US Code

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

42 U.S.C. § 2015

Transfer of property

Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to repeal, modify, amend, or alter the provisions of section 9(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as heretofore amended.

Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 168 Stat. 960Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8)106 Stat. 2944(, title I, § 241, as added , ; renumbered title I, , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 168 Stat. 919section 2011 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , as added by , , known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

section 1809(a) of this title

“The President shall direct the transfer to the Commission of all interests owned by the United States or any Government agency in the following property:
“(1)
All fissionable material; all atomic weapons and parts thereof; all facilities, equipment, and materials for the processing, production, or utilization of fissionable material or atomic energy; all processes and technical information of any kind, and the source thereof (including data, drawings, specifications, patents, patent applications, and other sources (relating to the processing, production, or utilization of fissionable material or atomic energy; and all contracts, agreements, leases, patents, applications for patents, inventions and discoveries (whether patented or unpatented), and other rights of any kind concerning any such items;
“(2)
All facilities, equipment, and materials, devoted primarily to atomic energy research and development; and
“(3)
Such other property owned by or in the custody or control of the Manhattan Engineer District or other Government agencies as the President may determine.”
Section 9(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as heretofore amended, referred to in text, which was formerly classified to , provided that:

Prior Provisions

act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 72460 Stat. 765section 1809 of this titleProvisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in section 9 of , , which was classified to , prior to the complete amendment and renumbering of act , by act .