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PUBLIC LAW 703-AUG. 30, 1954 " SEC. 144. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.—

[68 S T A T. -f

"a. The President may authorize the Commission to cooperate with another nation and to communicate to that nation Restricted Data on— "(1) refining, purification, and subsequent treatment of source material; "(2) reactor development; "(3) production of special nuclear material; "(4) health and safety; "(5) industrial and other applications of atomic energy for peaceful purposes; and "(6) research and development relating to the foregoing: Provided, however, That no such cooperation shall invwve wie communication of Restricted Data relating to the design or fabrication of atomic weapons: Arid provided further, That the cooperation is undertaken pursuant to an agreement for cooperation entered into in accordance with section 123, or is undertaken pursuant to an agreement existing on the effective date of this Act. "b. The President may authorize the Department of Defense, with the assistance of the Commission, to cooperate with another nation or with a regional defense organization to which the United States is a party, and to communicate to that nation or organization such Restricted Data as is necessary to— " (1) the development of defense plans; " (2) the training of personnel in the employment of and defense against atomic weapons; and "(3) the evaluation of the capabilities of potential enemies in the employment of atomic weapons, while such other nation or organization is participating with the United States pursuant to an international arrangement by substantial and material contributions to the mutual defense and security: Provided, however, That no such cooperation shall involve communication of Restricted Data relating to the design or fabrication of atomic weapons except with regard to external characteristics, including size, weight, and shape, yields and effects, and systems employed in the delivery or use thereof but not including any data in these categories unless in the joint judgment of the Commission and the Department of Defense such data will not reveal important information concerning the design or fabrication of the nuclear components of an atomic weapon: ATid provided further, That the cooperation is undertaken pursuant to an agreement entered into in accordance with section 123. " SEC. 145. RESTRICTIONS.—

b ^ CSC * * ^**"°"* "a. No arrangement shall be made under section 31, no contract shall be made or continued in effect under section 41, and no license shall be issued under section 103 or 104, unless the person with whom such arrangement is made, the contractor or prospective contractor, or the prospective licensee agrees in writing not to permit any individual to have access to Restricted Data until the Civil Service Commission shall have made an investigation and report to the Commission on the character, associations, and loyalty of such individual, and the Commission shall have determined that permitting such person to have access to Restricted Data will not endanger the common defense and security. "b. Except as authorized by the Commission or the General Manager upon a determination by the Commission or General Manager that such action is clearly consistent with the national interest, no individual shall be employed by the Commission nor shall the Commission permit any individual to have access to Restricted Data until the Civil Service Commission shall have made an investigation and report

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