42 U.S.C. § 2283
Protection of nuclear inspectors
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 2283, Protection of nuclear inspectors, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/478588
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Whoever kills any person who performs any inspections which—
Whoever forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person who performs inspections as described under subsection (a) of this section, while such person is engaged in such inspection duties or on account of the performance of such duties, shall be punished as provided under section 111 of title 18.
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.
- A bill to authorize appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and Section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Energy Policy Act of 1992