50 U.S.C. § 1546 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 33: WAR POWERS RESOLUTION / Section 1546: Congressional priority procedures for concurrent resolution
Congressional priority procedures for concurrent resolution
Status: in_force

(a) Referral to Congressional committee; single report

Any concurrent resolution introduced pursuant to section 1544(c) of this title shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, as the case may be, and one such concurrent resolution shall be reported out by such committee together with its recommendations within fifteen calendar days, unless such House shall otherwise determine by the yeas and nays.

(b) Pending business; vote

Any concurrent resolution so reported shall become the pending business of the House in question (in the case of the Senate the time for debate shall be equally divided between the proponents and the opponents) and shall be voted on within three calendar days thereafter, unless such House shall otherwise determine by yeas and nays.

(c) Referral to other House committee

Such a concurrent resolution passed by one House shall be referred to the committee of the other House named in subsection (a) and shall be reported out by such committee together with its recommendations within fifteen calendar days and shall thereupon become the pending business of such House and shall be voted upon within three calendar days, unless such House shall otherwise determine by yeas and nays.

(d) Disagreement between Houses

In the case of any disagreement between the two Houses of Congress with respect to a concurrent resolution passed by both Houses, conferees shall be promptly appointed and the committee of conference shall make and file a report with respect to such concurrent resolution within six calendar days after the legislation is referred to the committee of conference. Notwithstanding any rule in either House concerning the printing of conference reports in the Record or concerning any delay in the consideration of such reports, such report shall be acted on by both Houses not later than six calendar days after the conference report is filed. In the event the conferees are unable to agree within 48 hours, they shall report back to their respective Houses in disagreement.

(Pub. L. 93–148, §7, Nov. 7, 1973, 87 Stat. 557.)
50 U.S.C. § 3076 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 44: NATIONAL SECURITY / Subchapter II: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS / Section 3076: Separability
Separability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the chapter and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title III, §309, 61 Stat. 509.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495, known as the National Security Act of 1947, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was formerly classified as a note under section 401 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section.
50 U.S.C. § 2590 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 42: ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS / Subchapter IV: DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP MATTERS / Section 2590: Estimation of costs of meeting defense environmental cleanup milestones required by consent orders
Estimation of costs of meeting defense environmental cleanup milestones required by consent orders
Status: in_force

The Secretary of Energy shall include in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Energy budget for each fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31) a report on the cost, for that fiscal year and the four fiscal years following that fiscal year, of meeting milestones required by a consent order at each defense nuclear facility at which defense environmental cleanup activities are occurring. The report shall include, for each such facility—

(1) a specification of the cost of meeting such milestones during that fiscal year; and

(2) an estimate of the cost of meeting such milestones during the four fiscal years following that fiscal year.

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIV, §4409, as added Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXI, §3112(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1950.)
50 U.S.C. § 341 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 14: WARTIME VOTING BY LAND AND NAVAL FORCES / Section 341: Repealed. Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 656, title III, §307, 69 Stat. 589
Repealed. Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 656, title III, §307, 69 Stat. 589
Status: repealed

Section, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, §301, as added Apr. 19, 1946, ch. 142, 60 Stat. 101, provided for prevention of fraud, coercion, and undue influence; free discussion, and acts done in good faith.

A prior section 341, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, §311, as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 146, related to validity of ballots and was repealed by act Apr. 19, 1946, ch. 142, 60 Stat. 96.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Additional Repeal

Section was also repealed by act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §53, 70A Stat. 641.
50 U.S.C. § 2791 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 42: ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS / Subchapter VIII: ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS / Section 2791: Laboratory-directed research and development programs
Laboratory-directed research and development programs
Status: in_force

(a) Authority

Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories that are funded out of funds available to the Department of Energy for national security programs are authorized to carry out laboratory-directed research and development.

(b) Regulations

The Secretary of Energy shall prescribe regulations for the conduct of laboratory-directed research and development at such laboratories.

(c) Funding

Of the funds provided by the Department of Energy to a national security laboratory for national security activities, the Secretary shall provide a specific amount, of not less than 5 percent and not more than 7 percent of such funds, to be used by the laboratory for laboratory-directed research and development.

(d) "Laboratory-directed research and development" defined

For purposes of this section, the term "laboratory-directed research and development" means research and development work of a creative and innovative nature which, under the regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (b), is selected by the director of a laboratory for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the laboratory in defense-related scientific disciplines.

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVIII, §4811, formerly Pub. L. 101–510, div. C, title XXXI, §3132, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1832; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVIII, §4811, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, §3141(k)(6), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1784; Pub. L. 114–92, div. C, title XXXI, §3115(a), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1193.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 7257a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 108–136.

Amendments

2015—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–92 substituted "to a national security laboratory" for "to such laboratories", "of not less than 5 percent and not more than 7 percent" for "not to exceed 6 percent", and "by the laboratory" for "by such laboratories".

2003—Pub. L. 108–136, §3141(k)(6)(D), made technical amendment to section catchline.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Pilot Program on Unavailability for Overhead Costs of Amounts Specified for Laboratory-Directed Research and Development

Pub. L. 114–328, div. C, title XXXI, §3119, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2763, as amended by Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXI, §3118, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1952; Pub. L. 116–283, div. C, title XXXI, §3162, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4391, which established a pilot program under which each national security laboratory was prohibited from using certain funds to cover costs of general and administrative overhead for the laboratory, was repealed by Pub. L. 117–263, div. C, title XXXI, §3116(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3054. See section 2792(c) of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 47a (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 4C: ATOMIC WEAPONS AND SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS INFORMATION REWARDS / Section 47a: Information concerning illegal introduction, manufacture, acquisition or export of special nuclear material or atomic weapons or conspiracies relating thereto; reward
Information concerning illegal introduction, manufacture, acquisition or export of special nuclear material or atomic weapons or conspiracies relating thereto; reward
Status: in_force

Any person who furnishes original information to the United States—

(a) leading to the finding or other acquisition by the United States of special nuclear material or an atomic weapon which has been introduced into the United States or manufactured or acquired therein contrary to the laws of the United States, or

(b) with respect to the introduction or attempted introduction into the United States or the manufacture or acquisition or attempted manufacture or acquisition of, or a conspiracy to introduce into the United States or to manufacture or acquire, special nuclear material or an atomic weapon contrary to the laws of the United States, or

(c) with respect to the export or attempted export, or a conspiracy to export, special nuclear material or an atomic weapon from the United States contrary to the laws of the United States,

shall be rewarded by the payment of an amount not to exceed $500,000.

(July 15, 1955, ch. 372, §2, 69 Stat. 365; Pub. L. 93–377, §1(b), Aug. 17, 1974, 88 Stat. 472.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1974—Pub. L. 93–377 in par. (a) made minor changes in phraseology, in par. (b) included information relating to the actual introduction, manufacture and acquisition, or conspiring to introduce into the United States or to manufacture or acquire special nuclear material or an atomic weapon as within the information for which a reward would be given, and added par. (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Act July 15, 1955, ch. 372, §1, 69 Stat. 365, as amended by Pub. L. 93–377, §1(a), Aug. 17, 1974, 88 Stat. 472, provided: "That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Atomic Weapons and Special Nuclear Materials Rewards Act'."
50 U.S.C. § 3817 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 49: MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE / Section 3817: Savings provision
Savings provision
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to amend any provision of the National Security Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 495) [50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.].

