50 USC § 2531 - Testing of nuclear weapons

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Current through Pub. L. 113-14. (See Public Laws for the current Congress.)

Section, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4211, formerly Pub. L. 103–160, div. C, title XXXI, § 3137,Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1946; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4211, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(12),Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1760, provided for availablity of funds for maintaining the technical capability to resume underground nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site.

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(a) In general

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under section 3101(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160) for the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1994 for weapons testing, $211,326,000 shall be available for infrastructure maintenance at the Nevada Test Site, and for maintaining the technical capability to resume underground nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site.

(b) Atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons

None of the funds appropriated pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 or any other Act for any fiscal year may be available to maintain the capability of the United States to conduct atmospheric testing of a nuclear weapon.

Source

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4211, formerly Pub. L. 103–160, div. C, title XXXI, § 3137,Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1946; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4211, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(12),Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1760.)

References in Text

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 103–160, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1547. Section 3101(a)(2) of the Act, 107 Stat. 1936, is not classified to the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was formerly set out as a note under section 2121 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 108–136.

Amendments

2003—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–136, § 3141(e)(12)(D)(i), inserted “of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160)” after “section 3101(a)(2)”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–136, § 3141(e)(12)(D)(ii), substituted “the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994” for “this Act”.

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50 USC	Description of Change	Session Year	Public Law	Statutes at Large
§ 2531	repealed	2012	112-239 [Sec.] 3131(d)(3)	126 Stat. 2181

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