10 U.S.C. § 6158 — International agreements on information on radioactive materials
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The Secretary of Energy may make international agreements to obtain validated information about radioactive materials. The agreements may also provide access to that information after a nuclear event or discovery.
With the Secretary of State’s agreement and in coordination with the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Energy may agree with countries or international organizations (1) to obtain validated information for the Department’s materials information program about the physical characteristics of radioactive material produced, used, or stored at different locations, so sources of nuclear-device components or fissile material can be identified accurately and promptly; and (2) to obtain access to that information after (A) a nuclear detonation or (B) interception or discovery of a nuclear device, weapon, or nuclear material.
The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, enter into agreements with countries or international organizations—
to acquire for the materials information program of the Department of Energy validated information on the physical characteristics of radioactive material produced, used, or stored at various locations, in order to facilitate the ability to determine accurately and in a timely manner the source of any components of, or fissile material used or attempted to be used in, a nuclear device or weapon; and
to obtain access to information described in paragraph (1) in the event of—
a nuclear detonation; or
the interdiction or discovery of a nuclear device or weapon or nuclear material.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1382.)
- 2025Enacted · Pub. L. 119-60 · 139 Stat. 1382
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