42 U.S.C. § 2275 — Receipt of Restricted Data

Page 5539 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 2278a Pub. L. 91–161, set out as a note under section 2272 of this title. § 2275. Receipt of Restricted Data Whoever, with intent to injure the United States or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, acquires, or attempts or con- spires 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 im- prisonment for any term of years or a fine of not more than $100,000 or both. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 225, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 959; amended Pub. L. 91–161, § 3(b), Dec. 24, 1969, 83 Stat. 444; renum- bered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944; Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, § 3148(b), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 938.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1999—Pub. L. 106–65 substituted ‘‘$100,000’’ for ‘‘$20,000’’. 1969—Pub. L. 91–161 made death penalty inapplicable for willful violation, or attempted violation of this sec- tion with intent to injure the United States, or secure an advantage for any foreign nation. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1969 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 91–161 applicable to offenses committed on or after Dec. 24, 1969, see section 7 of Pub. L. 91–161, set out as a note under section 2272 of this title. § 2276. Tampering with Restricted Data 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 docu- ment, writing, sketch, photograph, plan, model, instrument, appliance, or note involving or in- corporating Restricted Data and used by any in- dividual or person in connection with the pro- duction of special nuclear material, or research or development relating to atomic energy, con- ducted 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 impris- onment for any term of years or a fine of not more than $20,000 or both. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 226, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 959; amended Pub. L. 91–161, § 3(b), Dec. 24, 1969, 83 Stat. 444; renum- bered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1969—Pub. L. 91–161 made death penalty inapplicable for willful violation, or attempted violation of this sec- tion with intent to injure the United States, or secure an advantage for any foreign nation. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1969 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 91–161 applicable to offenses committed on or after Dec. 24, 1969, see section 7 of Pub. L. 91–161, set out as a note under section 2272 of this title. § 2277. Disclosure of Restricted Data Whoever, being or having been an employee or member of the Commission, a member of the Armed Forces, an employee of any agency of the United States, or being or having been a con- tractor of the Commission or of an agency of the United States, or being or having been an em- ployee of a contractor of the Commission or of an agency of the United States, or being or hav- ing been a licensee of the Commission, or being or having been an employee of a licensee of the Commission, knowingly communicates, or who- ever conspires to communicate or to receive, any Restricted Data, knowing or having reason to believe that such data is Restricted Data, to any person not authorized to receive Restricted Data pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or under rule or regulation of the Commission issued pursuant thereto, knowing or having rea- son to believe such person is not so authorized to receive Restricted Data shall, upon convic- tion thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $12,500. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 227, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 959; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944; amended Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, § 3148(c), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 938.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, 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 prin- cipally 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 1999—Pub. L. 106–65 substituted ‘‘$12,500’’ for ‘‘$2,500’’. § 2278. Statute of limitations Except for a capital offense, no individual or person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense prescribed or defined in sections 2274 to 2276 of this title unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within ten years next after such offense shall have been committed. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 228, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 959; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.) § 2278a. Trespass on Commission installations (a) Issuance and posting of regulations (1) The Commission is authorized to issue reg- ulations relating to the entry upon or carrying, transporting, or otherwise introducing or caus-