(June 24, 1948, ch. 625, title I, §19, 62 Stat. 627.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this title", meaning title I of act June 24, 1948, ch. 625, 62 Stat. 604, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.

The National Security Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 495), referred to in text, is act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495, which is classified principally to chapter 44 (§3001 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 469 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
50 U.S.C. § 3006 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 44: NATIONAL SECURITY / Section 3006: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title III, §312, formerly title IV, §411, as added Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, §11, 63 Stat. 590; renumbered title III, §312, Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVII, §6742(b)(11), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2240, which related to repealing and savings provisions, was transferred to section 3078 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 586 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 22: UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE / Subchapter V: APPOINTMENT AND COMPOSITION OF COURTS-MARTIAL / Section 586: Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §53, 70A Stat. 641
Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §53, 70A Stat. 641
Status: repealed

Section 586, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1, 64 Stat. 115, prescribed persons who may convene general courts-martial. See section 822 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 587, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1, 64 Stat. 115, prescribed persons who may convene special courts-martial. See section 823 of Title 10.

Section 588, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1, 64 Stat. 116, prescribed persons who may convene summary courts-martial. See section 824 of Title 10.

Section 589, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1, 64 Stat. 116, related to persons who may serve on courts-martial. See section 825 of Title 10.

Section 590, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1, 64 Stat. 117, provided for law officer of a general court-martial. See section 826 of Title 10.

Section 591, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1, 64 Stat. 117, related to appointment of trial counsel and defense counsel. See section 827 of Title 10.

Section 592, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1, 64 Stat. 117, provided for appointment of reporters and interpreters. See section 828 of Title 10.

Section 593, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1, 64 Stat. 117, related to absent and additional members of courts-martial. See section 829 of Title 10.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Repeal effective Jan. 1, 1957, see act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §53 footnote, 70A Stat. 680.
50 U.S.C. § 4311 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 53: TRADING WITH THE ENEMY / Section 4311: Importations prohibited
Importations prohibited
Status: in_force

Whenever during the present war the President shall find that the public safety so requires and shall make proclamation thereof it shall be unlawful to import into the United States from any country named in such proclamation any article or articles mentioned in such proclamation except at such time or times, and under such regulations or orders, and subject to such limitations and exceptions as the President shall prescribe, until otherwise ordered by the President or by Congress: Provided, however, That no preference shall be given to the ports of one State over those of another.

(Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 106, §11, 40 Stat. 422.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 11 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
50 U.S.C. § 3223 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 44: NATIONAL SECURITY / Subchapter VIII: EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE / Section 3223: Educational scholarship program
Educational scholarship program
Status: in_force

The head of a department or agency containing an element of the intelligence community may establish an undergraduate or graduate training program with respect to civilian employees and prospective civilian employees of such element similar in purpose, conditions, content, and administration to the program that the Secretary of Defense is authorized to establish under section 3614 of this title.

(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title X, §1023, as added Pub. L. 111–259, title III, §312(e)(1), Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2664.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 441o of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
50 U.S.C. § 3999 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 50: SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF / Subchapter V: TAXES AND PUBLIC LANDS / Section 3999: Regulations
Regulations
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Interior may issue regulations necessary to carry out this subchapter (other than sections 3991, 4000, and 4001 of this title).

(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title V, §509, as added Pub. L. 108–189, §1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2858.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 569 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 509 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. V, 54 Stat. 1189; Oct. 6, 1942, ch. 581, §15, 56 Stat. 776, related to distribution of information concerning benefits of tax and public lands provisions and forms, prior to the general amendment of this Act by Pub. L. 108–189. See section 3997 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section applicable to any case not final before Dec. 19, 2003, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 3701 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 48: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION / Section 3701: Definitions
Definitions
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) The term "congressional defense committees" has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10.

(2) The term "Cooperative Threat Reduction funds" means funds appropriated pursuant to an authorization of appropriations for the Program, or otherwise made available to the Program.

(3) The term "Program" means the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program of the Department of Defense established under section 3711 of this title.

(Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XIII, §1312, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3595.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this subtitle", meaning subtitle B (§§1311–1352) of title XIII of div. A of Pub. L. 113–291, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3595, known as the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of subtitle B to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XIII, §1311, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3595, provided that: "This subtitle [subtitle B (§§1311–1352) of title XIII of div. A of Pub. L. 113–291, enacting this chapter, repealing sections 5902, 5921, 5952, 5953, 5955, 5957, 5959 to 5961, and 5962 to 5965 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, amending provisions set out as notes under sections 2551, 5952, and 5955 of Title 22, and repealing provisions set out as notes under section 2362 of this title and section 5952 of Title 22] may be cited as the 'Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act'."
50 U.S.C. § 454 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 16: DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL RESERVES / Section 454: Repealed. Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XIII, §1303(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1669
Repealed. Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XIII, §1303(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1669
Status: repealed

Section, acts July 2, 1948, ch. 811, §5, 62 Stat. 1226; Nov. 16, 1973, Pub. L. 93–155, title VIII, §809, 87 Stat. 618, related to reports concerning status of defense industrial reserve.
50 U.S.C. § 2454 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 41: NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION / Subchapter IV: BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT / Section 2454: Semiannual financial reports on defense nuclear nonproliferation programs
Semiannual financial reports on defense nuclear nonproliferation programs
Status: in_force

(a) Semiannual reports required

The Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a semiannual report on the amounts available for the defense nuclear nonproliferation programs of the Administration. Each such report shall cover a half of a fiscal year (in this section referred to as a "fiscal half") and shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the end of that fiscal half.

(b) Contents

Each report for a fiscal half shall, for each such defense nuclear nonproliferation program for which amounts are available for the fiscal year that includes that fiscal half, set forth the following:

(1) The aggregate amount available for such program as of the beginning of such fiscal half and, within such amount, the uncommitted balances, the unobligated balances, and the unexpended balances.

(2) The aggregate amount newly made available for such program during such fiscal half and, within such amount, the amount made available by appropriations, by transfers, by reprogrammings, and by other means.

(3) The aggregate amount available for such program as of the end of such fiscal half and, within such amount, the uncommitted balances, the unobligated balances, and the unexpended balances.

(Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, §3254, as added Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, §3121(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1746.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

First Report

Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, §3121(b), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1747, provided that: "The first report required to be submitted by section 3254 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (as added by subsection (a) [this section]) shall be the report covering the first half of fiscal year 2004."
50 U.S.C. § 3979 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 50: SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF / Subchapter IV: LIFE INSURANCE / Section 3979: Review of findings of fact and conclusions of law
Review of findings of fact and conclusions of law
Status: in_force

The findings of fact and conclusions of law made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in administering this subchapter are subject to review on appeal to the Board of Veterans' Appeals pursuant to chapter 71 of title 38 and to judicial review only as provided in chapter 72 of such title.

