Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (as amended in 1949)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:McMahon_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy 1949
1949 amendment allowed limited sharing of information with allies
gptkbp:citation Public Law 79-585
gptkbp:class nuclear information as "Restricted Data"
gptkbp:dateEnacted August 1, 1946
gptkbp:effect transferred nuclear weapons control to civilian authority
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established gptkb:United_States_Atomic_Energy_Commission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (as amended in 1949)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:prohibits sharing of nuclear information with foreign nations
civilian access to nuclear technology
gptkbp:purpose regulate development and control of atomic energy
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Act_of_1954
gptkbp:replacedBy Manhattan Project military control
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:subject atomic energy
nuclear power
nuclear weapons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Public_Law_81-171
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7