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[CITE: 42USC2272]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
          CHAPTER 23--DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY
 
                        Division A--Atomic Energy
 
                 SUBCHAPTER XVII--ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER
 
Sec. 2272. Violation of specific sections

    Whoever willfully violates, attempts to violate, or conspires to 
violate, any provision of sections \1\ 2077, 2122, or 2131 of this 
title, or whoever unlawfully interferes, attempts to interfere, or 
conspires to interfere with any recapture or entry under section 2138 of 
this title, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not 
more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than ten years, or 
both, except that whoever commits such an offense with intent to injure 
the United States or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign 
nation shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for 
life, or by imprisonment for any term of years or a fine of not more 
than $20,000 or both.
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be ``section''.
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(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, Sec. 222, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 
1073, Sec. 1, 68 Stat. 958; amended Pub. L. 91-161, Secs. 2, 3(a), Dec. 
24, 1969, 83 Stat. 444; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102-486, title IX, 
Sec. 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 
1816(a), (b) of this title, prior to the general amendment and 
renumbering of act Aug. 1, 1946, by act Aug. 30, 1954.


                               Amendments

    1969--Pub. L. 91-161 increased maximum term of imprisonment from 
five years to ten years for willful violation, or attempted violation of 
enumerated sections, and struck out applicability of death penalty for 
violation of same offenses committed with intent to injure the United 
States, or secure an advantage to any foreign nation.


                    Effective Date of 1969 Amendment

    Section 7 of Pub. L. 91-161 provided that: ``The amendments 
contained in sections 2 and 3 of this Act [amending this section and 
sections 2274 and 2276 of this title] shall apply only to offenses under 
sections 222, 224, 225, and 226 [this section and sections 2274, 2275, 
and 2276 of this title] which are committed on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act [Dec. 24, 1969]. Nothing in section 2 or 3 of this 
Act shall affect penalties authorized under existing law for offenses 
under section 222, 224, 225, or 226 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended, committed prior to the date of enactment of this Act.''

                          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.


                            Cross References

    Conspiracy to commit offense, see section 371 of Title 18, Crimes 
and Criminal Procedure.
    Federal retirement benefits, forfeiture upon conviction of offense 
described hereunder, see section 8312 of Title 5, Government 
Organization and Employees.
    Forfeiture of veterans' benefits upon conviction under this section, 
see section 6105 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 5 section 8312; title 22 
section 2778; title 38 section 6105.
