# § 2231. Applicability of administrative procedure provisions; definitions
**(a)** **In general** section 551 of title 5*Provided, however*section 2167 of this titlesection 2168 of this titlesection 2168 of this titlesection 2168 of this title
The provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5 shall apply to all agency action taken under this chapter, and the terms “agency” and “agency action” shall have the meaning specified in : , That in the case of agency proceedings or actions which involve Restricted Data, defense information, safeguards information protected from disclosure under the authority of or information protected from dissemination under the authority of , the Commission shall provide by regulation for such parallel procedures as will effectively safeguard and prevent disclosure of Restricted Data, defense information, such safeguards information, or information protected from dissemination under the authority of to unauthorized persons with minimum impairment of the procedural rights which would be available if Restricted Data, defense information, such safeguards information, or information protected from dissemination under the authority of were not involved.
**(b)** **Efficient licensing reviews** The Commission shall provide for efficient and timely reviews and proceedings for the granting, suspending, revoking, or amending of any—
**(1)** license or construction permit; or
**(2)** application to transfer control.
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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 181, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 953; amended Pub. L. 96–295, title II, § 207(b), June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 789; Pub. L. 97–90, title II, § 210(b), Dec. 4, 1981, 95 Stat. 1170; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944; Pub. L. 118–67, div. B, title V, § 505(b), July 9, 2024, 138 Stat. 1478.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), 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
“Subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5” substituted in subsec. (a) for the first reference to the Administrative Procedure Act on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. “” substituted for the second reference to the Administrative Procedure Act to reflect the codification of the definitions of “agency” and “agency action” in that section. Prior to the enactment of Title 5, the Administrative Procedure Act was classified to sections 1001 to 1011 of Title 5.
### Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to subsec. (a) of this section were contained in section 1814(a), (c) of this title, prior to the general amendment and renumbering of act , by act .
### Amendments
2024— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
1981—, in proviso, substituted “involve Restricted Data, defense information, safeguards information protected from disclosure under the authority of or information protected from dissemination under the authority of , the Commission shall provide by regulation for such parallel procedures as will effectively safeguard and prevent disclosure of Restricted Data, defense information, such safeguards information, or information protected from dissemination under the authority of to unauthorized persons with minimum impairment of the procedural rights which would be available if Restricted Data, defense information, such safeguards information, or information protected from dissemination under the authority of were not involved” for “involve Restricted Data, defense information, or safeguards information protected from disclosure under the authority of , the Commission shall provide by regulation for such parallel procedures as will effectively safeguard and prevent disclosure of Restricted Data, defense information, or such safeguards information, to unauthorized persons with minimum impairment of the procedural rights which would be available if Restricted Data, defense information, or such safeguards information, were not involved”.
1980— inserted references and made provisions applicable to safeguards information.