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Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§8162 Iaea Inspections and Visits

Title 22 › CHAPTER 88 — NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY—UNITED STATES ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION › SUBCHAPTER VI — PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION AND ACTIVITIES › § 8162

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Nationals of any country the Secretary of State names under section 2371 as supporting international terrorism cannot be allowed into the United States to carry out IAEA inspections under the Additional Protocol or related safeguards agreements. IAEA inspectors working in the United States under the Additional Protocol must be accompanied at all times by U.S. Government personnel. The President must run vulnerability, counterintelligence, and related assessments at least every 5 years to make sure sensitive national security information at inspectable sites stays protected.

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Title 22, §8162

Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Certain individuals prohibited from obtaining access
No national of a country designated by the Secretary of State under section 2371 of this title as a government supporting acts of international terrorism shall be permitted access to the United States to carry out an inspection activity under the Additional Protocol or a related safeguards agreement.
(b)Presence of United States Government personnel
IAEA inspectors shall be accompanied at all times by United States Government personnel when inspecting sites, locations, facilities, or activities in the United States under the Additional Protocol.
(c)Vulnerability and related assessments
The President shall conduct vulnerability, counterintelligence, and related assessments not less than every 5 years to ensure that information of direct national security significance remains protected at all sites, locations, facilities, and activities in the United States that are subject to IAEA inspection under the Additional Protocol.

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22 U.S.C. § 8162

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110