — Training of officers
• § 219 to 224 — Transferred
• § 2190 — Saving clause for prior patent applications
• § 2201 — General duties of Commission
• § 2201a — Use of firearms by security personnel
• § 2201b — Commission workforce
• § 2202 — Contracts
• § 2203 — Advisory committees
• § 2204 — Electric utility contracts; authority to enter into; cancellation; submission to Energy Committees
• § 2204a — Fission product contracts
• § 2205 — Contract practices
• § 2205a — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–375, title I, § 115 , Dec. 21, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1821
• § 2206 — Comptroller General audit
• § 2207 — Claim settlements; reports to Congress
• § 2208 — Payments in lieu of taxes
• § 2209 — Subsidies
• § 2210 — Indemnification and limitation of liability
• § 2210a — Conflicts of interest relating to contracts and other arrangements
• § 2210b — Uranium supply
• § 2210c — Elimination of pension offset for certain rehired Federal retirees
• § 2210d — Security evaluations
• § 2210e — Design basis threat rulemaking
• § 2210f — Recruitment tools
• § 2210g — Expenses authorized to be paid by the Commission
• § 2210h — Radiation source protection
• § 2210i — Secure transfer of nuclear materials
• § 2211 — Payment of claims or judgments for damage resulting from nuclear incident involving nuclear reactor of United States warship; exception; terms and conditions
• § 2212 — Transferred
• § 2213 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–58, title VI, § 637(b) , Aug. 8, 2005 , 119 Stat. 791
• § 2214 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–439, title I, § 101(b) , Jan. 14, 2019 , 132 Stat. 5568
• § 2215 — Nuclear Regulatory Commission user fees and annual charges for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter
• § 2221 — Just compensation for requisitioned property
• § 2222 — Condemnation of real property
• § 2223 — Patent application disclosures
• § 2224 — Attorney General approval of title
• § 2231 — Applicability of administrative procedure provisions; definitions
• § 2232 — License applications
• § 2233 — Terms of licenses
• § 2234 — Inalienability of licenses
• § 2235 — Construction permits and operating licenses
• § 2236 — Revocation of licenses
• § 2237 — Modification of license
• § 2238 — Continued operation of facilities
• § 2239 — Hearings and judicial review
• § 2240 — Licensee incident reports as evidence
• § 2241 — Atomic safety and licensing boards; establishment; membership; functions; compensation
• § 2242 — Temporary operating license
• § 2243 — Licensing of uranium enrichment facilities
• § 225 — Repealed. July 12, 1955, ch. 328, § 5(4) , 69 Stat. 296
• § 2251 to 2257 — Repealed. Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724 , title I, § 302(a), as added Pub. L. 95–110, § 1 , Sept. 20, 1977 , 91 Stat. 884 ; renumbered title I, Oct. 24, 1992 , Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8) , 106 Stat. 2944
• § 2258 — Joint Committee on Atomic Energy abolished
• § 2259 — Information and assistance to Congressional committees
• § 225a to 227 — Transferred
• § 2271 — General provisions
• § 2272 — Violation of specific sections
• § 2273 — Violation of sections
• § 2274 — Communication of Restricted Data
• § 2275 — Receipt of Restricted Data
• § 2276 — Tampering with Restricted Data
• § 2277 — Disclosure of Restricted Data
• § 2278 — Statute of limitations
• § 2278a — Trespass on Commission installations
• § 2278b — Photographing, etc., of Commission installations; penalty
• § 2279 — Applicability of other laws
• § 227a — Omitted
• § 228 to 229d — Transferred
• § 2280 — Injunction proceedings
• § 2281 — Contempt proceedings
• § 2282 — Civil penalties
• § 2282a — Civil monetary penalties for violation of Department of Energy safety and whistleblower regulations
• § 2282b — Civil monetary penalties for violations of Department of Energy regulations regarding security of classified or sensitive information or data
• § 2282c — Worker health and safety rules for Department of Energy nuclear facilities
• § 2283 — Protection of nuclear inspectors
• § 2284 — Sabotage of nuclear facilities or fuel
• § 2286 — Establishment
• § 2286a — Mission and functions of Board
• § 2286b — Powers of Board
• § 2286c — Responsibilities of Secretary of Energy
• § 2286d — Board recommendations
• § 2286e — Reports
• § 2286f — Judicial review
• § 2286g — “Department of Energy defense nuclear facility” defined
• § 2286h — Contract authority subject to appropriations
• § 2286h–1 — Transmittal of certain information to Congress
• § 2286i — Annual authorization of appropriations
• § 2286j — Procurement of inspector general services
• § 2286k — Inspector General
• § 2286l — Authority of Inspector General
• § 2291 — Definitions
• § 2292 — Authorization of appropriations for research and development program; authority to enter into contracts; period of contracts; equivalent amounts for research and development program
• § 2293 — Omitted
• § 2294 — Authorization for sale or lease of uranium and plutonium; amounts; lien for nonpayment; uranium enrichment services
• § 2295 — Acquisition of nuclear materials
• § 2296 — Nonliability of United States; indemnification
• § 2296a — Remedial action program
• § 2296a–1 — Regulations
• § 2296a–2 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 2296a–3 — Definitions
• § 2296b — Overfeed program
• § 2296b–1 — National Strategic Uranium Reserve
• § 2296b–2 — Sale of remaining DOE inventories