# § 2075. Acquisition of special nuclear material; payments; just compensation
section 2074 of this titlesection 2076 of this titlesection 6101 of title 41*Providing*section 2160(a)(2)(E) of this titlesection 2160 of this title
The Commission is authorized, to the extent it deems necessary to effectuate the provisions of this chapter, to purchase without regard to the limitations in or any guaranteed purchase prices established pursuant to , and to take, requisition, condemn, or otherwise acquire any special nuclear material or any interest therein. Any contract of purchase made under this section may be made without regard to the provisions of , upon certification by the Commission that such action is necessary in the interest of the common defense and security, or upon a showing by the Commission that advertising is not reasonably practicable. Partial and advance payments may be made under contracts for such purposes. Just compensation shall be made for any right, property, or interest in property taken, requisitioned, or condemned under this section: , That the authority in this section to commit United States funds for any activities pursuant to any subsequent arrangement under shall be subject to the requirements of .
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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 55, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 931; amended Pub. L. 88–489, § 10, Aug. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 604; Pub. L. 95–242, title III, § 303(b)(2), Mar. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 131; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , as added by , , known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
### Codification
In text, “” substituted for “section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended” on authority of , , , which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.
### Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to this section were contained in , prior to the general amendment and renumbering of act , by act .
### Amendments
1978— provided that the authority in this section to commit United States funds for any activities pursuant to any subsequent arrangement under shall be subject to the requirement of .
1964— limited the authorization to the extent necessary to effectuate the chapter, inserted “without regard to the limitations in or any guaranteed purchase prices established pursuant to , and to take, requisition, condemn,” and “Any contract of purchase made under this section may be made”, provided for just compensation for any right, property, or interest taken, requisitioned, or condemned under this section, and struck out “outside the United States” after “any interest therein”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Amendment by effective , except as otherwise provided and regardless of any requirement for the promulgation of implementing regulations, see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Foreign Relations and Intercourse.