TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.........

Titles of Chapters and Sections....

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Chapter 1. Declaration, findings, and purpose..

Chapter 2. Definitions...

Chapter 3. Organization..

Chapter 4. Research.

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Chapter 13. Patents and inventions.

Chapter 5. Production of special nuclear material.

Chapter 6. Special nuclear material..

Chapter 9. Military applications of atomic energy-

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Chapter 14. General authority.

Chapter 15. Compensation for private property acquired..

Chapter 16. Judicial review and administrative procedure..

Chapter 17. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy-

Chapter 18. Enforcement.

Chapter 19. Miscellaneous..

Part II. AEC Authorization Acts.

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Public Law 84-141 (fiscal year 1956).

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Part III. Euratom Cooperation Act of 1958 and Concurrent Resolution.-

Public Law 85–846..

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Senate Concurrent Resolution 116.

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Part IV. International Atomic Energy Agency Participation Act of 1957..

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APPENDIXES

Appendix A. Index to legislative history of Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and

amendments.

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Appendix B. Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended.

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Appendix C. Index to legislative history of Atomic Energy Act of 1946 and

amendments....

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Appendix D. Cross reference charts-Atomic Energy Acts of 1946 and

1954

Appendix F. Executive Order 9816 (transferring properties and personnel Page

Appendix I. Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 and amendments.

from Manhattan Engineering District to AEC).

Appendix G. Los Alamos retrocession_..

Appendix H. Atomic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955.

Appendix J. AEC Headquarters Act..........

Appendix K. Nuclear-powered merchant ship authorization

Appendix L. Pay of recess appointee...

Appendix M. Title and jurisdiction over lands.....

Appendix N. Index to Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended..

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PART I

THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 19541

AN ACT

To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended, and for

other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

tives of the United States of America in Congress

assembled, That the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as

amended, is amended to read as follows:

"ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954

Atomic Energy

Act of 1954.

"Sec. 24. General Manager, Deputy and Assistant General Man- 2034

"Sec. 28. Appointment of Army, Navy, or Air Force Officers.

“Sec. 29. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.

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"Sec. 41. Ownership and Operation of Production Facilities.

"Sec. 42. Irradiation of Materials,

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"Sec. 52. Government Ownership of All Special Nuclear Material. 2072

"Sec. 53. Domestic Distribution of Special Nuclear Material,

"Sec. 54. Foreign Distribution of Special Nuclear Material.

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"Sec. 55. Acquisition.

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"Sec. 56. Fair Price.

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"Sec. 57. Prohibition.

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"Sec. 58. Review.

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"Sec. 67. Operations on Lands Belonging to the United States.

"Sec. 68. Public and Acquired Lands.

"Sec. 69. Prohibition.

"CHAPTER 8. BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

"Sec. 81. Domestic Distribution.

"Sec. 82. Foreign Distribution of Byproduct Material.

"CHAPTER 9. MILITARY APPLICATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY

"Sec. 91. Authority.

"Sec. 92. Prohibition.

"CHAPTER 10. ATOMIC ENERGY LICENSES

"Sec. 101. License Required.

"Sec. 102. Finding of Practical Value.

"Sec. 103. Commercial Licenses.

"Sec. 104. Medical Therapy and Research and Development.

"Sec. 105. Antitrust Provisions.

"Sec. 106. Classes of Facilities.

"Sec. 107. Operators' Licenses.

"Sec. 108. War or National Emergency.

"Sec. 109. Component Parts of Facilities.

"Sec. 110. Exclusions.

"CHAPTER 11. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

"Sec. 121. Effect of International Arrangements.

"Sec. 122. Policies Contained in International Arrangements.

"Sec. 123. Cooperation With Other Nations.

"Sec. 124. International Atomic Pool.

"Sec. 125. Cooperation With Berlin.

"CHAPTER 12. CONTROL OF INFORMATION

"Sec. 141. Policy.

"Sec. 142. Classification and Declassification of Restricted Data.

"Sec. 143. Department of Defense Participation.

"Sec. 144. International Cooperation.

"Sec. 145. Restrictions.

"Sec. 146. General Provisions.

"CHAPTER 13. PATENTS AND INVENTIONS

"Sec. 151. Military Utilization.

"Sec. 152. Inventions Conceived During Commission Contracts.

"Sec. 153. Nonmilitary Utilization.

"Sec. 154. Injunctions.

"Sec. 155. Prior Art.

"Sec. 156. Commission Patent Licenses.

"Sec. 157. Compensation, Awards, and Royalties.

"Sec. 158. Monopolistic Use of Patents.

"Sec. 159. Federally Financed Research.

"Sec. 160. Saving Clause.

"Sec. 170. Indemnification and Limitation of Liability.

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"Sec. 230. Photographing, etc., of Commission Installations.

"Sec. 231. Other Laws.

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