42 USC § 16321 - Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s16321"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 16321 - Facility for Rare Isotope Beams"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "16321"
section_name: "Facility for Rare Isotope Beams"
chapter_number: 149
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "IX"
subchapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "G"
part_name: "Science"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 981, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 907; Pub. L. 115–246, title III, § 308(b), Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3150.)"
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# § 16321. Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

**(a)** **Establishment** September 30, 2008

The Secretary shall construct and operate a Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. The Secretary shall commence construction no later than .

**(b)** **Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. The Secretary shall not spend more than $1,100,000,000 in Federal funds for all activities associated with the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, prior to operation of the Accelerator.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 981, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 907; Pub. L. 115–246, title III, § 308(b), Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3150.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— substituted “Facility for Rare Isotope Beams” for “Rare Isotope Accelerator” in section catchline and in subsecs. (a) and (b).