42 U.S.C. § 2014
Definitions
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 2014, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/478381
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The intent of Congress in the definitions as given in this section should be construed from the words or phrases used in the definitions. As used in this chapter:
The term “byproduct material” means—
any material that—
any discrete source of naturally occurring radioactive material, other than source material, that—
The term “fusion machine” means a machine that is capable of—
The term “precautionary evacuation” means an evacuation of the public within a specified area near a nuclear facility, or the transportation route in the case of an accident involving transportation of source material, special nuclear material, byproduct material, high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or transuranic waste to or from a production or utilization facility, if the evacuation is—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- An Act to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to provide for the phaseout of governmental indemnity as a source of funds for public remuneration in the event of a nuclear incident, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Incentives Act of 1990House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Energy Policy Act of 1992
- To make technical improvements in the United States Code by amending provisions to reflect the current names of congressional committees.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996
- Energy Policy Act of 2005
- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024House: 350–58Senate: no recorded tally
- An act to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, to advance the benefits of nuclear energy, and for other purposes.