Atomic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955

Atomic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955 authorized financial transactions for information pertaining to the unlawful acquisition, importation, or manufacture of special nuclear material into the continental United States. The United States federal statute specifies financial reward payments of fifty thousand dollars be approved by the United States President with an inclusion not to exceed five hundred thousand dollars. The Act of Congress established an Awards Board embodying Federal Directorates from Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, Central Intelligence, and Atomic Energy Commission.

Atomic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955
Long titleAn Act to provide rewards for information concerning the illegal introduction into the United States or the illegal manufacture or acquisition in the United States, of special nuclear material and atomic weapons.
Acronyms (colloquial)AWRA
NicknamesAtomic Weapons and Special Nuclear Materials Rewards Act
Enacted bythe 84th United States Congress
EffectiveJuly 15, 1955
Citations
Public law84-165
Statutes at Large69 Stat. 365
Codification
Titles amended50 U.S.C.: War and National Defense
U.S.C. sections created50 U.S.C. ch. 4C § 47a et seq.
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the Senate as S. 609 by Clinton Presba Anderson (D–NM) on June 22, 1955
  • Committee consideration by Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
  • Passed the Senate on June 28, 1955 (Passed)
  • Passed the House on July 5, 1955 (Passed, in lieu of H.R. 6901) with amendment
  • Senate agreed to House amendment on July 7, 1955 (Agreed)
  • Signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 15, 1955

Senate bill 609 legislation was passed by the 84th United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 34th President of the United States Dwight Eisenhower on July 15, 1955.

Sections of the Act

Atomic Weapons Rewards Act was authored as seven sections defining the United States codified law formulation for appropriating United States currency for fissile material information.

50 U.S.C. § 47a ~ Short Title
Cited as "Atomic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955"
50 U.S.C. § 47a ~ Illegal Acquisition, Importation, or Manufacture of Special Nuclear Material
Basis of Provided Information
Reward Amount Restriction
50 U.S.C. § 47b ~ Awards Board Establishment
Reward Determination by Board
Reward Financial Amount
United States President Approval
50 U.S.C. § 47c ~ Aliens and Foreign Nationals
Immigrant Visas Authorization
Permanent Residence Admission
50 U.S.C. § 47d ~ Awards Board Hearings
Amend Rules and Regulations
50 U.S.C. § 47e ~ Certification of Award
Approval by Awards Board
Approval by President of the United States
50 U.S.C. § 47f ~ Definitions
Atomic Energy
Atomic Weapon
Special Nuclear Material
United States

Atomic Weapons Rewards Act Amendment of 1974

The 93rd United States Congressional session amended the 1955 Act with the passage of Senate bill 3669.[1] The legislation was enacted into law by the 38th President of the United States Gerald Ford on August 17, 1974.[2]

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See also
1958 US–UK Mutual Defence AgreementHistory of nuclear weapons
Atomic AgeIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Atomic Energy Act of 1954Manhattan Project
Atomic spiesNuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978
Atoms for PeaceNuclear terrorism
Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsProject Y
Doomsday ClockSoviet Scientists Immigration Act of 1992
FBI Silvermaster FileTrinity Atmospheric Test
Glienicke BridgeUnited States Strategic Bombing Survey

References
  1. "S. 3669 ~ 1974 Amendment of Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and Atomic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955". P.L. 93-377 ~ 88 Stat. 472. Congress.gov. June 19, 1974.
  2. "1974 Amendment of Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and Atomic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955 ~ P.L. 93-377" (PDF). 88 Stat. 472 ~ Senate Bill 3669. U.S. Government Printing Office. August 17, 1974.

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