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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "42 U.S.C. § 10191"
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description: "Purpose"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "108"
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chapter_name: "NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY"
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section: "10191"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 10191"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc42@119-100.zip"
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source_identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s10191"
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---
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# 42 U.S.C. § 10191 - Purpose
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## Text
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It is the purpose of this subchapter—
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(1) to provide direction to the Secretary with respect to the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel;
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(2) to authorize the Secretary, pursuant to this subchapter—
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(A) to provide for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a deep geologic test and evaluation facility; and
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(B) to provide for a focused and integrated high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel research and development program, including the development of a test and evaluation facility to carry out research and provide an integrated demonstration of the technology for deep geologic disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and the development of the facilities to demonstrate dry storage of spent nuclear fuel; and
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(3) to provide for an improved cooperative role between the Federal Government and States, affected Indian tribes, and units of general local government in the siting of a test and evaluation facility.
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(Pub. L. 97–425, title II, § 211, Jan. 7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2245.)
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