### Question
How is the "special fissionable material" defined?


### Answer
The term **special fissionable material** is defined in *22 U.S.C. § 6324* as follows -

> given that term by Article XX(1) of the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency, done at the Headquarters of the United Nations on October 26, 1956;

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 6324*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 72-NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION PREVENTION > SUBCHAPTER II-INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY**

