Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§8154 Rule of Construction
Title 22 › CHAPTER 88 — NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY—UNITED STATES ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION › SUBCHAPTER V — ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING › § 8154
Summary
When the rules talk about what is "needed to help the IAEA find undeclared nuclear activities in a non‑nuclear‑weapon State Party," that phrase does not cover proposals for environmental sampling that are only meant to show cooperation or only meant to build political support or consensus for doing such sampling in that country.
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Title 22, §8154
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
As used in this subchapter, the term “necessary to increase the capability of the IAEA to detect undeclared nuclear activities in the territory of a non-nuclear-weapon State Party” shall not be construed to encompass proposed uses of environmental sampling that might assist the IAEA in detecting undeclared nuclear activities in the territory of a non-nuclear-weapon State Party by—
(1)setting a good example of cooperation in the conduct of such sampling; or
(2)facilitating the formation of a political consensus or political support for such sampling in the territory of a non-nuclear-weapon State Party.
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22 U.S.C. § 8154
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102