PUBLIC LAW 97-90—DEC. 4, 1981
95 STAT. 1169
necessary, in connection with all national security programs of the Department of Energy. ADJUSTMENTS FOR PAY INCREASES
SEC. 208. Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, retirement, or other benefits for Federal employees may be increased by such amounts as may be necessary for increases in such benefits authorized by law. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
SEC. 209. When so specified in an appropriation Act, amounts appropriated for "Operating Expenses" or for "Plant and Capital Equipment" may remain available until expended. SAFEGUARDING CERTAIN UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION
SEC. 210. (a)(1) The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 147 the following new section: "SEC. 148. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE DISSEMINATION OF CERTAIN UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—
42 USC 2168.
"a. (1) In addition to any other authority or requirement regarding Regulations. protection from dissemination of information, and subject to section 552G)X3) of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Energy (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Secretary') shall prescribe such regulations, after notice and opportunity for public comment thereon, or issue such orders as may be necessary to prohibit the unauthorized dissemination of unclassified information pertaining to— "(A) the design of production facilities or utilization facilities; "(B) security measures (including security plans, procedures, and equipment) for the physical protection of (i) production or utilization facilities, (ii) nuclear material contained in such facilities, or (iii) nuclear material in transit; or "(C) the design, manufacture, or utilization of any atomic weapon or component if the design, manufacture, or utilization of such weapon or component was contained in any information declassified or removed from the Restricted Data category by the Secreta^ (or the head of the predecessor agency of the Department of Energy) pursuant to section 142. 42 USC 2162. "(2) The Secretary may prescribe regulations or issue orders under paragraph (1) to prohibit the dissemination of any information described in such paragraph only if and to the extent that the Secretary determines that the unauthorized dissemination of such information could reasonably be expected to have a significant adverse effect on the health and safety of the public or the common defense and security by significantly increasing the likelihood of (A) illegal production of nuclear weapons, or (B) theft, diversion, or sabotage of nuclear materials, equipment, or facilities. "(3) In making a determination under paragraph (2), the Secretary may consider what the likelihood of an illegal production, theft, diversion, or sabotage referred to in such paragraph would be if the information proposed to be prohibited from dissemination under this section were at no time available for dissemination. "(4) The Secretary shall exercise his authority under this subsection to prohibit the dissemination of any information described in subsection a. (1)—
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