Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§2333 Transfer of Priorities
Title 42 › Chapter 24— DISPOSAL OF ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITIES › Subchapter III— CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY AND PRIORITIES › § 2333
Summary
Priorities can’t be transferred except: spouses may hold one jointly; a religious group may use its clergy’s even if the post is vacant; co-owners may assign theirs to one person; and the Commission may allow other fair transfers.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §2333
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No priority shall be transferable, except—
(a)a husband and wife may exercise a priority in their joint names;
(b)a religious organization may exercise the priority which would otherwise belong to its priest, minister, or rabbi, regardless of whether that position happens to be filled at the time of the exercise of the priority;
(c)two or more priority holders having a common interest in a building or location may assign their interests to a single assignee; and
(d)the Commission may permit such other transfers as it finds to be fair and equitable.
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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
42 U.S.C. § 2333
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60