42 U.S.C. § 2052 — Research by Commission

Page 5397 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 2053 the Commission determines to be critical to the regulatory mission of the Commission. (c) Purchase of supplies without advertising The Commission may (1) make arrangements pursuant to this section, without regard to the provisions of section 6101 of title 41, upon certifi- cation by the Commission that such action is necessary in the interest of the common defense and security, or upon a showing by the Commis- sion that advertising is not reasonably prac- ticable; (2) make partial and advance payments under such arrangements; and (3) make avail- able for use in connection therewith such of its equipment and facilities as it may deem desir- able. (d) Prevention of dissemination of information prohibited; other conditions of agreements The arrangements made pursuant to this sec- tion shall contain such provisions (1) to protect health, (2) to minimize danger to life or prop- erty, and (3) to require the reporting and to per- mit the inspection of work performed there- under, as the Commission may determine. No such arrangement shall contain any provisions or conditions which prevent the dissemination of scientific or technical information, except to the extent such dissemination is prohibited by law. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 31, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 927; amended Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 1015, §§ 2, 3, 70 Stat. 1069; Pub. L. 91–560, § 1, Dec. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 1472; Pub. L. 92–84, title II, § 201(a), Aug. 11, 1971, 85 Stat. 307; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944; Pub. L. 109–58, title VI, § 651(c)(1), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 801.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION In subsec. (c)(1), ‘‘section 6101 of title 41’’ substituted for ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended’’ on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Con- tracts. PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1803(a) of this title, prior to the general amend- ment and renumbering of act Aug. 1, 1946, by act Aug. 30, 1954. AMENDMENTS 2005—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–58 inserted heading, in- serted par. (1) designation before ‘‘to make grants’’, in introductory provisions substituted ‘‘authorized—’’ for ‘‘further authorized’’, and added par. (2). 1971—Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 92–84 added par. (6). 1970—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 91–560 inserted commer- cial uses as an additional purpose and substituted ‘‘demonstration of advances in the commercial or in- dustrial application of atomic energy’’ for ‘‘demonstra- tion of the practical value of utilization or production facilities for industrial or commercial purposes’’. 1956—Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 6, 1956, § 2, inserted ‘‘and training’’ after ‘‘development’’ in first sentence. Subsecs. (b) to (d). Act Aug. 6, 1956, § 3, added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, PA.; FEASI- BILITY OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF LOW-LEVEL RADIATION; REPORT TO CON- GRESS Pub. L. 96–295, title III, § 308(a), June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 792, provided that in the conduct of the study required by Pub. L. 95–601, § 5(d), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2949, on op- tions for Federal epidemiological research on the health effects of low-level ionizing radiation, set out below, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the En- vironmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, evaluate the feasibility of epidemiological research on the health effects of low-level ionizing radiation exposure to licensee, contractor, and subcontractor employees as a result of the accident of March 28, 1979, at unit two of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station in Pennsyl- vania, the efforts to stabilize such facility or reduce or prevent radioactive unplanned offsite releases in excess of allowable limits for normal operation established by the Commission, or efforts to decontaminate, decom- mission, or repair such facility, with the report re- quired by such section 5(d) of Pub. L. 95–601 to include the results of this evaluation. STUDY ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF LOW-LEVEL RADIATION; REPORT TO CONGRESS Pub. L. 95–601, § 5, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2949, as amend- ed by Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 96–295, title III, § 308(b), June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 792, provided that the Nuclear Regulatory Com- mission and the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, conduct preliminary planning and design studies for epidemiological research on the health ef- fects of low-level ionizing radiation, within thirty days after Nov. 6, 1978, the Commission and the Environ- mental Protection Agency submit to the Congress a memorandum of understanding to delineate their re- sponsibilities in the conduct of the planning studies, on or before Apr. 1, 1979, the Commission and the Environ- mental Protection Agency submit a report to the Con- gress containing an assessment of the capabilities and research needs of such agencies in the area of health ef- fects of low-level ionizing radiation, and on or before Sept. 30, 1980, the Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, submit a report to the Congress which includes a study of options for Federal epidemiological research on the health effects of low- level ionizing radiation with evaluations of the feasi- bility of such options. § 2052. Research by Commission The Commission is authorized and directed to conduct, through its own facilities, activities and studies of the types specified in section 2051 of this title. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 32, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 928; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1803(b) of this title, prior to the general amend- ment and renumbering of act Aug. 1, 1946, by act Aug. 30, 1954. § 2053. Research for others; charges In this section, with respect to international research projects, the term ‘‘private facilities or