Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§8154 Rule of Construction

Title 22 › Chapter 88— NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY—UNITED STATES ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION › Subchapter V— ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING › § 8154

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Sampling done only to show cooperation or to build political support in a non‑nuclear‑weapon State Party’s territory is not considered "necessary" to help the IAEA find undeclared nuclear activity.

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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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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 8154

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60