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§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
Summary
The Joint Committee on Atomic Energy is abolished. As of September 20, 1977, any mention of it in Senate or House rules, laws, orders, or regulations is treated as a reference to the Senate or House committee that, under each chamber’s rules, is responsible for that subject. All Joint Committee records and files go to those committees, and duplicate copies must be provided if more than one committee has responsibility.
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Title 42, §2258
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(a)The Joint Committee on Atomic Energy is abolished.
(b)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)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
Apr 5, 2026
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