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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 23— DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL PROVISIONS · § 2011

§ 2011. Congressional declaration of policy

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Atomic energy is capable of application for peaceful as well as military purposes. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the United States that—
(a)the development, use, and control of atomic energy shall be directed so as to make the maximum contribution to the general welfare, subject at all times to the paramount objective of making the maximum contribution to the common defense and security; and
(b)the development, use, and control of atomic energy shall be directed so as to promote world peace, improve the general welfare, increase the standard of living, and strengthen free competition in private enterprise.
(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 1, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 921; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)
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  • Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724
  • Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1
  • 68 Stat. 921
  • Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8)
  • 106 Stat. 2944
  • act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724
  • 60 Stat. 755
  • Pub. L. 118–67, div. B, § 1(a)
  • 138 Stat. 1448
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  • Pub. L. 117–139, § 1
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  • Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3171
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  • Pub. L. 112–239
  • Pub. L. 109–58, title VI, § 601
  • 119 Stat. 779
  • Pub. L. 109–58
  • Pub. L. 106–245, § 1
  • 114 Stat. 501
  • Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 3101
  • 110 Stat. 1321–335
  • Pub. L. 104–134
  • section 2297 of this title
  • Pub. L. 100–408, § 1
  • 102 Stat. 1066
  • Pub. L. 88–489, § 21
  • 78 Stat. 607
  • Pub. L. 85–846, § 1
  • 72 Stat. 1084
  • Act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 291
  • act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1
  • 68 Stat. 960
  • Pub. L. 118–67, div. B, title VI, § 603
  • 138 Stat. 1482
  • Act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 281
  • Pub. L. 118–67, div. B, § 2
  • 138 Stat. 1449
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