42 U.S.C. § 2291 — Definitions

Page 5556 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 2286i ural Resources of the Senate pursuant to section 2286e(a) of this title, the Board shall submit at the same time a copy thereof to such commit- tees. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 320, as added Pub. L. 103–160, div. C, title XXXII, § 3202(a)(2), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1959; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXII, § 3202(e), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2220.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 320 of act Aug. 1, 1946, was renumbered section 321 and is classified to section 2286i of this title. AMENDMENTS 2013—Pub. L. 112–239 substituted ‘‘submitted to the Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Armed Services, Appropria- tions, and Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen- ate’’ for ‘‘submitted to the Congress’’ and ‘‘such com- mittees.’’ for ‘‘the Congress.’’ § 2286i. Annual authorization of appropriations Authorizations of appropriations for the Board for fiscal years beginning after fiscal year 1989 shall be provided annually in authorization Acts. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 321, formerly § 320, as added Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XIV, § 1441(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2084; renum- bered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944; renumbered § 321, Pub. L. 103–160, div. C, title XXXII, § 3202(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1959.) § 2286j. Procurement of inspector general serv- ices Within 90 days of December 23, 2011, the De- fense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board shall enter into an agreement for inspector general services with the Office of Inspector General for the Nu- clear Regulatory Commission for fiscal years 2012 and 2013: Provided, That at the expiration of such agreement, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board shall procure inspector general services annually thereafter. (Pub. L. 112–74, div. B, title IV, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 880.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropria- tions Act, 2012, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter. § 2286k. Inspector General (a) In general The Inspector General of the Nuclear Regu- latory Commission shall serve as the Inspector General of the Board, in accordance with chap- ter 4 of title 5. (b) Budget In the budget materials submitted to the President by the Board in connection with the submission to Congress, pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, of the budget for each fiscal year, the Board shall ensure that a separate, dedicated procurement line item is designated for the services of an Inspector General under sub- section (a). (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 322, as added Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXII, § 3202(f)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2220; amended Pub. L. 113–291, div. C, title XXXII, § 3202, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3902; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(80), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4351.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5.’’ for ‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ 2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–291 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as fol- lows: ‘‘Not later than October 1, 2013, the Board shall enter into an agreement with an agency of the Federal Government to procure the services of the Inspector General of such agency for the Board, in accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). Such Inspector General shall have expertise relating to the mission of the Board.’’ § 2286l. Authority of Inspector General Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is authorized to exercise the same authorities with respect to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, as determined by the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as the Inspector General exercises under chapter 4 of title 5 with respect to the Nu- clear Regulatory Commission. (Pub. L. 113–235, div. D, title IV, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2330; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(81), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4351.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the appropriation act cited in the credit of this section, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chap- ter. AMENDMENTS 2022—Pub. L. 117–286 substituted ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5’’ for ‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SIMILAR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to the text of this section were contained in the following prior appropriation act: Pub. L. 113–76, div. D, title IV, § 401, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 182. SUBCHAPTER XVIII—EURATOM COOPERATION § 2291. Definitions As used in this subchapter— (a) ‘‘The Community’’ means the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM). (b) The ‘‘Commission’’ means the Atomic En- ergy Commission, as established by the Atomic Page 5557 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 2294 Energy Act of 1954, as amended [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.]. (c) ‘‘Joint program’’ means the cooperative program established by the Community and the United States and carried out in accordance with the provisions of an agreement for coopera- tion entered into pursuant to the provisions of section 2153 of this title, to bring into operation in the territory of the members of the Commu- nity powerplants using nuclear reactors of types selected by the Commission and the Commu- nity, having as a goal a total installed capacity of approximately one million kilowatts of elec- tricity by December 31, 1963, except that two re- actors may be selected to be in operation by De- cember 31, 1965. (d) All other terms used in this subchapter shall have the same meaning as terms described in section 2014 of this title. (Pub. L. 85–846, § 2, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 1084.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, referred to in subsec. (b), is act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, which is clas- sified principally to this chapter (§ 2011 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the EURATOM Co- operation Act of 1958 which comprises this subchapter, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by sections 5814 and 5841 of this title. See also Transfer of Functions notes set out under those sections. § 2292. Authorization of appropriations for re- search and development program; authority to enter into contracts; period of contracts; equivalent amounts for research and devel- opment program There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commission, in accordance with the provisions of section 2017(a)(2) of this title, the sum of $3,000,000 as an initial authorization for fiscal year 1959 for use in a cooperative program of re- search and development in connection with the types of reactors selected by the Commission and the Community under the joint program. The Commission may enter into contracts for such periods as it deems necessary, but in no event to exceed five years, for the purpose of conducting the research and development pro- gram authorized by this section: Provided, That the Community authorizes an equivalent amount for use in the cooperative program of re- search and development. (Pub. L. 85–846, § 3, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 1084.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the EURATOM Co- operation Act of 1958 which comprises this subchapter, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter. § 2293. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, Pub. L. 85–846, § 4, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 1084; Pub. L. 87–206, § 18, Sept. 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 479, related to guarantee contracts between the Atomic Energy Com- mission and operators of reactors under the coopera- tion program which were to extend no later than Dec. 31, 1975. § 2294. Authorization for sale or lease of uranium and plutonium; amounts; lien for non- payment; uranium enrichment services Pursuant to the provisions of section 2074 of this title, there is hereby authorized for sale or lease to the Community— an amount of contained uranium 235 which does not exceed that necessary to support the fuel cycle of power reactors located within the Community having a total installed capacity of thirty-five thousand megawatts of electric energy, together with twenty-five thousand kilograms of contained uranium 235 for other purposes; one thousand five hundred kilograms of plu- tonium; and thirty kilograms of uranium 233; in accordance with the provisions of an agree- ment or agreements for cooperation between the Government of the United States and the Com- munity entered into pursuant to the provisions of section 2153 of this title: Provided, That the Government of the United States obtains the equivalent of a first lien on any such material sold to the Community for which payment is not made in full at the time of transfer. The Com- mission may enter into contracts to provide, after December 31, 1968, for the producing or en- riching of all, or part of, the above-mentioned contained uranium 235 pursuant to the provi- sions of section 2201(v)(B) of this title in lieu of sale or lease thereof. (Pub. L. 85–846, § 5, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 1085; Pub. L. 87–206, § 19, Sept. 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 88–394, § 5, Aug. 1, 1964, 78 Stat. 376; Pub. L. 90–190, § 13, Dec. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 578; Pub. L. 93–88, Aug. 14, 1973, 87 Stat. 296.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the EURATOM Co- operation Act of 1958 which comprises this subchapter, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS 1973—Pub. L. 93–88 substituted ‘‘an amount of con- tained uranium 235 which does not exceed that nec- essary to support the fuel cycle of power reactors lo- cated within the Community having a total installed capacity of thirty-five thousand megawatts of electric energy, together with twenty-five thousand kilograms of contained uranium for other purposes’’ for ‘‘two hun- dred fifteen thousand kilograms of contained uranium 235’’. 1967—Pub. L. 90–190 increased from seventy thousand to two hundred fifteen thousand kilograms of contained