Atomic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955

Atomic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955
Great Seal of the United States
Long title An 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
Nicknames Atomic Weapons and Special Nuclear Materials Rewards Act
Enacted by the 84th United States Congress
Effective July 15, 1955
Citations
Public law 84-165
Statutes at Large 69 Stat. 365
Codification
Titles amended 50 U.S.C.: War and National Defense
U.S.C. sections created 50 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

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.

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]

See also

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.
  • Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Harry S. Truman: "Statement by the President on the Hydrogen Bomb.," January 31, 1950". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
  • "BILL URGES CASH FOR ATOMIC TIPS; Rewards Up to Half a Million Asked by Brownell for Data on Traffic in Weapons". The New York Times. July 31, 1954.
  • "Rewards Up to $500,000 Are Proposed For Informers on Atom Smuggling Here". The New York Times. January 19, 1955.
  • "HOUSE ACTS TO BAR ATOM SMUGGLERS; Rewards of Up to $500,000 Approved for Information Leading to Capture". The New York Times. July 6, 1955.
  • "Atom Reward Bill Signed". The New York Times. July 16, 1955.
  • "$500,000 REWARD CITED; Post Offices Display Text of Law on Atom Arms Entry". The New York Times. May 25, 1957.
  • "The Nuclear Vault". The National Security Archive. George Washington University.
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