42 USC § 2279 - Applicability of other laws

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s2279"
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title: "42 USC § 2279 - Applicability of other laws"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "2279"
section_name: "Applicability of other laws"
chapter_number: 23
chapter_name: "DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "XVII"
subchapter_name: "ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 231, formerly § 229, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 959; renumbered § 231 and amended Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 1015, §§ 6, 7, 70 Stat. 1070; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)"
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# § 2279. Applicability of other laws

Sections 2274 to 2278b of this title shall not exclude the applicable provisions of any other laws.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 231, formerly § 229, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 959; renumbered § 231 and amended Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 1015, §§ 6, 7, 70 Stat. 1070; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1956—Act , § 7, substituted “2274 to 2278b” for “2274 to 2278”.