10 USC § 6221 - Prohibition on international inspections of Department of Energy facilities unless protection of restricted data is certified

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title: "10 USC § 6221 - Prohibition on international inspections of Department of Energy facilities unless protection of restricted data is certified"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "6221"
section_name: "Prohibition on international inspections of Department of Energy facilities unless protection of restricted data is certified"
chapter_number: 605
chapter_name: "SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY"
part_number: "VI"
part_name: "ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1401.)"
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# § 6221. Prohibition on international inspections of Department of Energy facilities unless protection of restricted data is certified

The Secretary of Energy may not allow an inspection of a national security laboratory or nuclear weapons production facility by the International Atomic Energy Agency until the Secretary certifies to Congress that no Restricted Data will be revealed during such inspection.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1401.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 6221 was renumbered .

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , War and National Defense, prior to repeal by .