50 U.S.C. § 47a — Information concerning illegal introduction, manufacture, acquisition or export of special nuclear material or atomic weapons or conspiracies relating thereto; reward

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A person who gives the U.S. government original information about illegal special nuclear material or atomic weapons can get a reward. This covers finding such material, its illegal introduction or manufacture inside the country, or its illegal export. The maximum reward is $500,000.

This section creates a reward for tips about special nuclear material or atomic weapons. It applies to any person who gives the United States "original information." Three situations qualify: (a) the information leads the United States to find or otherwise get hold of special nuclear material or an atomic weapon that was brought into the United States, or made or acquired inside the United States, illegally; (b) the information relates to bringing such material or weapons into the United States, or making or acquiring them (or attempting to, or conspiring to), illegally; or (c) the information relates to exporting such material or weapons from the United States, or attempting to or conspiring to, illegally. Anyone who gives this kind of information may be rewarded with a payment of up to $500,000.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Any person who furnishes original information to the United States—

(a)

leading to the finding or other acquisition by the United States of special nuclear material or an atomic weapon which has been introduced into the United States or manufactured or acquired therein contrary to the laws of the United States, or

(b)

with respect to the introduction or attempted introduction into the United States or the manufacture or acquisition or attempted manufacture or acquisition of, or a conspiracy to introduce into the United States or to manufacture or acquire, special nuclear material or an atomic weapon contrary to the laws of the United States, or

(c)

with respect to the export or attempted export, or a conspiracy to export, special nuclear material or an atomic weapon from the United States contrary to the laws of the United States,

shall be rewarded by the payment of an amount not to exceed $500,000.

Source credit: (July 15, 1955, ch. 372, § 2, 69 Stat. 365; Pub. L. 93–377, § 1(b), Aug. 17, 1974, 88 Stat. 472.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1955Enacted · Act of July 15, 1955, ch. 372 · 69 Stat. 365
1974Amended · Pub. L. 93-377 · 88 Stat. 472

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