Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

22 U.S.C. § 3222

Uranium enrichment capacity

The Secretary of Energy is directed to initiate construction planning and design, construction, and operation activities for expansion of uranium enrichment capacity, as elsewhere provided by law. Further the Secretary as well as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Secretary of State are directed to establish and implement procedures which will ensure to the maximum extent feasible, consistent with this chapter, orderly processing of subsequent arrangements and export licenses with minimum time delay.

Pub. L. 95–242, title I, § 10292 Stat. 122Pub. L. 105–277, div. G112 Stat. 2681–775(, , ; , subdiv. A, title XII, § 1225(e)(2), , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 95–24292 Stat. 120section 3201 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Amendments

Pub. L. 105–2771998— substituted “and the Secretary of State” for “, the Secretary of State, and the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Pub. L. 105–277section 1201 of Pub. L. 105–277section 6511 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

Effective Date

section 603(c) of Pub. L. 95–242section 3201 of this titleSection effective , except as otherwise provided and regardless of any requirements for the promulgation of implementing regulations, see , set out as a note under .