30 USC § 504 - Power to make arrangements respecting atomic energy materials as unaffected

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identifier: "/us/usc/t30/s504"
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title: "30 USC § 504 - Power to make arrangements respecting atomic energy materials as unaffected"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "504"
section_name: "Power to make arrangements respecting atomic energy materials as unaffected"
chapter_number: 11
chapter_name: "MINING CLAIMS ON LANDS SUBJECT TO MINERAL LEASING LAWS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 12, 1953, ch. 405, § 4, 67 Stat. 540.)"
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# § 504. Power to make arrangements respecting atomic energy materials as unaffected

section 501 of this title

Except as this chapter provides for (a) validation of certain mining claims located on lands described in , and (b) the modification and amendment of certain withdrawals or reservations of land, nothing in this chapter shall affect any power or authority duly vested in the Atomic Energy Commission or any other agency, department or officer of the United States to make leases, withdrawals, reservations or other arrangements with respect to source materials as defined in section 5(b)(1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 12, 1953, ch. 405, § 4, 67 Stat. 540.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 5(b)(1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, referred to in text, was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, and defined “source material”. Such term is defined in section 11(z) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, which is classified to .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Transfer of Functions

Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by sections 5814 and 5841 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. See, also, Transfer of Functions notes set out under those sections.