Sec. 656. SECURE TRANSFER OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS
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## SEC. 656 SECURE TRANSFER OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS ###
(a)Amendment Chapter 14 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201–2210b) (as amended by section 651(d)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: > > ## “SEC. 170I SECURE TRANSFER OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS > > > ### “a > > The Commission shall establish a system to ensure that materials described in subsection b., when transferred or received in the United States by any party pursuant to an import or export license issued pursuant to this Act, are accompanied by a manifest describing the type and amount of materials being transferred or received. Each individual receiving or accompanying the transfer of such materials shall be subject to a security background check conducted by appropriate Federal entities. > > > ### “b > > Except as otherwise provided by the Commission by regulation, the materials referred to in subsection a. are byproduct materials, source materials, special nuclear materials, high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, transuranic waste, and low-level radioactive waste (as defined in section 2(16) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101(16))).” > . ###
(b)Regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and from time to time thereafter as it considers necessary, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall issue regulations identifying radioactive materials or classes of individuals that, consistent with the protection of public health and safety and the common defense and security, are appropriate exceptions to the requirements of section 170D of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as added by subsection
(a)of this section. ###
(c)Effective Date The amendment made by subsection
(a)shall take effect upon the issuance of regulations under subsection (b), except that the background check requirement shall become effective on a date established by the Commission. ###
(d)Effect on Other Law Nothing in this section or the amendment made by this section shall waive, modify, or affect the application of chapter 51 of title 49, United States Code, part A of subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, part B of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, and title 23, United States Code. ###
(e)Conforming Amendment The table of sections of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. prec. 2011) (as amended by subsection (a)) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to chapter 14 the following:" “Sec. 170I. Secure transfer of nuclear materials.” ".
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