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42 U.S.C. § 2258

Joint Committee on Atomic Energy abolished

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(a) Abolition

The Joint Committee on Atomic Energy is abolished.

(b) References in rules, etc., on and after September 20, 1977

Any reference in any rule, resolution, or order of the Senate or the House of Representatives or in any law, regulation, or Executive order to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy shall, on and after September 20, 1977, be considered as referring to the committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives which, under the rules of the Senate and the House, have jurisdiction over the subject matter of such reference.

(c) Transfer of records, data, etc.; copies

All records, data, charts, and files of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy are transferred to the committees of the Senate and House of Representatives which, under the rules of the Senate and the House, have jurisdiction over the subject matters to which such records, data, charts, and files relate. In the event that any record, data, chart, or file shall be within the jurisdiction of more than one committee, duplicate copies shall be provided upon request.

(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 301, as added Pub. L. 95–110, § 1, Sept. 20, 1977, 91 Stat. 884; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1978–1984 · leading case: Union of Concerned Scientists v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Comm'n, 735 F.2d 1437 (D.C. Cir. 1984).
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Union of Concerned Scientists v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Comm'n, 735 F.2d 1437 (D.C. Cir. 1984). “See 42 U.S.C. § 2258 (Supp. V. 1981). . Congress allowed the NRC to grant temporary licenses without a prior hearing as "an extraordinary and temporary cure for an extraordinary and temporary problem.”
Pub. Serv. Co. v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Comm'n, 582 F.2d 77 (1st Cir. 1978). “On September 20, 1977, the Joint Committee was abolished and all functions previously performed by it were transferred to committees of the Senate and House of Representatives having jurisdiction over the subject matter previously overseen by the Joint Committee.”
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