Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§6157 International Agreements on Nuclear Weapons Data
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART VI — ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS › Subpart B — Atomic Energy Defense › CHAPTER 603 — PROLIFERATION MATTERS › § 6157
Summary
Energy Secretary may agree with foreign parties to trace sources of parts or fissile material in a nuclear weapon. Secretary of State must agree; Defense, Homeland Security, and DNI coordinate.
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Title 10, §6157
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The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, enter into agreements with countries or international organizations to conduct data collection and analysis to determine accurately and in a timely manner the source of any components of, or fissile material used or attempted to be used in, a nuclear device or weapon.
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A prior section 6157, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 387, related to transportation of motor vehicles on permanent change of station, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 87–651, title I, § 123(b), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 514. Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2572 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
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10 U.S.C. § 6157
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102