(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title IV, §409, as added Pub. L. 108–189, §1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2854.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 549 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

Prior sections 409 to 414 of article IV of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, 54 Stat. 1185, 1186, were omitted in the general amendment of article IV by act Oct. 6, 1942, ch. 581, §13, 56 Stat. 773.

Section 409 related to deduction of unpaid premiums from proceeds of policies.

Section 410 related to lapsing of policy for failure to pay past due premiums upon termination of service.

Section 411 related to accounts stated between insurers and United States.

Section 412 related to payment of balances due insurers by Secretary of the Treasury.

Section 413 related to policies excepted from application of article.

Section 414 related to insurers within application of article.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section applicable to any case not final before Dec. 19, 2003, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 3975 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 50: SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF / Subchapter IV: LIFE INSURANCE / Section 3975: Policy restrictions
Policy restrictions
Status: in_force

(a) Dividends

While a policy is protected under this subchapter, a dividend or other monetary benefit under a policy may not be paid to an insured or used to purchase dividend additions without the approval of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. If such approval is not obtained, the dividends or benefits shall be added to the value of the policy to be used as a credit when final settlement is made with the insurer.

(b) Specific restrictions

While a policy is protected under this subchapter, cash value, loan value, withdrawal of dividend accumulation, unearned premiums, or other value of similar character may not be available to the insured without the approval of the Secretary. The right of the insured to change a beneficiary designation or select an optional settlement for a beneficiary shall not be affected by the provisions of this subchapter.

(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title IV, §405, as added Pub. L. 108–189, §1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2853.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 545 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 405 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. IV, 54 Stat. 1184; Oct. 6, 1942, ch. 581, §13, 56 Stat. 775; Pub. L. 102–12, §9(16), Mar. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 40, related to deduction of unpaid premiums upon settlement of policies maturing during protection, prior to the general amendment of this Act by Pub. L. 108–189. See section 3976 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section applicable to any case not final before Dec. 19, 2003, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 167l (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 10: HELIUM GAS / Section 167l: Injunctions
Injunctions
Status: in_force

Whenever in the judgment of the Secretary any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes or will constitute a violation of any provision of this chapter, or any regulation or order issued or any term of a license granted thereunder, any such act or practice may be enjoined by any district court having jurisdiction of such person, and proper proceedings to this end may be instituted under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States.

(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, §14, as added Pub. L. 86–777, §2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 923.)
50 U.S.C. § 3995 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 50: SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF / Subchapter V: TAXES AND PUBLIC LANDS / Section 3995: Mineral permits and leases
Mineral permits and leases
Status: in_force

(a) Suspension during military service

A person holding a permit or lease on the public domain under the Federal mineral leasing laws who enters military service may suspend all operations under the permit or lease for the duration of military service and for 180 days thereafter. The term of the permit or lease shall not run during the period of suspension, nor shall any rental or royalties be charged against the permit or lease during the period of suspension.

(b) Notification

In order to obtain the protection of this section, the permittee or lessee shall, within 180 days after entry into military service, notify the Secretary of the Interior by registered mail of the fact that military service has begun and of the desire to hold the claim under this section.

(c) Contract modification

This section shall not be construed to supersede the terms of any contract for operation of a permit or lease.

(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title V, §505, as added Pub. L. 108–189, §1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2857.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 565 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 505 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. V, 54 Stat. 1188; Pub. L. 102–12, §9(20), Mar. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 41, related to mining claims and the suspension of requirements, prior to the general amendment of this Act by Pub. L. 108–189. See section 3994 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section applicable to any case not final before Dec. 19, 2003, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 154 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 9: AIRCRAFT / Section 154: Repealed. Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 851, §4, 54 Stat. 1114
Repealed. Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 851, §4, 54 Stat. 1114
Status: repealed

Section, act Apr. 22, 1926, ch. 171, 44 Stat. 314, related to purchases and services.
50 U.S.C. § 3604 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 47: NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY / Section 3604: Additional compensation
Additional compensation
Status: in_force

Officers and employees of the National Security Agency who are citizens or nationals of the United States may be granted additional compensation, in accordance with regulations which shall be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, not in excess of additional compensation authorized by section 5941 of title 5, for employees whose rates of basic compensation are fixed by statute.

(Pub. L. 86–36, §5, May 29, 1959, 73 Stat. 63.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified in a note under section 402 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section.

In text, "section 5941 of title 5" substituted for "section 207 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 118h)" on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, §7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631. Section 1 of Pub. L. 89–554 enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 86–36, §8, May 29, 1959, 73 Stat. 64, provided that: "The foregoing provisions of this Act [see Tables for classification] shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period which begins later than the thirtieth day following the date of enactment of this Act [May 29, 1959]."
50 U.S.C. § 3325 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 45: MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES / Subchapter II: PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES / Section 3325: Reaffirmation of longstanding prohibition against drug trafficking by employees of the intelligence community
Reaffirmation of longstanding prohibition against drug trafficking by employees of the intelligence community
Status: in_force

(a) Finding

Congress finds that longstanding statutes, regulations, and policies of the United States prohibit employees, agents, and assets of the elements of the intelligence community, and of every other Federal department and agency, from engaging in the illegal manufacture, purchase, sale, transport, and distribution of drugs.

(b) Obligation of employees of intelligence community

Any employee of the intelligence community having knowledge of a fact or circumstance that reasonably indicates that an employee, agent, or asset of an element of the intelligence community is involved in any activity that violates a statute, regulation, or policy described in subsection (a) shall report such knowledge to an appropriate official.

(c) Intelligence community defined

In this section, the term "intelligence community" has the meaning given that term in section 3003(4) of this title.

(Pub. L. 106–120, title III, §313, Dec. 3, 1999, 113 Stat. 1615.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 403–8 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
50 U.S.C. § 4213 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 52: RESTITUTION FOR WORLD WAR II INTERNMENT OF JAPANESE-AMERICANS AND ALEUTS / Subchapter I: UNITED STATES CITIZENS OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY AND RESIDENT JAPANESE ALIENS / Section 4213: Consideration of Commission findings by departments and agencies
Consideration of Commission findings by departments and agencies
Status: in_force

(a) Review of applications by eligible individuals

Each department and agency of the United States Government shall review with liberality, giving full consideration to the findings of the Commission and the statement of the Congress set forth in section 4202(a) of this title, any application by an eligible individual for the restitution of any position, status, or entitlement lost in whole or in part because of any discriminatory act of the United States Government against such individual which was based upon the individual's Japanese ancestry and which occurred during the evacuation, relocation, and internment period.

(b) No new authority created

Subsection (a) does not create any authority to grant restitution described in that subsection, or establish any eligibility to apply for such restitution.

(Pub. L. 100–383, title I, §103, Aug. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 905.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 1989b–2 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
50 U.S.C. § 2341 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 40: DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION / Subchapter III: CONTROL AND DISPOSITION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND RELATED MATERIALS THREATENING THE UNITED STATES / Section 2341: Elimination of plutonium production
Elimination of plutonium production
Status: in_force

(a) Replacement program

The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall develop a cooperative program with the Government of Russia to eliminate the production of weapons grade plutonium by modifying or replacing the reactor cores at Tomsk–7 and Krasnoyarsk–26 with reactor cores that are less suitable for the production of weapons-grade plutonium.

