Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§2166 Applicability of Other Laws

Title 42 › CHAPTER 23 — DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER XI — CONTROL OF INFORMATION › § 2166

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Laws numbered 2161 through 2165 do not cancel or replace other laws. But no government agency may use those other laws in a way that conflicts with the rules in 2161–2165. The Commission cannot stop or limit the sharing of information unless a law specifically gives it that power.

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Title 42, §2166

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(a)Sections 2161 to 2165 of this title shall not exclude the applicable provisions of any other laws, except that no Government agency shall take any action under such other laws inconsistent with the provisions of those sections.

(b)The Commission shall have no power to control or restrict the dissemination of information other than as granted by this or any other law.

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Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1810(b)(6) of this title, prior to the general amendment and renumbering of act Aug. 1, 1946, by act Aug. 30, 1954.

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42 U.S.C. § 2166

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102