Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§2286l Authority of Inspector General
Title 42 › CHAPTER 23 — DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER XVII–A — DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD › § 2286l
Summary
Even if other laws say otherwise, starting this fiscal year and every fiscal year after, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Inspector General can use the same powers over the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board that the Inspector General has over the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under chapter 4 of title 5. The NRC Inspector General decides which of those powers to use.
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Title 42, §2286l
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is authorized to exercise the same authorities with respect to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, as determined by the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as the Inspector General exercises under chapter 4 of title 5 with respect to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the appropriation act cited in the credit of this section, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 4 of title 5” for “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Similar ProvisionsProvisions similar to the text of this section were contained in the following prior appropriation act: Pub. L. 113–76, div. D, title IV, § 401, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 182.
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42 U.S.C. § 2286l
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102