(b) Program requirements

(1) The program shall be designed to achieve completion of the modifications or replacements of the reactor cores within three years after the modification or replacement activities under the program are begun.

(2) The plan for the program shall—

(A) specify—

(i) successive steps for the modification or replacement of the reactor cores; and

(ii) clearly defined milestones to be achieved; and

(B) include estimates of the costs of the program.

(c) Submission of program plan to Congress

Not later than 180 days after September 23, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress—

(1) a plan for the program under subsection (a);

(2) an estimate of the United States funding that is necessary for carrying out the activities under the program for each fiscal year covered by the program; and

(3) a comparison of the benefits of the program with the benefits of other nonproliferation programs.

(Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, §1432, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2726.)
50 U.S.C. § 3996 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 50: SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF / Subchapter V: TAXES AND PUBLIC LANDS / Section 3996: Perfection or defense of rights
Perfection or defense of rights
Status: in_force

(a) Right to take action not affected

This subchapter shall not affect the right of a servicemember to take action during a period of military service that is authorized by law or regulations of the Department of the Interior, for the perfection, defense, or further assertion of rights initiated or acquired before entering military service.

(b) Affidavits and proofs

(1) In general

A servicemember during a period of military service may make any affidavit or submit any proof required by law, practice, or regulation of the Department of the Interior in connection with the entry, perfection, defense, or further assertion of rights initiated or acquired before entering military service before an officer authorized to provide notary services under section 1044a of title 10 or any superior commissioned officer.

(2) Legal status of affidavits

Such affidavits shall be binding in law and subject to the same penalties as prescribed by section 1001 of title 18.

(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title V, §506, as added Pub. L. 108–189, §1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2857.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 566 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 506 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. V, 54 Stat. 1188; Pub. L. 102–12, §9(21), Mar. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 41, related to mineral permits and leases and the suspension of operations and term of permits and leases, prior to the general amendment of this Act by Pub. L. 108–189. See section 3995 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section applicable to any case not final before Dec. 19, 2003, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 11 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 2: BOARD OF ORDNANCE AND FORTIFICATION / Section 11: Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, §1, 46 Stat. 1029
Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, §1, 46 Stat. 1029
Status: repealed

Section 11, act Sept. 22, 1888, ch. 1028, §1, 25 Stat. 489, related to composition and duties of Board of Ordnance and Fortification.

Section 12, act Feb. 24, 1891, ch. 283, 26 Stat. 769, provided for a civilian member of Board.

Section 13, act Mar. 2, 1901, ch. 803, 31 Stat. 910, provided for additional members of Board.

Section 14, act Feb. 18, 1893, ch. 136, 27 Stat. 461, related to qualifications of Board Members.

Section 15, act Sept. 22, 1888, ch. 1028, §6, 25 Stat. 490, related to purchases and tests.
50 U.S.C. § 3938a (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 50: SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF / Subchapter II: GENERAL RELIEF / Section 3938a: Annual notice to members of the Armed Forces regarding child custody protections guaranteed by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Annual notice to members of the Armed Forces regarding child custody protections guaranteed by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Status: in_force

The Secretaries of each of the military departments shall ensure that each member of the Armed Forces with dependents receives annually, and prior to each deployment, notice of the child custody protections afforded to members of the Armed Forces under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.).

(Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, §573, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2141.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, referred to in text, is act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, 54 Stat. 1178, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, and not as part of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act which comprises this chapter.
50 U.S.C. § 3751 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 48: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION / Subchapter IV: TRANSITION PROVISIONS / Section 3751: Transition provisions
Transition provisions
Status: in_force

(a) Determinations relating to certain proliferation threat reduction projects and activities

Any determination made before December 19, 2014, under section 5963(a) 1 of title 22 shall be treated as a determination under section 3712(a) of this title.

(b) Determinations relating to urgent threat reduction activities

Any determination made before December 19, 2014, under section 5965(b) 1 of title 22 shall be treated as a determination under section 3713(b) of this title.

(c) Funds available for Cooperative Threat Reduction Program

Funds made available for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1632) or the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 672) that remain available for obligation as of December 19, 2014, shall be available for the Program.

(Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XIII, §1352, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3607.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 5963 of title 22, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed by Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XIII, §1351(11), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3607.

Section 5965 of title 22, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XIII, §1351(12)(B), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3607.

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 112–239, Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1632. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 113–66, Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 672. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

1 See References in Text note below.
50 U.S.C. § 4513 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 55: DEFENSE PRODUCTION / Subchapter I: PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS / Section 4513: Penalties
Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully performs any act prohibited, or willfully fails to perform any act required, by the provisions of this subchapter or any rule, regulation, or order thereunder, shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

(Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, title I, §103, 64 Stat. 799.)

Termination of Section

For termination of section, see section 4564(a) of this title.

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 2073 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
50 U.S.C. § 167e (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 10: HELIUM GAS / Section 167e: Intragovernmental cooperation
Intragovernmental cooperation
Status: in_force

The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission may each designate representatives to cooperate with the Secretary in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, and shall have complete right of access to plants, data, and accounts.

(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, §7, as added Pub. L. 86–777, §2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 921.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by sections 5814 and 5841 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. See also Transfer of Functions notes set out under those sections.
50 U.S.C. § 3605 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 47: NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY / Section 3605: Disclosure of Agency's organization, function, activities, or personnel
Disclosure of Agency's organization, function, activities, or personnel
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, nothing in this chapter or any other law (including, but not limited to, the first section and section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1935) 1 shall be construed to require the disclosure of the organization or any function of the National Security Agency, or any information with respect to the activities thereof, or of the names, titles, salaries, or number of the persons employed by such agency.

(b) The reporting requirements of section 1582 of title 10 1 shall apply to positions established in the National Security Agency in the manner provided by section 3603 1 of this title.

(Pub. L. 86–36, §6, May 29, 1959, 73 Stat. 64.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The first section and section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1935, referred to in subsec. (a), are sections 1 and 2 of act Aug. 28, 1935, ch. 795, 49 Stat. 956, 957, which were classified to section 654 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 86–626, title I, §101, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 427.

Section 1582 of title 10, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by Pub. L. 97–295, §1(19)(A), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1290, and a new section 1582, relating to assistive technology, was subsequently added by Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title XI, §1102(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–311.

Section 3603, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVI, §1633(b)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2751.

Codification

Section was formerly classified in a note under section 402 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins later than the thirtieth day following May 29, 1959, see section 8 of Pub. L. 86–36, set out as a note under section 3604 of this title.

1 See References in Text note below.
50 U.S.C. § 971 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 25: ARMED FORCES RESERVE / Section 971: Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §53, 70A Stat. 641
Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §53, 70A Stat. 641
Status: repealed

Section 971, act July 9, 1952, ch. 608, pt. II, §240, 66 Stat. 492, provided for active duty with or without pay. See section 12315 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 972, act July 9, 1952, ch. 608, pt. II, §241, 66 Stat. 492, related to pay and allowances of persons retained beyond the term of service. See section 12315 of Title 10.

