Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§9702 Definitions

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 104— - NUCLEAR SAFETY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION › § 9702

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words. "Secretary" is the Secretary of Energy. "Government agency" means any part of the executive branch or any U.S.-owned corporation that is a federal instrumentality. "Commission" is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. "Advisory Committee" is the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (established by section 2039).

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Title 42, §9702

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For purposes of this chapter—

(1)the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy;

(2)the term “Government agency” means any department, agency, commission, or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Federal Government, or any corporation, wholly or partly owned by the United States, which is an instrumentality of the United States, or any board, bureau, division, service, office, officer, authority, administration, or other establishment in the executive branch of the Federal Government;

(3)the term “Commission” means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and

(4)the term “Advisory Committee” means the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards established by section 2039 of this title.

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42 U.S.C. § 9702

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73