42 U.S.C. § 2138
Suspension of licenses during war or national emergency
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 2138, Suspension of licenses during war or national emergency, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/478465
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Whenever the Congress declares that a state of war or national emergency exists, the Commission is authorized to suspend any licenses granted under this chapter if in its judgment such action is necessary to the common defense and security. The Commission is authorized during such period, if the Commission finds it necessary to the common defense and security, to order the recapture of any special nuclear material or to order the operation of any facility licensed under section 2133 or 2134 of this title, and is authorized to order the entry into any plant or facility in order to recapture such material, or to operate such facility. Just compensation shall be paid for any damages caused by the recapture of any special nuclear material or by the operation of any such facility.
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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Energy Policy Act of 1992