Section 973, act July 9, 1952, ch. 608, pt. II, §242, 66 Stat. 492, related to pay for officer candidates. See section 12209 of Title 10.

Section 974, act July 9, 1952, ch. 608, pt. II, §243, 66 Stat. 492, related to uniform allowances. See sections 415 to 419 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.

Section 975, act July 9, 1952, ch. 608, pt. II, §245, 66 Stat. 494, provided for continuation of existing benefits.
50 U.S.C. § 215 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 13: INSURRECTION / Section 215: Institution of confiscation proceedings
Institution of confiscation proceedings
Status: in_force

The Attorney General, or the United States attorney for any judicial district in which such property may at the time be, may institute the proceedings of condemnation, and in such case they shall be wholly for the benefit of the United States; or any person may file an information with such attorney, in which case the proceedings shall be for the use of such informer and the United States in equal parts.

(R.S. §5311; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, §1, 62 Stat. 909.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. §5311 derived from act Aug. 6, 1861, ch. 60, §3, 12 Stat. 319.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Act June 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, substituted "United States attorney" for "attorney of the United States". See section 541 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and Historical and Revision Notes thereunder.
50 U.S.C. § 343 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 14: WARTIME VOTING BY LAND AND NAVAL FORCES / Section 343: Repealed. Apr. 19, 1946, ch. 142, 60 Stat. 96
Repealed. Apr. 19, 1946, ch. 142, 60 Stat. 96
Status: repealed

Section 343, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, §313, as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 146, related to penalties under sections 341 to 347 of this title.

Section 344, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, §314, as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 146, related to prohibition on taking polls. See section 596 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

Section 344 was also repealed by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, §21, 62 Stat. 862.

Section 345, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, §315, as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 147, related to certain State officials.

Section 346, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, §316, as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 147, related to agencies acting for the Secretary of State.

Section 347, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, §317, as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 147, related to construction of chapter.
50 U.S.C. § 1434 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 29: NATIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTS / Section 1434: Repealed. Pub. L. 105-362, title IX, §901(r)(1)(A), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3291
Repealed. Pub. L. 105-362, title IX, §901(r)(1)(A), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3291
Status: repealed

Section, Pub. L. 85–804, §4, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 972; Pub. L. 104–66, title III, §3001(g), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 734, related to reports to Congress by departments and agencies acting under authority of this chapter and requirement that such reports be published in the Congressional Record.
50 U.S.C. § 3112 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 44: NATIONAL SECURITY / Subchapter III: ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES / Section 3112: Annual reports on the domestic activities of the intelligence community
Annual reports on the domestic activities of the intelligence community
Status: in_force

(a) Reports

Not later than January 31 of each year, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report—

(1) identifying all domestic activities undertaken by each element of the intelligence community during the prior fiscal year; and

(2) for each activity identified under paragraph (1), a statement of the legal authority authorizing such activity to be undertaken.

(b) Form

Each report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, §513, as added Pub. L. 117–103, div. X, title V, §505(b), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 989.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

First Report; Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined

Pub. L. 117–103, div. X, title V, §505(c), (d), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 989, provided that:

"(c) First Report.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Mar. 15, 2022], the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the first report required under section 513 of the National Security Act of 1947 [50 U.S.C. 3112], as added by subsection (a).

"(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—In this section, the term 'appropriate congressional committees' means—

"(1) the congressional intelligence committees; and

"(2) the Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the Subcommittees on Homeland Security of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate."

[For definition of "congressional intelligence committees" as used in section 505(d) of div. X of Pub. L. 117–103, set out above, see section 2 of div. X of Pub. L. 117–103, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.]
50 U.S.C. § 167p (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 10: HELIUM GAS / Section 167p: Helium-3 separation
Helium-3 separation
Status: in_force

(a) Interagency cooperation

The Secretary shall cooperate with the Secretary of Energy, or a designee, on any assessment or research relating to the extraction and refining of the isotope helium-3 from crude helium and other potential sources, including—

(1) gas analysis; and

(2) infrastructure studies.

(b) Feasibility study

The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, or a designee, may carry out a study to assess the feasibility of—

(1) establishing a facility to separate the isotope helium-3 from crude helium; and

(2) exploring other potential sources of the isotope helium-3.

(c) Report

Not later than 1 year after October 2, 2013, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that contains a description of the results of the assessments conducted under this section.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000.

(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, §18, as added Pub. L. 113–40, §6(3), Oct. 2, 2013, 127 Stat. 543.)
50 U.S.C. § 1513 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 32: CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM / Section 1513: Deployment, storage, and disposal; notification to host country and Congress; international law violations; reports to Congress and international organizations
Deployment, storage, and disposal; notification to host country and Congress; international law violations; reports to Congress and international organizations
Status: in_force

(1) None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or any other Act may be used for the future deployment, storage, or disposal, at any place outside the United States of—

(A) any lethal chemical or any biological warfare agent, or

(B) any delivery system specifically designed to disseminate any such agent,

unless prior notice of such deployment, storage, or disposal has been given to the country exercising jurisdiction over such place. In the case of any place outside the United States which is under the jurisdiction or control of the United States Government, no such action may be taken unless the Secretary gives prior notice of such action to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. As used in this paragraph, the term "United States" means the several States and the District of Columbia.

(2) None of the funds authorized by this Act or any other Act shall be used for the future testing, development, transportation, storage, or disposal of any lethal chemical or any biological warfare agent outside the United States, or for the disposal of any munitions in international waters, if the Secretary of State, after appropriate notice by the Secretary whenever any such action is contemplated, determines that such testing, development, transportation, storage, or disposal will violate international law. The Secretary of State shall report all determinations made by him under this paragraph to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to all appropriate international organizations, or organs thereof, in the event such report is required by treaty or other international agreement.

(Pub. L. 91–121, title IV, §409(c), Nov. 19, 1969, 83 Stat. 210; Pub. L. 91–441, title V, §506(b)(2), (3), Oct. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 912.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in pars. (1) and (2), means Pub. L. 91–121, Nov. 19, 1969, 83 Stat. 204. Provisions authorizing the appropriation of funds are not classified to the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Amendments

1970—Par. (1). Pub. L. 91–441, §506(b)(2), inserted reference to disposal of lethal chemical or biological warfare agents or delivery systems for such agents.

Par. (2). Pub. L. 91–441, §506(b)(3), inserted reference to disposal of munitions in international waters.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Withdrawal of European Chemical Stockpile

Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title I, §126, Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1044, provided that: "Chemical munitions of the United States stored in Europe on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 4, 1987] should not be removed from Europe unless such munitions are replaced contemporaneously with binary chemical munitions stationed on the soil of at least one European member nation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization."

Definitions

For definition of "United States" as used in this section, unless otherwise indicated, see section 1514 of this title.

