§8102 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter. It gives short explanations for names and terms so readers know what they refer to. "Additional Protocol" is the 1998 protocol to the U.S.–IAEA safeguards agreement, signed in Vienna on June 12, 1998 (T. Doc. 107–7). "Appropriate congressional committees" names the specific Senate and House committees listed in the law. "Complementary access" is the IAEA’s access rights under Articles 4–6 of that Protocol. "Executive agency" uses the meaning in 5 U.S.C. 105. "Facility," "site," and "wide-area environmental sampling" use the meanings given in the indicated Articles of the Additional Protocol. "IAEA" is the International Atomic Energy Agency. "Judge of the United States" means a U.S. district judge or a magistrate judge appointed under chapter 43 of title 28. "Location" is any geographic point or area declared by the United States or specified by the IAEA. "Nuclear Non‑Proliferation Treaty" is the treaty done July 1, 1968 (entered into force March 5, 1970; 21 UST 483). The treaty’s terms define "nuclear‑weapon State Party" and "non‑nuclear‑weapon State Party." "Person" includes individuals, businesses, organizations, states or political subdivisions, foreign governments and their parts, and other entities in the United States. "United States," as a place, includes the several States, the District of Columbia, U.S. commonwealths, territories, possessions, and all areas under U.S. control, including the territorial sea and its airspace, U.S. civil or public aircraft (see 49 U.S.C. 40102(a)(17) and (41)), and U.S. vessels (see 46 U.S.C. 70502(b)).

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In this chapter:

(1)The term “Additional Protocol”, when used in the singular form, means the Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the United States of America, with Annexes, signed at Vienna June 12, 1998 (T. Doc. 107–7).

(2)The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on International Relations, the Committee on Science, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

(3)The term “complementary access” means the exercise of the IAEA’s access rights as set forth in Articles 4 to 6 of the Additional Protocol.

(4)The term “executive agency” has the meaning given such term in section 105 of title 5.

(5)The term “facility” has the meaning set forth in Article 18i. of the Additional Protocol.

(6)The term “IAEA” means the International Atomic Energy Agency.

(7)The term “judge of the United States” means a United States district judge, or a United States magistrate judge appointed under the authority of chapter 43 of title 28.

(8)The term “location” means any geographic point or area declared or identified by the United States or specified by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

(9)The term “Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty” means the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into force March 5, 1970 (21 UST 483).

(10)The terms “nuclear-weapon State Party” and “non-nuclear-weapon State Party” have the meanings given such terms in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

(11)The term “person”, except as otherwise provided, means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, any State or any political subdivision thereof, or any political entity within a State, any foreign government or nation or any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of any such government or nation, or other entity located in the United States.

(12)The term “site” has the meaning set forth in Article 18b. of the Additional Protocol.

(13)The term “United States”, when used as a geographic reference, means the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the United States and includes all places under the jurisdiction or control of the United States, including—

(A)the territorial sea and the overlying airspace;

(B)any civil aircraft of the United States or public aircraft, as such terms are defined in paragraphs (17) and (41), respectively, of section 40102(a) of title 49; and

(C)any vessel of the United States, as such term is defined in section 70502(b) of title 46.

(14)The term “wide-area environmental sampling” has the meaning set forth in Article 18g. of the Additional Protocol.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification In par. (13)(C), “section 70502(b) of title 46” substituted for “section 3(b) of the Maritime Drug Law

Enforcement

Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1903(b))” on authority of Pub. L. 109–304, § 18(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1709, which Act enacted section 70502 of Title 46, Shipping.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives and Committee on Science of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011.

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