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[CITE: 42USC2210a]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
          CHAPTER 23--DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY
 
                        Division A--Atomic Energy
 
            SUBCHAPTER XIII--GENERAL AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION
 
Sec. 2210a. Conflicts of interest relating to contracts and 
        other arrangements
        

(a) Disclosure requirements

    The Commission shall, by rule, require any person proposing to enter 
into a contract, agreement, or other arrangement, whether by competitive 
bid or negotiation, under this chapter or any other law administered by 
it for the conduct of research, development, evaluation activities, or 
for technical and management support services, to provide the 
Commission, prior to entering into any such contract, agreement, or 
arrangement, with all relevant information, as determined by the 
Commission, bearing on whether that person has a possible conflict of 
interest with respect to--
        (1) being able to render impartial, technically sound, or 
    objective assistance or advice in light of other activities or 
    relationships with other persons, or
        (2) being given an unfair competitive advantage. Such person 
    shall insure, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
    Commission, compliance with this section by any subcontractor (other 
    than a supply subcontractor) of such person in the case of any 
    subcontract for more than $10,000.

(b) Preliminary contract findings

    The Commission shall not enter into any such contract agreement or 
arrangement unless it finds, after evaluating all information provided 
under subsection (a) of this section and any other information otherwise 
available to the Commission that--
        (1) it is unlikely that a conflict of interest would exist, or
        (2) such conflict has been avoided after appropriate conditions 
    have been included in such contract, agreement, or arrangement; 
    except that if the Commission determines that such conflict of 
    interest exists and that such conflict of interest cannot be avoided 
    by including appropriate conditions therein, the Commission may 
    enter into such contract, agreement, or arrangement, if the 
    Commission determines that it is in the best interests of the United 
    States to do so and includes appropriate conditions in such 
    contract, agreement, or arrangement to mitigate such conflict.

(c) Promulgation and publication of rules

    The Commission shall publish rules for the implementation of this 
section, in accordance with section 553 of title 5 (without regard to 
subsection (a)(2) thereof) as soon as practicable after November 6, 
1978, but in no event later than 120 days after such date.

(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, Sec. 170A, as added Pub. L. 95-601, 
Sec. 8(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2950; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102-
486, title IX, Sec. 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)

                          Transfer of Functions

    Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by 
sections 5814 and 5841 of this title. See also Transfer of Functions 
notes set out under those sections.