"Secretary" means the Secretary of Defense, see section 1512(1) of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 194 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 12: VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES / Section 194: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, act June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title II, §4, 40 Stat. 220; Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 656, §2, 64 Stat. 428; Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, §407(d)(1), (2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4267, was transferred to section 70053 of Title 46, Shipping, by Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, §407(d)(3), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4267.
50 U.S.C. § 2655 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 42: ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS / Subchapter V: SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERS / Section 2655: Repealed. Pub. L. 107-314, div. D, title XLV, §4504(c), formerly Pub. L. 107-107, div. C, title XXXI, §3152(c), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1377; renumbered Pub. L. 107-314, div. D, title XLV, §4504(c), and amended Pub. L. 108-136, div. C, title XXXI, §3141(h)(5)(A), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1772
Repealed. Pub. L. 107-314, div. D, title XLV, §4504(c), formerly Pub. L. 107-107, div. C, title XXXI, §3152(c), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1377; renumbered Pub. L. 107-314, div. D, title XLV, §4504(c), and amended Pub. L. 108-136, div. C, title XXXI, §3141(h)(5)(A), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1772
Status: repealed

Section, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, §4504A, formerly Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, §3154, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 941; Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [div. C, title XXXI, §3135], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–456; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, §4504A, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, §3141(h)(5)(B), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1773, related to a counterintelligence polygraph program for the defense-related activities of the Department of Energy. See section 2654 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, §4504(c), formerly Pub. L. 107–107, div. C, title XXXI, §3152(c), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1377, renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, §4504(c), and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, §3141(h)(5)(A), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1772, provided that the repeal of this section is effective 30 days after the Secretary of Energy submits to the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of Senate and House of Representatives the Secretary's certification that the final rule for the new counterintelligence polygraph program required by section 2654(a) of this title has been fully implemented (Such certifications were submitted Oct. 31, 2006.).
50 U.S.C. § 515 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 20: WIND TUNNELS / Subchapter I: CONSTRUCTION OF WIND-TUNNEL FACILITIES / Section 515: Reports to Congress
Reports to Congress
Status: in_force

The Administrator shall submit semi-annual written reports to the Congress covering the selection of institutions and contracts entered into pursuant to section 512 of this title together with other pertinent information relative to the Administrator's activities and accomplishments thereunder.

(Oct. 27, 1949, ch. 766, title I, §105, 63 Stat. 937; Pub. L. 85–568, title III, §301(d)(2), July 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 433.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1958—Pub. L. 85–568 substituted "Administrator" for "Committee" and "Administrator's" for "Committee's".

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1958 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 85–568 effective 90 days after July 29, 1958, or on any earlier date on which the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration determines, and announces by proclamation, that the Administration has been organized and is prepared to discharge the duties and exercise the powers conferred upon it, see section 301(e) of Pub. L. 85–568, set out as a note under section 511 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 301 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 14: WARTIME VOTING BY LAND AND NAVAL FORCES / Section 301: Repealed. Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 656, title III, §307, 69 Stat. 589
Repealed. Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 656, title III, §307, 69 Stat. 589
Status: repealed

Section 301, acts Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title I, §1, 56 Stat. 753; July 1, 1943, ch. 187, §§1, 5, 57 Stat. 371, granted absentee members of land or naval forces of the United States the right to vote in Presidential, Vice Presidential, and Congressional elections. See section 20301 et seq. of Title 52, Voting and Elections.

Section 302, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title I, §2, 56 Stat. 753, exempted persons in military service in time of war from paying poll taxes or other taxes as a condition of voting in any election for President, Vice President, electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Member of the House of Representatives.

Section 303, acts Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title I, §3, 56 Stat. 753; Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 136, provided for voting in accordance with State law.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Additional Repeal

Sections 301 to 303 were also repealed by act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §53, 70 Stat. 641.
50 U.S.C. § 3603 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 47: NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY / Section 3603: Repealed. Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title XVI, §1633(b)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2751
Repealed. Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title XVI, §1633(b)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2751
Status: repealed

Section, Pub. L. 86–36, §4, May 29, 1959, 73 Stat. 63; Pub. L. 87–367, title II, §204, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 791; Pub. L. 87–793, §1001(c), Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 864; Pub. L. 89–632, §1(e)(2), Oct. 8, 1966, 80 Stat. 878; Pub. L. 91–187, §2, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 850, authorized establishment of civilian positions in research, development, science, medicine, and cryptology.

Section was formerly classified in a note under section 402 of this title and repealed prior to editorial reclassification as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1635 of Pub. L. 104–201, set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendment note under section 1593 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
50 U.S.C. § 2357a (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 40: DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION / Subchapter IV: COORDINATION OF POLICY AND COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION / Section 2357a: Definitions
Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) Independent states of the former Soviet Union

In this subchapter, the term "independent states of the former Soviet Union" has the meaning given the term in section 5801 of title 22.

(b) Appropriate committees of Congress

In this subchapter, the term "the appropriate committees of Congress" means the Committees on Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on International Relations, Armed Services, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

(Pub. L. 107–228, div. B, title XIII, §1333, Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1449.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.
50 U.S.C. § 4025 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 50: SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF / Subchapter VII: FURTHER RELIEF / Section 4025: Guarantee of residency for military personnel and spouses of military personnel
Guarantee of residency for military personnel and spouses of military personnel
Status: in_force

(a) In general

For the purposes of voting for any Federal office (as defined in section 30101 of title 52) or a State or local office, a person who is absent from a State in compliance with military or naval orders shall not, solely by reason of that absence—

(1) be deemed to have lost a residence or domicile in that State, without regard to whether or not the person intends to return to that State;

(2) be deemed to have acquired a residence or domicile in any other State; or

(3) be deemed to have become a resident in or a resident of any other State.

(b) Spouses

For the purposes of voting for any Federal office (as defined in section 30101 of title 52) or a State or local office—

(1) a person who is absent from a State because the person is accompanying the person's spouse who is absent from that same State in compliance with military or naval orders shall not, solely by reason of that absence—

(A) be deemed to have lost a residence or domicile in that State, without regard to whether or not the person intends to return to that State;

(B) be deemed to have acquired a residence or domicile in any other State; or

(C) be deemed to have become a resident in or a resident of any other State; and

(2) the spouse of a servicemember may elect to use the same residence as the servicemember regardless of the date on which the marriage of the spouse and the servicemember occurred.

(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title VII, §705, as added Pub. L. 108–189, §1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2865; amended Pub. L. 111–97, §2(a), Nov. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 3007; Pub. L. 115–407, title III, §303(a), Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5373.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 595 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–407 substituted "State or local office—" for "State or local office, a person who is absent from a State because the person is accompanying the person's spouse who is absent from that same State in compliance with military or naval orders shall not, solely by reason of that absence—" in introductory provisions, added pars. (1) and (2), and struck out former pars. (1) to (3) which read as follows:

"(1) be deemed to have lost a residence or domicile in that State, without regard to whether or not the person intends to return to that State;

"(2) be deemed to have acquired a residence or domicile in any other State; or

"(3) be deemed to have become a resident in or a resident of any other State."

2009—Pub. L. 111–97 inserted "and spouses of military personnel" after "military personnel" in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec.(a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–407, title III, §303(b), Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5374, provided that: "The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 31, 2018]."

