42 USC § 2202 - Contracts

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s2202"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 2202 - Contracts"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "2202"
section_name: "Contracts"
chapter_number: 23
chapter_name: "DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "XIII"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 162, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 951; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)"
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# § 2202. Contracts

The President may, in advance, exempt any specific action of the Commission in a particular matter from the provisions of law relating to contracts whenever he determines that such action is essential in the interest of the common defense and security.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 162, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 951; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)

## Editorial Notes

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