The following is a copy of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. This section covers the violation of federal atomic energy agency statutes, rules, and regulations.

2010 FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES MANUAL

CHAPTER TWO – OFFENSE CONDUCT

PART M – OFFENSES INVOLVING NATIONAL DEFENSE AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

6.NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND MATERIALS, AND OTHER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

§2M6.2. Violation of Other Federal Atomic Energy Agency Statutes, Rules, and Regulations

(a)Base Offense Level (Apply the greater):

(1)30, if the offense was committed with intent to injure the United States or to aid a foreign nation; or

(2)6.

Commentary

Statutory Provision: 42 U.S.C. § 2273.

Background. This section applies to offenses related to nuclear energy not specifically addressed elsewhere. This provision covers, for example, violations of statutes dealing with rules and
regulations, license conditions, and orders of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy.

Historical Note: Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 1990 (see Appendix C, amendment 359).

(EFFECTIVE November 1, 2010)

United States Sentencing Commission