42 USC § 2139a - Regulations implementing requirements relating to licensing for components and other parts of facilities

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title: "42 USC § 2139a - Regulations implementing requirements relating to licensing for components and other parts of facilities"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "2139a"
section_name: "Regulations implementing requirements relating to licensing for components and other parts of facilities"
chapter_number: 23
chapter_name: "DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "IX"
subchapter_name: "ATOMIC ENERGY LICENSES"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–242, title III, § 309(b), (c), Mar. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 141; Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 714(b), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 498; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, title XII, § 1225(e)(4), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–775.)"
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# § 2139a. Regulations implementing requirements relating to licensing for components and other parts of facilities

**(a)** Omitted

**(b)** The Commission, not later than one hundred and twenty days after March 10, 1978, shall publish regulations to implement the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 2139 of this title. Among other things, these regulations shall provide for the prior consultation by the Commission with the Department of State, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Commerce.

**(c)** The President, within not more than one hundred and twenty days after March 10, 1978, shall publish procedures regarding the control by the Department of Commerce over all export items, other than those licensed by the Commission, which could be, if used for purposes other than those for which the export is intended, of significance for nuclear explosive purposes. Among other things, these procedures shall provide for prior consultations by the Department of Commerce with the Department of State, the Commission, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–242, title III, § 309(b), (c), Mar. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 141; Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 714(b), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 498; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, title XII, § 1225(e)(4), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–775.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Commission, referred to in text, is defined as meaning the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by section 4(a)(1) of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, , which is classified to , Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter.

Section is based on subsecs. (b) and (c) of . Subsec. (a) of  amended , and subsec. (d) is set out as a note under .

### Amendments

1998—Subsec. (b). , substituted “and the Department of Commerce” for “the Department of Commerce, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency”.

Subsec. (c). , struck out “the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,” after “Department of State,”.

1994—Subsec. (c).  struck out “, as required,” after “prior consultations” in last sentence.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on earlier of , or date of abolition of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency pursuant to reorganization plan described in , Foreign Relations and Intercourse, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

### Effective Date

Section effective , except as otherwise provided and regardless of any requirements for the promulgation of implementing regulations, see , set out as a note under , Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

## Executive Documents

### Delegation of Functions

Secretary of Commerce to be responsible for performing function vested in President by subsec. (c) of this section, see section 3 of Ex. Ord. No. 12058, , 43 F.R. 20947, set out under , Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

### Performance of Functions Pending Development of Procedures

The performance of functions under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, , , , not to be delayed pending development of procedures even though as many as 120 days [after ] are allowed for establishing those procedures, see section 5(b) of Ex. Ord. No. 12058, , 43 F.R. 20947, set out under , Foreign Relations and Intercourse.