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10 U.S.C. § 6302 — Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under Clean Air Act

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10 U.S.C. § 6302 — Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under Clean Air Act

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1981 (Public Law 96–540; 94 Stat. 3197) or any other Act may be used to pay any penalty, fine, forfeiture, or settlement resulting from a failure to comply with the Clean Air Act ([42 U.S.C. 7401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) with respect to any defense activity of the Department of Energy if— (1) the Secretary finds that compliance is physically impossible within the time prescribed for compliance; or (2) the President has specifically requested appropriations for compliance and Congress has failed to appropriate funds for such purpose.

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None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1981 (Public Law 96–540; 94 Stat. 3197) or any other Act may be used to pay any penalty, fine, forfeiture, or settlement resulting from a failure to comply with the Clean Air Act ([42 U.S.C. 7401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) with respect to any defense activity of the Department of Energy if— (1) the Secretary finds that compliance is physically impossible within the time prescribed for compliance; or (2) the President has specifically requested appropriations for compliance and Congress has failed to appropriate funds for such purpose.

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42 U.S.C. § 7401 — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

**(a) Findings** The Congress finds— (1) that the predominant part of the Nation’s population is located in its rapidly expanding metropolitan and other urban areas, which generally cross the boundary lines of local jurisdictions and often extend into two or more States; (2) that the growth in the amount and complexity of air pollution brought about by urbanization, industrial development, and the increasing use of motor vehicles, has resulted in mounting dangers to the public health and welfare, including injury to agricultural crops and livestock, damage to and the deterioration of property, and hazards to air and ground transportation; (3) that air pollution prevention (that is, the reduction or elimination, through any measures, of the amount of pollutants produced or created at the source) and air pollution control at its source is the primary responsibility of States and local governments; and (4) that Federal financial assistance and leadership is essential for the development of cooperative Federal, State, regional, and local programs to prevent and control air pollution. **(b) Declaration** The purposes of this subchapter are— (1) to protect and enhance the quality of the Nation’s air resources so as to promote the public health and welfare and the productive capacity of its population; (2) to initiate and accelerate a national research and development program to achieve the prevention and control of air pollution; (3) to provide technical and financial assistance to State and local governments in connection with the development and execution of their air pollution prevention and control programs; and (4) to encourage and assist the development and operation of regional air pollution prevention and control programs. **(c) Pollution prevention** A prim

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10 U.S.C. § 6106 — Restriction on licensing requirement for certain defense activities and facilities

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1981 (Public Law 96–540; 94 Stat. 3197) or any other Act may be used for any purpose related to licensing of any defense activity or facility of the Department of Energy by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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42 U.S.C. § 7273b — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 7271d, Pub. L. 107–314, div. C, title XXXI, § 3143, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2733, which related to requirements for specific funding requests for new or modified nuclear weapons, was renumbered section 4209 of Pub. L. 107–314 by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(10), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1759, and was formerly classified to [section 2529 of Title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2529&num=0&edition=prelim), War and National Defense. See [section 6120 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6120&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces. Section 7272, Pub. L. 96–540, title II, § 210, Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3202, which prohibited the use of funds for purposes related to the licensing of defense activities or facilities of the Department of Energy by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was renumbered section 4103 of Pub. L. 107–314 by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(d)(4)(A)–(C)(ii), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1757, and was formerly classified to [section 2513 of Title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2513&num=0&edition=prelim), War and National Defense. See [section 6106 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6106&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces. Section 7273, Pub. L. 96–540, title II, § 211, Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3203, which related to restrictions on the use of funds to pay penalties under the Clean Air Act, was renumbered section 4722 of Pub. L. 107–314 by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(j)(5)(A)–(C)(ii), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1781, 1782, and was formerly classified to [section 2762 of Title

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50 U.S.C. § 2771 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1458

### Statutory Notes Section 2761, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVII, § 4721, formerly Pub. L. 99–661, div. C, title I, § 3132, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 4063; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVII, § 4721, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(j)(4), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1781; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(h)(5), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1081, restricted use of appropriated funds to pay penalties under environmental laws. See [section 6301 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6301&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces. Section 2762, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVII, § 4722, formerly Pub. L. 96–540, title II, § 211, Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3203; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVII, § 4722, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(j)(5), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1781; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(h)(6), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1081; Pub. L. 113–291, div. C, title XXXI, § 3142(r), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3901, restricted use of appropriated funds to pay penalties under the Clean Air Act. See [section 6302 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6302&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces. Provisions similar to those in section 2762 were contained in Pub. L. 96–164, title II, § 211, Dec. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 1264.

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42 U.S.C. § 7401 — Congressional findings and declaration of

Page 7160 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 7401 Sec. PART C—CLEAN FUEL VEHICLES 7581. Definitions. 7582. Requirements applicable to clean-fuel vehi- cles. 7583. Standards for light-duty clean-fuel vehicles. 7584. Administration and enforcement as per Cali- fornia standards. 7585. Standards for heavy-duty clean-fuel vehicles (GVWR above 8,500 up to 26,000 lbs.). 7586. Centrally fueled fleets. 7587. Vehicle conversions. 7588. Federal agency fleets. 7589. California pilot test program. 7590. General provisions. SUBCHAPTER III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 7601. Administration. 7602. Definitions. 7603. Emergency powers. 7604. Citizen suits. 7605. Representation in litigation. 7606. Federal procurement. 7607. Administrative proceedings and judicial re- view. 7608. Mandatory licensing. 7609. Policy review. 7610. Other authority. 7611. Records and audit. 7612. Economic impact analyses. 7613. Repealed. 7614. Labor standards. 7615. Separability. 7616. Sewage treatment grants. 7617. Economic impact assessment. 7618. Repealed. 7619. Air quality monitoring. 7620. Standardized air quality modeling. 7621. Employment effects. 7622. Employee protection. 7623. Repealed. 7624. Cost of vapor recovery equipment. 7625. Vapor recovery for small business marketers of petroleum products. 7625–1. Exemptions for certain territories. 7625a. Statutory construction. 7626. Authorization of appropriations. 7627. Air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf activities. 7628. Demonstration grant program for local gov- ernments. SUBCHAPTER IV—NOISE POLLUTION 7641. Noise abatement. 7642. Authorization of appropriations. SUBCHAPTER IV–A—ACID DEPOSITION CONTROL 7651. Findings and purposes. 7651a. Definitions. 7651b.

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