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42 U.S.C. § 2153b

Export policies relating to peaceful nuclear activities and international nuclear trade

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 2153b, Export policies relating to peaceful nuclear activities and international nuclear trade, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/478476
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The President shall take immediate and vigorous steps to seek agreement from all nations and groups of nations to commit themselves to adhere to the following export policies with respect to their peaceful nuclear activities and their participation in international nuclear trade: No nuclear materials and equipment and no sensitive nuclear technology within the territory of any nation or group of nations, under its jurisdiction, or under its control anywhere will be transferred to the jurisdiction of any other nation or group of nations unless the nation or group of nations receiving such transfer commits itself to strict undertakings including, but not limited to, provisions sufficient to ensure that— Adequate physical security measures will be established and maintained with respect to all nuclear activities within the territory of each nation and group of nations, under its jurisdiction, or under its control anywhere, and with respect to any international shipment of significant quantities of source or special nuclear material or irradiated source or special nuclear material, which shall also be conducted under international safeguards. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require international control or supervision of any United States military activities.

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 95-242(H.R. 8638)1978-03-10
    Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally