Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§2302 Congressional Findings
Title 42 › CHAPTER 24 — DISPOSAL OF ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITIES › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 2302
Summary
Congress says keeping up the morale of people tied to Atomic Energy Commission projects is vital to the nation’s defense. When the Commission makes rules or disposes of those communities, it is using power given to it by Congress. Federal money can be used to dispose of the communities and to help run them afterward if it serves national defense and the public good.
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Title 42, §2302
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The Congress of the United States makes the following findings concerning the communities owned by the Atomic Energy Commission:
(a)The continued morale of project-connected persons is essential to the common defense and security of the United States.
(b)In issuing rules and regulations required or permitted under this chapter for the disposal of the communities and in disposing of the communities in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and in accordance with the rules and regulations required or permitted by this chapter, the Commission is acting under authority delegated to it by the Congress.
(c)Funds of the United States may be provided for the disposal of the communities and for assistance in the operation of the communities thereafter under conditions which will provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by section 5814 and 5841 of this title. See also
Transfer of Functions
notes set out under those sections.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 2302
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102