Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§2258 Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Abolished

Title 42 › CHAPTER 23 — DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER XVI — JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY › § 2258

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Joint Committee on Atomic Energy was ended. Any mention of that committee in any law, rule, or official order on or after September 20, 1977 must be read as referring to the Senate or House committee that handles that topic under its own rules. All records, data, charts, and files from the old committee were moved to the Senate and House committees that deal with those subjects. If a record applies to more than one committee, copies will be provided if requested.

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Title 42, §2258

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(a)Abolition

The Joint Committee on Atomic Energy is abolished.

(b)References in rules, etc., on and after September 20, 1977

Any reference in any rule, resolution, or order of the Senate or the House of Representatives or in any law, regulation, or Executive order to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy shall, on and after September 20, 1977, be considered as referring to the committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives which, under the rules of the Senate and the House, have jurisdiction over the subject matter of such reference.

(c)Transfer of records, data, etc.; copies

All records, data, charts, and files of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy are transferred to the committees of the Senate and House of Representatives which, under the rules of the Senate and the House, have jurisdiction over the subject matters to which such records, data, charts, and files relate. In the event that any record, data, chart, or file shall be within the jurisdiction of more than one committee, duplicate copies shall be provided upon request.

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42 U.S.C. § 2258

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110