PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Commission may add other materials to the list of source material. Before doing that, it must find the material is essential to making special nuclear material and that the change is in the interest of the common defense and security, the President must agree in writing, and the Commission must send the decision and the President’s written assent to the Energy Committees and wait 30 days while Congress is in session (do not count days when either House is out for more than three days) before the change can take effect, unless the Energy Committees waive all or part of the 30-day wait in writing.

Title 42, §2091

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Commission may determine from time to time that other material is source material in addition to those specified in the definition of source material. Before making such determination, the Commission must find that such material is essential to the production of special nuclear material and must find that the determination that such material is source material is in the interest of the common defense and security, and the President must have expressly assented in writing to the determination. The Commission’s determination, together with the assent of the President, shall be submitted to the Energy Committees and a period of thirty days shall elapse while Congress is in session (in computing such thirty days, there shall be excluded the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days) before the determination of the Commission may become effective: Provided, however, That the Energy Committees, after having received such determination, may by resolution in writing waive the conditions of or all or any portion of such thirty-day period.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1805(b)(1) of this title, prior to the general amendment and renumbering of act Aug. 1, 1946, by act Aug. 30, 1954.

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Energy Committees” for “Joint Committee” in two places.

§2091 Determination of Source Material