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title: "42 U.S.C. § 10249"
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title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_name: "NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 10249 - Cooperation of other departments and agencies

## Text

Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the United States, including any independent agency, may furnish the Negotiator such information as he determines to be necessary to carry out his functions under this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 97–425, title IV, § 409, as added Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(d) [title III], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–104, 1329–121; Pub. L. 100–203, title V, § 5041, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–247.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 100–202 and Pub. L. 100–203 added identical sections.