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PUBLIC LAW 87- 20(^-8EPT. 6, 1961

pursuant to subsections a., b., and c. of this section, that permitting a person access to restricted data will not endanger the common defense and security. Such standards and specifications shall be based on the location and class or kind of work to be done, and shall, among other considerations, take into account the d e ^ e of importance to the common defense and security of the restricted data to which access will be permitted." SEC. 7. Section 151 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended by deleting in the descriptive title the words "MILITARY UTILIZATION," and inserting in lieu thereof "INVENTIONS RELATING TO

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ATOMIC WEAPONS, AND FILING OF REPORTS."

SEC. 8. Subsection c. of section 151 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "c. Any person who has made or hereafter makes any invention or i n v e n t i o n s; discovery useful in the production or utilization of special nuclear '*P°'*"" material or atomic energy, shall file with the Commission a report containing a complete description thereof unless such invention or discovery is described in an application for a patent filed with the Commissioner of Patents by such person within the time required for the filing of such report. The report covering any such invention or discovery shall be filed on or before the one hundred and eightieth day after such person first discovers or first has reason to believe that such invention or discovery is useful in such production or utilization." SEC. 9. Section 151 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "e. Reports filed pursuant to subsection c. of this section, and applications to which access is provided under subsection d. of this section, shall be kept in confidence by the Commission, and no information con- . cerning the same given without authority of the inventor or owner unless necessary to carry out the provisions of any Act of Congress or in such special circumstances as may be determined by the Commission." SEC. 10. Section 152 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, *2 USC 2182. is amended to read as follows: " SEC. 152.

INVENTIONS MADE OR CONCEIVED DURING COMMISSION

CONTRACTS.—Any invention or discovery, useful in the production or utilization of special nuclear material or atomic energy, made or conceived in the course of or under any contract, subcontract, or arrangement entered into with or for the benefit of the Commission, regardless of whether the contract, subcontract, or arrangement involved the expenditure of funds by the Commission, shall be vested in, and be the property of, the Commission, except that the Commission may waive its claim to any such invention or discovery under such circumstances as the Commission may deem appropriate, consistent with the policy of this section. No patent for any invention or discoveiy, useful in the production or utilization of special nuclear material or atomic energy, shall be issued unless the applicant files with the application, or within thirty days after request therefor by the Commissioner of Patents (unless the Commission advises the Commissioner of Patents that its rights have been determined and that accordingly no statement is necessary) a statement under oath setting forth the full facts surrounding the making or conception of the invention or discovery described in the application and whether the invention or discovery was made or conceived in the course of or under any contract, subcontract, or arrangement entered into with or for the benefit of the Commission, regardless of whether the contract, subcontract, or arrangement involved the expenditure of funds by the Commission. The Commissioner of Patents shall as soon as the application is otherwise in condition for allowances forward copies of the application and the statement to the Commission.

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