Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§8162 IAEA inspections and visits

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 88— - NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY—UNITED STATES ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION AND ACTIVITIES › § 8162

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

People from countries listed under section 2371 as governments that support international terrorism cannot enter the United States to carry out inspections under the Additional Protocol or related safeguards. IAEA inspectors must always have U.S. escorts, and the President must do security and counterintelligence reviews at least every 5 years.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §8162

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(a)No national of a country designated by the Secretary of State under section 2371 of this title as a government supporting acts of international terrorism shall be permitted access to the United States to carry out an inspection activity under the Additional Protocol or a related safeguards agreement.

(b)IAEA inspectors shall be accompanied at all times by United States Government personnel when inspecting sites, locations, facilities, or activities in the United States under the Additional Protocol.

(c)The President shall conduct vulnerability, counterintelligence, and related assessments not less than every 5 years to ensure that information of direct national security significance remains protected at all sites, locations, facilities, and activities in the United States that are subject to IAEA inspection under the Additional Protocol.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 8162

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73