42 USC § 2160a - Review of Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statements

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section_name: "Review of Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statements"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–242, title IV, § 406, Mar. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 148; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, title XII, § 1225(e)(5), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–775.)"
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# § 2160a. Review of Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statements

No court or regulatory body shall have any jurisdiction under any law to compel the performance of or to review the adequacy of the performance of any Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement, or any annexes thereto, called for in this Act or in the 1954 Act.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–242, title IV, § 406, Mar. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 148; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, title XII, § 1225(e)(5), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–775.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, means the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, , , , which is classified principally to chapter 47 (§ 3201 et seq.) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### 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.

### Amendments

1998— inserted “, or any annexes thereto,” before “called for in”.

## 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.

### Definitions

For definitions of terms used in this section, see , Foreign Relations and Intercourse.