Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/1196

 95 STAT. 1170

Penalties.

42 USC 2282.

42 USC 2273. 42 USC 2201.

PUBLIC LAW 97-90—DEC. 4, 1981

"(A) so as to apply the minimum restrictions needed to protect the health and safety of the public or the common defense and security; and "(B) upon a determination that the unauthorized dissemination of such information could reasonably be expected to result in a significant adverse effect on the health and safety of the public or the common defense and security by significantly increasing the likelihood of (i) illegal production of nuclear weapons, or (ii) theft, diversion, or sabotage of nuclear materials, equipment, or facilities. "(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the Secretary to authorize the withholding of information from the appropriate committees of the Congress. b. (1) Any person who violates any regulation or order of the Secretary issued under this section with respect to the unauthorized dissemination of information shall be subject to a civil penalty, to be imposed by the Secretary, of not to exceed $100,000 for each such violation. The Secretary may compromise, mitigate, or remit any penalty imposed under this subsection. <«(2) The provisions of subsections b. and c. of section 234 of this Act shall be applicable with respect to the imposition of civil penalties by the Secretary under this section in the same manner that such provisions are applicable to the imposition of civil penalties by the Commission under subsection a. of such section. "c. For the purposes of section 223 of this Act, any regulation prescribed or order issued by the Secretary under this section shall also be deemed to be prescribed or issued under section 161 b, of this Act.". (2) The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 147 the following new item: "Sec. 148. Prohibition Against the Disclosure of Certain Unclassified Information.",

(b) Section 181 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2231) is amended— (1) by striking out "or" before "safeguards information protected"; (2) by inserting "or information protected from dissemination under the authority of section 148" after "section 147"; and (3) by striking out ", defense information, or such safeguards information," each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ", defense information, such safeguards information, or information protected from dissemination under the authority of section 148". ARREST AUTHORITY FOR PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO CARRY FIREARMS UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954

SEC. 211. Section 161 k. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201(k)) is amended by striking out the semicolon and inserting in lieu thereof a period and the following: "A person authorized to carry firearms under this subsection may, while in the performance of, and in connection with, official duties, make arrests without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in that person's presence or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if that person has reasonable grounds to believe that the

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