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kind: "range"
citation: "42 U.S.C. §§ 2274–2276"
title: "42"
from: "2274"
to: "2276"
count: 3
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/2274..2276"
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# §2274. Communication of Restricted Data


Whoever, lawfully or unlawfully, having possession of, access to, control over, or being entrusted with any document, writing, sketch, photograph, plan, model, instrument, appliance, note, or information involving or incorporating [Restricted Data](/usc/42/2014.md?p=y)—

- (a) communicates, transmits, or discloses the same to any individual or [person](/usc/42/1320a–7k.md?p=d-4-C-i), or attempts or conspires to do any of the foregoing, with intent to injure the [United States](/usc/42/403.md?p=k) or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for life, or by imprisonment for any term of years or a fine of not more than $100,000 or both;
- (b) communicates, transmits, or discloses the same to any individual or [person](/usc/42/1320a–7k.md?p=d-4-C-i), or attempts or conspires to do any of the foregoing, with reason to believe such data will be utilized to injure the [United States](/usc/42/403.md?p=k) or to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $50,000 or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both.

# §2275. Receipt of Restricted Data


Whoever, with intent to injure the [United States](/usc/42/403.md?p=k) or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, acquires, or attempts or conspires to acquire any document, writing, sketch, photograph, plan, model, instrument, appliance, note, or information involving or incorporating [Restricted Data](/usc/42/2014.md?p=y), shall upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for life, or by imprisonment for any term of years or a fine of not more than $100,000 or both.


# §2276. Tampering with Restricted Data


Whoever, with intent to injure the [United States](/usc/42/403.md?p=k) or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, [removes](/usc/42/9601.md?p=23), conceals, tampers with, alters, mutilates, or destroys any document, writing, sketch, photograph, plan, model, instrument, appliance, or note involving or incorporating [Restricted Data](/usc/42/2014.md?p=y) and used by any individual or [person](/usc/42/1320a–7k.md?p=d-4-C-i) in connection with the production of [special nuclear material](/usc/42/2014.md?p=aa), or research or development relating to atomic [energy](/usc/42/6311.md?p=7), conducted by the [United States](/usc/42/403.md?p=k), or financed in whole or in part by Federal [funds](/usc/42/12854.md?p=3), or conducted with the aid of [special nuclear material](/usc/42/2014.md?p=aa), shall be punished by imprisonment for life, or by imprisonment for any term of years or a fine of not more than $20,000 or both.