Effective Date of 2009 Amendment

Pub. L. 111–97, §2(c), Nov. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 3007, provided that: "Subsection (b) of section 705 of such Act [Servicemembers Civil Relief Act] (50 U.S.C. App. 595) [now 50 U.S.C. 4025], as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall apply with respect to absences from States described in such subsection (b) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 11, 2009], regardless of the date of the military or naval order concerned."

Effective Date

Section applicable to any case not final before Dec. 19, 2003, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 332 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 14: WARTIME VOTING BY LAND AND NAVAL FORCES / Section 332: Repealed. Apr. 19, 1946, ch. 142, 60 Stat. 96
Repealed. Apr. 19, 1946, ch. 142, 60 Stat. 96
Status: repealed

Section 332, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, §302, as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 140, related to persons subject to this subchapter.

Section 333, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, §303, as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 141, related to Federal war ballots.

Section 334, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, §304, as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 143, related to administration of oaths.

Section 335, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, §305, as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 143, related to administration of this subchapter.

Section 336, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, §306, as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 144, related to lists of candidates.

Section 337, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, §307, as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 144, related to distribution and collection of ballots.

Section 338, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, §308, as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 145, related to merchant marine ballots.

Section 339, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, §309, as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 145, related to transmission of ballots.

Section 340, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, §310, as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 145, related to reports on balloting.
50 U.S.C. § 2568 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 42: ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS / Subchapter III: PROLIFERATION MATTERS / Section 2568: Repealed. Pub. L. 117-263, div. C, title XXXI, §3132(b)(1), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3060
Repealed. Pub. L. 117-263, div. C, title XXXI, §3132(b)(1), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3060
Status: repealed

Section, Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, §3124, Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1747; Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, §3131, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2165, authorized use of international nuclear materials protection and cooperation program funds outside the former Soviet Union.
50 U.S.C. § 1221 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 27: RESERVE OFFICER PERSONNEL PROGRAM / Section 1221: Repealed. Pub. L. 85-861, §36A, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1569
Repealed. Pub. L. 85-861, §36A, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1569
Status: repealed

Section 1221, act Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title III, §301, 68 Stat. 1153, provided that sections 1221 to 1281 should apply only to Reserve officers of the Army.

Section 1222, acts Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title III, §302, 68 Stat. 1153; June 30, 1955, ch. 247, §6, 69 Stat. 221, defined terms used in sections 1221 to 1281 of this title. See section 12007 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 1223, acts Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title III, §303, 68 Stat. 1154; June 30, 1955, ch. 247, §7, 69 Stat. 221, provided for promotion procedures. See sections 14101 et seq. and 14301 et seq. of Title 10.

Section 1224, act Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title III, §304, 68 Stat. 1154, related to maximum grades for female officers.

Section 1225, act Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title III, §305, 68 Stat. 1154, related to constructive service credit. See section 12201 et seq. of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 1226, act Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title III, §306, 68 Stat. 1155, related to minimum service in grade. See section 14303 of Title 10.

Section 1227, act Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title III, §307, 68 Stat. 1155, prescribed the authorized number of officers and for distribution in grade. See sections 12003 to 12005, 12007, and 12646 of Title 10.
50 U.S.C. § 404m (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 15: NATIONAL SECURITY / Subchapter I: COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY / Section 404m: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 404m, comprising section 118 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as section 3055 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 212 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 13: INSURRECTION / Section 212: Confiscation of property employed to aid insurrection
Confiscation of property employed to aid insurrection
Status: in_force

Whenever during any insurrection against the Government of the United States, after the President shall have declared by proclamation that the laws of the United States are opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the power vested in the marshals by law, any person, or his agent, attorney, or employee, purchases or acquires, sells or gives, any property of whatsoever kind or description, with intent to use or employ the same, or suffers the same to be used or employed in aiding, abetting, or promoting such insurrection or resistance to the laws, or any person engaged therein; or being the owner of any such property, knowingly uses or employs, or consents to such use or employment of the same, all such property shall be lawful subject of prize and capture wherever found; and it shall be the duty of the President to cause the same to be seized, confiscated, and condemned.

(R.S. §5308.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. §5308 derived from act Aug. 6, 1861, ch. 60, §1, 12 Stat. 319.
50 U.S.C. § 403l (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 15: NATIONAL SECURITY / Subchapter I: COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY / Section 403l: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 403l, comprising section 12 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, act June 20, 1949, ch. 227, was editorially reclassified as section 3512 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 426 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 15: NATIONAL SECURITY / Subchapter IV: PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION / Section 426: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 426, comprising section 605 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as section 3126 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 401a (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 15: NATIONAL SECURITY / Section 401a: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 401a, comprising section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as section 3003 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 413 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 15: NATIONAL SECURITY / Subchapter III: ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES / Section 413: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 413, comprising section 501 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as section 3091 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 225 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 13: INSURRECTION / Section 225: Bond to deliver cargo at destination named in clearance
Bond to deliver cargo at destination named in clearance
Status: in_force

Whenever a permit or clearance is granted for either a foreign or domestic port, it shall be lawful for the collector of the customs granting the same, if he deems it necessary, under the circumstances of the case, to require a bond to be executed by the master or the owner of the vessel, in a penalty equal to the value of the cargo, and with sureties to the satisfaction of such collector, that the cargo shall be delivered at the destination for which it is cleared or permitted, and that no part thereof shall be used in affording aid or comfort to any person or parties in insurrection against the authority of the United States.

(R.S. §5321.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. §5321 derived from act May 20, 1862, ch. 81, §2, 12 Stat. 404.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

All offices of collector of customs, comptroller of customs, surveyor of customs, and appraiser of merchandise of Bureau of Customs of Department of the Treasury to which appointments were required to be made by President with advice and consent of Senate ordered abolished, with such offices to be terminated not later than December 31, 1966, by Reorg. Plan No. 1, of 1965, eff. May 25, 1965, 30 F.R. 7035, 79 Stat. 1317, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. All functions of offices eliminated were already vested in Secretary of the Treasury by Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5.
50 U.S.C. § 2462 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 41: NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION / Subchapter V: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS / Section 2462: Compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation
Compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation
Status: in_force

The Administrator shall establish procedures to ensure that the mission and programs of the Administration are executed in full compliance with all applicable provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued pursuant to section 1303(a)(1) of title 41.

(Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, §3262, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 967; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, §3145(g), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1071.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2013—Pub. L. 113–66 substituted "section 1303(a)(1) of title 41" for "the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.)", which had been translated as "division B (except sections 1123, 2303, 2304, and 2313) of subtitle I of title 41" based on the enactment of Title 41, Public Contracts, by Pub. L. 111–350.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Mar. 1, 2000, see section 3299 of Pub. L. 106–65, set out as a note under section 2401 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 23 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 3: ALIEN ENEMIES / Section 23: Jurisdiction of United States courts and judges
Jurisdiction of United States courts and judges
Status: in_force

After any such proclamation has been made, the several courts of the United States, having criminal jurisdiction, and the several justices and judges of the courts of the United States, are authorized and it shall be their duty, upon complaint against any alien enemy resident and at large within such jurisdiction or district, to the danger of the public peace or safety, and contrary to the tenor or intent of such proclamation, or other regulations which the President may have established, to cause such alien to be duly apprehended and conveyed before such court, judge, or justice; and after a full examination and hearing on such complaint, and sufficient cause appearing, to order such alien to be removed out of the territory of the United States, or to give sureties for his good behavior, or to be otherwise restrained, conformably to the proclamation or regulations established as aforesaid, and to imprison, or otherwise secure such alien, until the order which may be so made shall be performed.

