"Facilities for the production of fissionable material."

Appropriations authorized.

(g) The term "facilities for the production of fissionable material" shall be construed to mean any equipment or device capable of such production and any important component part especially designed for such equipment or devices, as determined by the Commission.

APPROPRIATIONS 39

(42 U. S. C. 1819)

SEC. 19. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Act. The Acts appropriating such sums may appropriate specified portions thereof to be accounted for upon the certification of the Commission only. Funds appropriated to the Commission shall, if obligated by contract during the fiscal year for which appropriated, remain available for expenditure for four years following the expiration of the fiscal year for which appropriated. After such fouryear period, the unexpended balances of appropriations shall be carried to the surplus fund and covered into the Treasury.

SEPARABILITY OF PROVISIONS

SEC. 20. If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.

SHORT TITLE

SEC. 21. This Act may be cited as the "Atomic Energy Act of 1946".

Approved August 1, 1946.

"The legislation appropriating funds to the Atomic Energy Commission (including "riders") is set forth in appendix G, p. 68.

Army officers, appointment to Commission_

2 (d)

5

Atomic bombs. (See Military applications of atomic energy.)

Atomic energy, definition__

Atomic Energy Commission:

Acquisition of—

Fissionable material_.

5 (b)

Appointment of Army, Navy or Air Force officers to...
Appointment of members...

Approve unanimously exchange of restricted data with
foreign country.

2

2 (a)
10 (a)

Contracts..

17

17

24

25

17

Hearings

Licensing.--

Utilization of Federal, State, or local govern

ment personnel.

Exploration (see also Exploration to determine location

of source material).

Government agencies, utilizing services of other....10 (b) (5) (B) (vii)

Joint committee to be kept fully informed by.

10 (b) (5) (B) (vii)

12 (a) (6)
5 (b) (6)

28

12 (a) (6)

4 (c) (2)

3

Fissionable material.........

5

10

5 (b)

13

9 (a)

17

Production facilities.........

Payment to local governments in lieu of property taxes....
Principal office__

4 (c) (1)

8

Production of atomic bombs and other military weapons utilizing fissionable materials.

6 (a)

15

Research and development work, assistance in (see also
Atomic Energy Commission, contracts).

3 (a)

7

Attorney General of the United States, prosecution by..

12 (a) (10)

17

12 (a)

12 (a) (3)

12 (a) (3)

2 (a)

10 (b) (5)

21

(A)

Subject

Authorization to armed forces to produce atomic weapons.
(See Military applications of atomic energy.)
Byproduct materials:

Section

5 (c)

10 (b) (5) (B)
10 (b) (5) (B)
10 (b) (5) (B)
10 (b) (5) (B) (iv)
10 (b) (5) (B) (v)
10 (b) (5) (B) (vi)

General Manager_

Military personnel serving with Commission_
Congress of the United States, reports by Commission to---

Contracts__.

12 (a) (1)
12 (c)
2 (b)
12 (c)

2 (c)

11 (e)

13

Chairman and members_

Division directors_.

4 (c)

5 (a) (5)

5 (b)

5 (b)

12 (d)

Contracts, cancellation clause....

12 (d)

Control of information:

Inspections, records and reports.......

10

Policy of the Commission_..

10 (a)

Restrictions.__

10 (b)

Equipment or device utilizing fissionable material or atomic energy.

Facilities for the production of fissionable material___

Fissionable material_

Government agency –

5 (c) (1)

14

18 (f)

33

International arrangement-.

Person_.

Subject

Development. (See Research.)

Development work in military application of atomic energy--
Director of Division of Military Application, appointment of
Army or Navy officer as.
Directors, appointment of

Dissemination of information, encouragement of (see also

Control of information).

Disposition of radioactive and other materials

Section

6 (a) (1)
2 (d)

2

11 (e)

Eligibility determining reasonable royalty fee for patents...... Employees of the Commission. (See Atomic Energy Commission, employees, also organization.)

Employees of Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. (See
Joint Committee.)

10 (b) (5) (B) (iii)

16

18 (f)

Employees of Manhattan Engineer District.
Enforcement of Atomic Energy Act of 1946.
Equipment or device utilizing fissionable material or atomic
energy, definition.

Experiments in military application of atomic energy. (See
Military applications of atomic energy.)

Exploration to determine location of source materials.
Explosions, protection against----

Facilities devoted to atomic energy research and develop

ment.

Facilities for the production of fissionable material, definition.
Federal Bureau of Investigation, investigations and reports

on

Employees of Commission___

Employees of Manhattan Engineer District, exemption from.

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10 (b) (5)

Individuals having access to restricted data through contractor or licensee.

Questionable findings by Civil Service Commis- 10 (b) (5) (B) (iv) sion, referred to.

Presidential designation of group or class for 10 (b) (5) (B) (v)

AEC to authorize carrying....

Joint committee to authorize carrying –

Fissionable material (see also Production of fissionable ma

Export or import, prohibition against..........

Government ownership (see also Property of the Com-
mission).