Atomic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955

Atomic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955

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. The legislation was enacted into law by the 38th President of the United States Gerald Ford on August 17, 1974.

See also

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Herbert Brownell Jr.

History of nuclear weapons

List of films about nuclear issues

Manhattan Project

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978

Nuclear terrorism

Nuclear weapon

United States Strategic Bombing Survey