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42 U.S.C. § 2272 — Violation of specific sections
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**(a)** Whoever willfully violates, attempts to violate, or conspires to violate, any provision of sections 11 So in original. Probably should be “section”. 2077 or 2131 of this title, or whoever unlawfully interferes, attempts to interfere, or conspires to interfere with any recapture or entry under [section 2138 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2138&num=0&edition=prelim), shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both, except that whoever commits such an offense with intent to injure the United States or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign nation shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for life, or by imprisonment for any term of years or a fine of not more than $20,000 or both.
**(b)** Any person who violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, [section 2122 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2122&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be fined not more than $2,000,000 and sentenced to a term of imprisonment not less than 25 years or to imprisonment for life. Any person who, in the course of a violation of [section 2122 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2122&num=0&edition=prelim), uses, attempts or conspires to use, or possesses and threatens to use, any atomic weapon shall be fined not more than $2,000,000 and imprisoned for not less than 30 years or imprisoned for life. If the death of another results from a person’s violation of [section 2122 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2122&num=0&edition=prelim), the person shall be fined
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**(a)** Whoever willfully violates, attempts to violate, or conspires to violate, any provision of sections 11 So in original. Probably should be “section”. 2077 or 2131 of this title, or whoever unlawfully interferes, attempts to interfere, or conspires to interfere with any recapture or entry under [section 2138 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2138&num=0&edition=prelim), shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both, except that whoever commits such an offense with intent to injure the United States or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign nation shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for life, or by imprisonment for any term of years or a fine of not more than $20,000 or both.
**(b)** Any person who violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, [section 2122 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2122&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be fined not more than $2,000,000 and sentenced to a term of imprisonment not less than 25 years or to imprisonment for life. Any person who, in the course of a violation of [section 2122 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2122&num=0&edition=prelim), uses, attempts or conspires to use, or possesses and threatens to use, any atomic weapon shall be fined not more than $2,000,000 and imprisoned for not less than 30 years or imprisoned for life. If the death of another results from a person’s violation of [section 2122 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2122&num=0&edition=prelim), the person shall be fined not more than $2,000,000 and punished by imprisonment for life.
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Whenever the Congress declares that a state of war or national emergency exists, the Commission is authorized to suspend any licenses granted under this chapter if in its judgment such action is necessary to the common defense and security. The Commission is authorized during such period, if the Commission finds it necessary to the common defense and security, to order the recapture of any special nuclear material or to order the operation of any facility licensed under section 2133 or 2134 of this title, and is authorized to order the entry into any plant or facility in order to recapture such material, or to operate such facility. Just compensation shall be paid for any damages caused by the recapture of any special nuclear material or by the operation of any such facility.
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**(a)** It shall be unlawful, except as provided in [section 2121 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2121&num=0&edition=prelim), for any person, inside or outside of the United States, to knowingly participate in the development of, manufacture, produce, transfer, acquire, receive, possess, import, export, or use, or possess and threaten to use, any atomic weapon. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to modify the provisions of section 2051(a) or 2131 of this title.
**(b)** Whoever knowingly and willfully impedes the passage of a vehicle of a nuclear materials courier (as defined in [section 8331 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8331&num=0&edition=prelim)) engaged in the transport of any atomic weapon, special nuclear material, atomic weapon component, or Restricted Data shall be subject to arrest and imposition of a criminal fine of not more than $1,000.
