22 USC § 8151 - Notification to Congress of IAEA Board approval of wide-area environmental sampling

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title: "22 USC § 8151 - Notification to Congress of IAEA Board approval of wide-area environmental sampling"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "8151"
section_name: "Notification to Congress of IAEA Board approval of wide-area environmental sampling"
chapter_number: 88
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY—UNITED STATES ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–401, title II, § 251, Dec. 18, 2006, 120 Stat. 2749.)"
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# § 8151. Notification to Congress of IAEA Board approval of wide-area environmental sampling

**(a)** **In general** Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Board of Governors of the IAEA approves wide-area environmental sampling for use as a safeguards verification tool, the President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees.

**(b)** **Content** The notification under subsection (a) shall contain—

**(1)** a description of the specific methods and sampling techniques approved by the Board of Governors that are to be employed for purposes of wide-area sampling;

**(2)** a statement as to whether or not such sampling may be conducted in the United States under the Additional Protocol; and

**(3)** an assessment of the ability of the approved methods and sampling techniques to detect, identify, and determine the conduct, type, and nature of nuclear activities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–401, title II, § 251, Dec. 18, 2006, 120 Stat. 2749.)