Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110
§8151 Notification to Congress of Iaea Board Approval of Wide-area Environmental Sampling
Title 22 › CHAPTER 88 — NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY—UNITED STATES ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION › SUBCHAPTER V — ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING › § 8151
Summary
Within 30 days of IAEA approval of wide‑area sampling, the President must notify congressional committees, describing the methods, U.S. permissibility under the Additional Protocol, and detection/identification ability.
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Title 22, §8151
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(a)In general
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Board of Governors of the IAEA approves wide-area environmental sampling for use as a safeguards verification tool, the President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees.
(b)Content
The notification under subsection (a) shall contain— (1)
(2)a statement as to whether or not such sampling may be conducted in the United States under the Additional Protocol; and
(3)an assessment of the ability of the approved methods and sampling techniques to detect, identify, and determine the conduct, type, and nature of nuclear activities.
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22 U.S.C. § 8151
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110