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42 U.S.C. § 2283

Protection of nuclear inspectors

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(a) HomicideWhoever kills any person who performs any inspections which—(1) are related to any activity or facility licensed by the Commission, and(2) are carried out to satisfy requirements under this chapter or under any other Federal law governing the safety of utilization facilities required to be licensed under section 2133 or 2134(b) of this title, or the safety of radioactive materials,shall be punished as provided under sections 1111 and 1112 of title 18. The preceding sentence shall be applicable only if such person is killed while engaged in the performance of such inspection duties or on account of the performance of such duties.(b) Assault

Whoever forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person who performs inspections as described under subsection (a) of this section, while such person is engaged in such inspection duties or on account of the performance of such duties, shall be punished as provided under section 111 of title 18.

(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 235, as added Pub. L. 96–295, title II, § 202(a), June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 786; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)Editorial NotesReferences in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was in the original “this Act”, meaning act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables.

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Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2021 · leading case: United States v. Jeremy Pruitt
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United States v. Jeremy Pruitt (2021) ca6 “§ 115 (impeding federal officials by threats or injury); 42 U.S.C. § 2283 (b) (assaulting nuclear inspectors); 18 U.”
Drevalera v. Justices of the California Court of Appeal for the First District, Division Four (2020) cand “225 , 23 226 (1972) (quoting 42 U.S.C. § 2283 ). And, even where an exception exists, “the normal 24 thing to do when federal courts are asked to enjoin pending proceedings in state courts is not to 25 issue such injunctions.”
FBI Authority to Investigate Violations of Subtitle E of Title 26 or 18 U.S.C. §§ 921–930 (1996) olc “§§5322 , 5324; 42 U.S.C. §2283 ; 47 U.S.C. §606 ; and 50 U.”
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