Atomic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955 authorized financial transactions for information pertaining to the unlawful acquisition,

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ation, or

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into the

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. The

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specifies financial reward payments of fifty thousand dollars be approved by the

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with an inclusion not to exceed five hundred thousand dollars. The

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established an Awards Board embodying Federal Directorates from

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, Secretary of Defense,

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, and Atomic Energy Commission. Senate bill 609

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was passed by the 84th United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 34th President of the United States Dwight Eisenhower on July 15, 1955.

Sections of the Act

Atomic Weapons Rewards Act was authored as seven sections defining the United States

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formulation for appropriating

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for

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information.

Atomic Weapons Rewards Act Amendment of 1974

The 93rd United States Congressional session amended the 1955 Act with the passage of Senate bill 3669. The legislation was enacted into law by the 38th President of the United States Gerald Ford on August 17, 1974.

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