707 



Section Referred to in Other Sections 

 This section Is referred to In sections 2121. 2183. 2282 

 of this title. 



§2093. Domestic distribution of source material. 



(a) License. 



The Commission is authorized to issue licenses for 

 and to distribute source material within the United 

 States to qualified applicants requesting such 

 material — 



(1) for the conduct of research and develop- 

 ment activities of the types specified in section 

 2051 of this title; 



(2) for use in the conduct of research and de- 

 velopment activities or in medical therapy under 

 a license issued pursuant to section 2134 of this 

 title; 



(3) for use under a license issued pursuant to 

 section 2133 of this title; or 



(4) for any other use approved by the Commis- 

 sion as an aid to science or industry. 



(b) Minimum criteria for licenses. 



The Commission shall establish, by rule, minimum 

 criteria for the issuance of specific or general li- 

 censes for the distribution of source material de- 

 psnding upon the degree of importance to the com- 

 mon defense and security or to the health and safety 

 of the public of — 



(1) the physical characteristics of the source 

 material to be distributed; 



(2) the quantities of source material to be dis- 

 tributed; and 



(3) the intended use of the source material to 

 be distributed. 



(c) Determination of charges. 



The Commission may make a reasonable charge 

 determined pursuant to section 2201 (mi of this 

 title for the source material licensed and distributed 

 under subsection ( a ) <l).(a) t2).or(a» (4) of this 

 section and shall make a reasonable charge deter- 

 mined pursuant to section 2201 (m) of this title, for 

 the source material licensed and distributed under 

 subsection (a) (3) of this section. The Commission 

 shall establish criteria in writing for the determina- 

 tion of whether a charge will be made for the source 

 material licensed and distributed under subsection 

 (a) (l),(a) i2),or(a) (4) of this section, consider- 

 ing, among other things, whether the licensee is a 

 nonprofit or eleemosynary institution and the pur- 

 poses for which the source material wiU be used. 

 (Aug. 1, 1946. ch. 724, § 63, as added Aug. 30, 1954, 

 ch. 1073, § 1.68 Stat. 933.) 



Cross Reterences 



Nonprofit educational Institution exempt from finan- 

 cial protection requirement, see section 2210(k) of tills 

 Utle. 



Section Referred to in Other Sections 

 This section Is referred to In section 2210 of this title. 



§ 2097. Operations on lands belonging to the United 

 States. 



The Commission is authorized, to the extent it 

 deems necessary to effectuate the provisions of this 



chapter, to issue leases or permits for prospecting 

 for, exploration for. mining of. or removal of de- 

 posits of source material in lands belonging to the 

 United States: Provided, however. That notwith- 

 standing any other provisions of law. such leases or 

 permits may be issued for lands administered for 

 national park, monument, and wildlife purposes 

 only when the President by Executive Order de- 

 clares that the requirements of the common defense 

 and security make such action necessary (Aug. 

 1, 1946, ch. 724. § 67, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, 

 § 1,68 Stat. 934.) 



Section Referred to in Other Sections 

 This section Is refererd to in section 2183 of this title. 



SUBCHAPTER VII.— BYPRODUCT MATERIALS 



Prior Provisions 



Provisions similar to those comprising this subchapter 

 were contained In section 5 of act Aug. 1 1946. ch 724. 

 60 Stat. 760 (formerly clasolfled to section 1805 of this 

 title) prior to the complete amendment and renumber- 

 ing of act Aug. 1. 1946 by act of Aug. 30. 1954. ch 1073. 68 

 SUt. 921. 



Cross Rsxrences 



Agreements with States for discontinuance of Com- 

 mission regulation of certain materials under this sub- 

 chapUr and exemptions from licensing requirements 

 therein contained, see section 2021 (b) and (f) of this 

 tlUe. 



Subchapter Referred to in Other Sections 



This subchapter Is referred to in section 2021 of this 

 tlUe. 



§2111. Domestic distribution; license; price limita- 

 tions. 



No person may transfer or receive in interstate 

 commerce, manufacture, produce, transfer, acquire, 

 own, possess, import, or export any byproduct ma- 

 terial, except to the extent authorized by this section 

 or by section 2112 of this title. The Commission is 

 authorized to issue general or specific licenses to 

 applicants seeking to use byproduct material for 

 research or development purposes, for medical 

 therapy, industrial uses, agricultural uses, or such 

 other useful applications as may be developed. The 

 Commission may distribute, sell. loan, or lease such 

 byproduct material as it owns to licensees with or 

 without charge: Provided, however. That, for by- 

 product material to be distributed by the Commis- 

 sion for a charge, the Commission shall establish 

 prices on such equitable basis as. in the opinion 

 of the Commission, (a) will provide reasonable com- 

 pensation to the Government for such material, (b) 

 will not discourage the use of such material or the 

 development of sources of supply of such material 

 independent of the Commission, and (c) will en- 

 courage research and development. In distributing 

 such material, the Commission shall give preference 

 to applicants proposing to use such material either 

 in the conduct of research and development or in 

 medical therapy. Licensees of the Commission may 

 distribute byproduct material only to applicants 

 therefor who are licensed by the Commission to re- 

 ceive such byproduct material. The Commission 

 shall not permit the distribution of any byproduct 

 material to any licensee, and shall recall or order the 



