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U.S.C. Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 23-DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY
Division A-Atomic Energy
SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS

42 U.S. Code § 2011

Congressional declaration of policy

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42 U.S. Code § 2011. Congressional declaration of policy

Atomic energy is capable of application for peaceful as well as military purposes. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the United States that—

(a)

the development, use, and control of atomic energy shall be directed so as to make the maximum contribution to the general welfare, subject at all times to the paramount objective of making the maximum contribution to the common defense and security; and

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The United States Code on COSMOS is current through Public Law 118-64 (05/24/2024).

SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS

§2011 Congressional declaration of policy
§2012 Congressional findings
§2013 Purpose of chapter
§2014 Definitions
§2015 Transfer of property
§2015a Cold standby
§2015b Scholarship and fellowship program
§2015c Partnership program with institutions of higher education
§2016 Repealed. Pub. L. 105-85, div. C, title XXXI, § 3152(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2042
§2017 Authorization of appropriations
§2017a Omitted
§2017a-1 Omitted
§2017b Omitted
§2018 Agency jurisdiction
§2019 Applicability of Federal Power Act
§2020 Licensing of Government agencies
§2021 Cooperation with States
§2021a Storage or disposal facility planning
§2021b Definitions
§2021c Responsibilities for disposal of low-level radioactive waste
§2021d Regional compacts for disposal of low-level radioactive waste
§2021e Limited availability of certain regional disposal facilities during transition and licensing periods
§2021f Emergency access
§2021g Responsibilities of Department of Energy
§2021h Alternative disposal methods
§2021i Licensing review and approval
§2021j Radioactive waste below regulatory concern
§2022 Health and environmental standards for uranium mill tailings
§2023 State authority to regulate radiation below level of regulatory concern of Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Americans with Disabilities Act 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.

Anti-Kickback Statute 42 U.S.C. § 1320a–7b(b)

Clayton Act 15 U.S.C. § 12 et seq.

Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.

Commodity Exchange Act 7 U.S.C. § 1

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

Controlled Substances Act 21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.

Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd

Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 U.S.C. § 1681

False Claims Act 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq.

Federal Trade Commission Act 15 U.S.C. § 41 et seq.

Foreign corrupt Practices Act 15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1 et seq.

Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA) 18 U.S.C. § 27

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) 42 U.S.C. § 300jj et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 17901 et seq.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) 42 U.S.C. § 201

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 42 U.S.C. § 18001 et seq.

Physician Payments Sunshine Act 42 U.S.C. § 1320a–7h

Public Health Service Act 42 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.

Robinson–Patman Act 15 U.S.C. § 13

Sarbanes-Oxley Act 15 U.S.C. § 7201 et seq.

Securities Act of 1933 15 U.S.C. § 77a et seq.

Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 18 U.S.C. § 3551 et seq.

Sherman Act 15 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.

Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.

Stark Law 42 U.S.C. § 1395nn

Toxic Substances Control Act 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.

Congressional declaration of policy

42 U.S. Code § 2011. Congressional declaration of policy

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