§2091 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

The Commission can add other items to the list called "source material." Before it does, it must find the item is needed to make special nuclear material and that calling it source material helps the nation's defense and security, and the President must agree in writing. The Commission must send its decision and the President’s written agreement to the Energy Committees. The decision waits 30 days while Congress is in session (do not count days when either House is out more than three days) before it can take effect. The Energy Committees can, in writing, shorten or skip all or part of that 30-day wait.

Title 42, §2091

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The Commission may determine from time to time that other material is source material in addition to those specified in the definition of source material. Before making such determination, the Commission must find that such material is essential to the production of special nuclear material and must find that the determination that such material is source material is in the interest of the common defense and security, and the President must have expressly assented in writing to the determination. The Commission’s determination, together with the assent of the President, shall be submitted to the Energy Committees and a period of thirty days shall elapse while Congress is in session (in computing such thirty days, there shall be excluded the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days) before the determination of the Commission may become effective: Provided, however, That the Energy Committees, after having received such determination, may by resolution in writing waive the conditions of or all or any portion of such thirty-day period.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1805(b)(1) of this title, prior to the general amendment and renumbering of act Aug. 1, 1946, by act Aug. 30, 1954.

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Energy Committees” for “Joint Committee” in two places.

§2091 Determination of source material