**(c)** Conduct prohibited by subsections 11 So in original. Probably should be “subsection”. (a) or (b) is within the jurisdiction of the United States if—
(1) the offense occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce; the offense occurs outside of the United States and is committed by a national of the United States;
(2) the offense is committed against a national of the United States while the national is outside the United States;
(3) the offense is committed against any property that is owned, leased, or used by the United States or by any department or agency of the United States, whether the property is within or outside the United States; or
(4) an offender aids or abets any person over whom jurisdiction exists under this subsection in committing an offense under this section or conspires
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**(a)** Any individual who is convicted after September 1, 1959, of any offense listed in subsection (b) of this section shall, from and after the date of commission of such offense, have no right to gratuitous benefits (including the right to burial in a national cemetery) under laws administered by the Secretary based on periods of military, naval, air, or space service commencing before the date of the commission of such offense and no other person shall be entitled to such benefits on account of such individual. After receipt of notice of the return of an indictment for such an offense the Secretary shall suspend payment of such gratuitous benefits pending disposition of the criminal proceedings. If any individual whose right to benefits has been terminated pursuant to this section is granted a pardon of the offense by the President of the United States, the right to such benefits shall be restored as of the date of such pardon.
**(b)** The offenses referred to in subsection (a) of this section are those offenses for which punishment is prescribed in—
(1) sections 894, 904, and 906 of title 10 (articles 94, 104, and 106 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);
(2) sections 175, 229, 792, 793, 794, 798, 831, 1091, 2332a, 2332b, 2381, 2382, 2383, 2384, 2385, 2387, 2388, 2389, 2390, and chapter 105 of title 18;
(3) sections 222, 223, 224, 225, and 226 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ([42 U.S.C. 2272](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2272&num=0&edition=prelim), 2273, 2274, 2275, and 2276); and
(4) section 4 of the Internal Security Act of 1950 ([50 U.S.C. 783](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section783&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(c)** The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homel
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Whoever, lawfully or unlawfully, having possession of, access to, control over, or being entrusted with any document, writing, sketch, photograph, plan, model, instrument, appliance, note, or information involving or incorporating Restricted Data—
**(a)** communicates, transmits, or discloses the same to any individual or person, or attempts or conspires to do any of the foregoing, with intent to injure the United States or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for life, or by imprisonment for any term of years or a fine of not more than $100,000 or both;
**(b)** communicates, transmits, or discloses the same to any individual or person, or attempts or conspires to do any of the foregoing, with reason to believe such data will be utilized to injure the United States or to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $50,000 or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both.
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Whoever, with intent to injure the United States or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, acquires, or attempts or conspires to acquire any document, writing, sketch, photograph, plan, model, instrument, appliance, note, or information involving or incorporating Restricted Data, shall upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for life, or by imprisonment for any term of years or a fine of not more than $100,000 or both.
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Whoever, with intent to injure the United States or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, removes, conceals, tampers with, alters, mutilates, or destroys any document, writing, sketch, photograph, plan, model, instrument, appliance, or note involving or incorporating Restricted Data and used by any individual or person in connection with the production of special nuclear material, or research or development relating to atomic energy, conducted by the United States, or financed in whole or in part by Federal funds, or conducted with the aid of special nuclear material, shall be punished by imprisonment for life, or by imprisonment for any term of years or a fine of not more than $20,000 or both.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 2273
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘section’’.
That nothing in this subsection shall be con-
strued as applying to administrative action
taken by the Commission.
(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 221, as added Aug.
30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 958; amended Pub.
L. 91–161, § 5, Dec. 24, 1969, 83 Stat. 445; Pub. L.
101–647, title XII, § 1211, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat.
4833; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX,
§ 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c), was
in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning act Aug. 1, 1946, ch.
724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat.
919, 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 section 2011 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
1990—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–647 struck out ‘‘That no
action shall be brought under section 2272, 2273, 2274,
2275, or 2276 of this title except by the express direction
of the Attorney General: And provided further,’’ after
‘‘Provided however,’’.
1969—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91–161 provided that nothing
in this subsection should be construed to apply to ad-
ministrative action taken by the Commission.
§ 2272. Violation of specific sections
(a) Whoever willfully violates, attempts to
violate, or conspires to violate, any provision of
sections 1 2077 or 2131 of this title, or whoever
unlawfully interferes, attempts to interfere, or
conspires to interfere with any recapture or
entry under section 2138 of this title, shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not
more than $
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