§ 2365. Sense of Congress concerning purchase, packaging, and transportation of fissile materials at risk of theft

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It is the sense of Congress that—

(1)the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of State should purchase, package, and transport to secure locations weapons-grade nuclear materials from a stockpile of such materials if such officials determine that—

(A)there is a significant risk of theft of such materials; and

(B)there is no reasonable and economically feasible alternative for securing such materials; and

(2)if it is necessary to do so in order to secure the materials, the materials should be imported into the United States, subject to the laws and regulations that are applicable to the importation of such materials into the United States.

(Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1455, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2731.)

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Sec. 1455
SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING PURCHASE, PACKAGING, AND TRANSPORTATION OF FISSILE MATERIALS AT RISK OF THEFT

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Public Law 104–201
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes

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Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1455
110 Stat. 2731

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Sense of Congress concerning purchase, packaging, and transportation of fissile materials at risk of theft

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