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

42 U.S.C. § 5876

Comptroller General audit

(a)
42 U.S.C. 2206 Section 166 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended [], shall be deemed to be applicable, respectively, to the nuclear and nonnuclear activities under subchapter I and to the activities under subchapter II.
(b)
The Comptroller General of the United States shall audit, review, and evaluate the implementation of the provisions of subchapter II of this chapter by the Nuclear Safety and Licensing Commission not later than sixty months after the effective date of this chapter, the Comptroller General shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report on his audit, which shall contain, but not be limited to—
(1)
an evaluation of the effectiveness of the licensing and related regulatory activities of the Commission and the operations of the Office of Nuclear Safety Research and the Bureau of Nuclear Materials Security;
(2)
42 U.S.C. 2011 an evaluation of the effect of such Commission activities on the efficiency, effectiveness, and safety with which the activities licensed under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended [ et seq.], are carried out;
(3)
recommendations concerning any legislation he deems necessary, and the reasons therefor, for improving the implementation of subchapter II.

Pub. L. 93–438, title III, § 30688 Stat. 1251(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 93–438section 312 of Pub. L. 93–438section 5801 of this titleThe effective date of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), is the effective date of . See , set out as an Effective Date; Interim Appointments note under .

act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 168 Stat. 919section 2011 of this titleThe Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is , as added by , , which is classified principally to chapter 23 (§ 2011 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

94 Stat. 3585section 5841 of this titleFor transfer of certain functions from Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Chairman thereof, see Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1980, 45 F.R. 40561, , set out as a note under .