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42 U.S.C. 2072: Repealed. Pub. L. 88–489, § 4 , Aug. 26, 1964 , 78 Stat. 603Text contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
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§2072. Repealed. Pub. L. 88–489, § 4 , Aug. 26, 1964 , 78 Stat. 603

Section, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 52, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 929, related to Government ownership of all special nuclear material and provided for compensation of private owners of such material.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Extinguishment of Rights, Title and Interest in Special Nuclear Material

Pub. L. 88–489, § 4, Aug. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 603, provided in part that:

“All rights, title, and interest in and to any special nuclear material vested in the United States solely by virtue of the provisions of the first sentence of such section 52 [this section], and not by any other transaction authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended [this chapter], or other applicable law, are hereby extinguished.”