Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§7142a Designation of American Museum of Science and Energy
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 84— - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT › § 7142a
Summary
Names the museum the American Museum of Science and Energy and makes it the United States' official museum of science and energy. Any U.S. law, map, regulation, or record that refers to the museum means that name. The name belongs to the U.S., and the museum alone may use it nationwide and in U.S. possessions without affecting existing rights.
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Title 42, §7142a
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(a)The Museum—
(1)is designated as the “American Museum of Science and Energy”; and
(2)shall be the official museum of science and energy of the United States.
(b)Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Museum is deemed to be a reference to the “American Museum of Science and Energy”.
(c)(1)The name “American Museum of Science and Energy” is declared the property of the United States.
(2)The Museum shall have the sole right throughout the United States and its possessions to have and use the name “American Museum of Science and Energy”.
(3)This subsection shall not be construed to conflict or interfere with established or vested rights.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, and not as part of the Department of Energy Organization Act which comprises this chapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 7142a
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73