---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 9310"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "9310"
heading: "Dissemination of information"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/9310"
units:
  - "Chapter 101 — Magnetic Fusion Energy Engineering"
---

# §9310. Dissemination of information

- (a) The [Secretary](/usc/42/9302.md?p=6) shall take all necessary steps to assure that technical information relevant to the status and progress of the national [magnetic fusion](/usc/42/9302.md?p=2) program is made readily available to interested persons in domestic industry and universities in the United States: Provided, however, That upon a showing to the [Secretary](/usc/42/9302.md?p=6) by any person that any information or portion thereof provided to the [Secretary](/usc/42/9302.md?p=6) directly or indirectly from such person would, if made public, divulge (1) trade secrets or (2) other proprietary information of such person, the [Secretary](/usc/42/9302.md?p=6) shall not disclose such information and disclosure thereof shall be punishable under [section 1905 of title 18](/usc/18/1905.md).
- (b) The [Secretary](/usc/42/9302.md?p=6) shall maintain an aggressive program in the United States for the provision of public information and educational materials to promote widespread knowledge of [magnetic fusion](/usc/42/9302.md?p=2) among educational, community, business, environmental, labor, and governmental entities and the public at large.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 96–386, § 11, Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1544.)