(R.S. §4069.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. §4069 derived from act July 6, 1798, ch. 66, §2, 1 Stat. 577.
50 U.S.C. § 1525 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 32: CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM / Section 1525: Assistance for facilities subject to inspection under Chemical Weapons Convention
Assistance for facilities subject to inspection under Chemical Weapons Convention
Status: in_force

(a) Assistance authorized

Upon the request of the owner or operator of a facility that is subject to a routine inspection or a challenge inspection under the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Secretary of Defense may provide technical assistance to that owner or operator related to compliance of that facility with the Convention. Any such assistance shall be provided through the On-Site Inspection Agency of the Department of Defense.

(b) Reimbursement requirement

The Secretary may provide assistance under subsection (a) only to the extent that the Secretary determines that the Department of Defense will be reimbursed for costs incurred in providing the assistance. The United States National Authority may provide such reimbursement from amounts available to it. Any such reimbursement shall be credited to amounts available for the On-Site Inspection Agency.

(c) Definitions

In this section:

(1) The terms "Chemical Weapons Convention" and "Convention" mean the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, ratified by the United States on April 25, 1997, and entered into force on April 29, 1997.

(2) The term "facility that is subject to a routine inspection" means a declared facility, as defined in paragraph 15 of part X of the Annex on Implementation and Verification of the Convention.

(3) The term "challenge inspection" means an inspection conducted under Article IX of the Convention.

(4) The term "United States National Authority" means the United States National Authority established or designated pursuant to Article VII, paragraph 4, of the Convention.

(Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title XIII, §1303, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1951.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, and not as part of Pub. L. 91–121, title IV, §409, Nov. 19, 1969, 83 Stat. 209, which comprises this chapter.
50 U.S.C. § 3334h (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 45: MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES / Subchapter II: PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES / Section 3334h: Data collection on attrition in intelligence community
Data collection on attrition in intelligence community
Status: in_force

(a) Standards for data collection

(1) In general

Not later than 90 days after December 27, 2020, the Director of National Intelligence shall establish standards for collecting data relating to attrition in the intelligence community workforce across demographics, specialities, and length of service.

(2) Inclusion of certain candidates

The Director shall include, in the standards established under paragraph (1), standards for collecting data from candidates who accepted conditional offers of employment but chose to withdraw from the hiring process before entering into service, including data with respect to the reasons such candidates chose to withdraw.

(b) Collection of data

Not later than 120 days after December 27, 2020, each element of the intelligence community shall begin collecting data on workforce and candidate attrition in accordance with the standards established under subsection (a).

(Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title III, §306, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2367; Pub. L. 118–159, div. F, title LXIX, §6901(f), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2517.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2024—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–159 struck out subsec. (c) which required annual reports to Congress regarding workforce and candidate attrition in the intelligence community.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions

For definition of "intelligence community" as used in this section, see section 2 of div. W of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 4102 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 51: WAR CLAIMS / Subchapter I: TITLE I OF WAR CLAIMS ACT OF 1948 / Section 4102: Jurisdiction of Commission
Jurisdiction of Commission
Status: in_force

The Commission shall have jurisdiction to receive and adjudicate according to law claims as hereinafter provided.

(July 3, 1948, ch. 826, title I, §3, 62 Stat. 1241.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 2002 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For provisions transferring Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States to Department of Justice, as a separate agency, see section 1622a et seq. of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

War Claims Commission, including offices of its members, abolished and functions transferred to Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1954, §§2, 4, eff. July 1, 1954, 19 F.R. 3985, 68 Stat. 1279, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See, also, section 4101 of this title and notes thereunder.
50 U.S.C. § 4201 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 52: RESTITUTION FOR WORLD WAR II INTERNMENT OF JAPANESE-AMERICANS AND ALEUTS / Section 4201: Purposes
Purposes
Status: in_force

The purposes of this chapter are to—

(1) acknowledge the fundamental injustice of the evacuation, relocation, and internment of United States citizens and permanent resident aliens of Japanese ancestry during World War II;

(2) apologize on behalf of the people of the United States for the evacuation, relocation, and internment of such citizens and permanent resident aliens;

(3) provide for a public education fund to finance efforts to inform the public about the internment of such individuals so as to prevent the recurrence of any similar event;

(4) make restitution to those individuals of Japanese ancestry who were interned;

(5) make restitution to Aleut residents of the Pribilof Islands and the Aleutian Islands west of Unimak Island, in settlement of United States obligations in equity and at law, for—

(A) injustices suffered and unreasonable hardships endured while those Aleut residents were under United States control during World War II;

(B) personal property taken or destroyed by United States forces during World War II;

(C) community property, including community church property, taken or destroyed by United States forces during World War II; and

(D) traditional village lands on Attu Island not rehabilitated after World War II for Aleut occupation or other productive use;

(6) discourage the occurrence of similar injustices and violations of civil liberties in the future; and

(7) make more credible and sincere any declaration of concern by the United States over violations of human rights committed by other nations.

(Pub. L. 100–383, §1, Aug. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 903.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 1989 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
50 U.S.C. § 3912 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 50: SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF / Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 3912: Jurisdiction and applicability of chapter
Jurisdiction and applicability of chapter
Status: in_force

(a) Jurisdiction

This chapter applies to—

(1) the United States;

(2) each of the States, including the political subdivisions thereof; and

(3) all territory subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(b) Applicability to proceedings

This chapter applies to any judicial or administrative proceeding commenced in any court or agency in any jurisdiction subject to this chapter. This chapter does not apply to criminal proceedings.

(c) Court in which application may be made

When under this chapter any application is required to be made to a court in which no proceeding has already been commenced with respect to the matter, such application may be made to any court which would otherwise have jurisdiction over the matter.

(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title I, §102, as added Pub. L. 108–189, §1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2837.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 512 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 102 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. I, 54 Stat. 1179; Pub. L. 102–12, §9(2), Mar. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 39, related to territorial application, jurisdiction of courts, and form of procedure, prior to the general amendment of this Act by Pub. L. 108–189.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section applicable to any case not final before Dec. 19, 2003, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 1512a (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 32: CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM / Section 1512a: Transportation of chemical munitions
Transportation of chemical munitions
Status: in_force

(a) Prohibition of transportation across State lines

The Secretary of Defense may not transport any chemical munition that constitutes part of the chemical weapons stockpile out of the State in which that munition is located on October 5, 1994, and, in the case of any such chemical munition not located in a State on October 5, 1994, may not transport any such munition into a State.

(b) Transportation of chemical munitions not in chemical weapons stockpile

In the case of any chemical munitions that are discovered or otherwise come within the control of the Department of Defense and that do not constitute part of the chemical weapons stockpile, the Secretary of Defense may transport such munitions to the nearest chemical munitions stockpile storage facility that has necessary permits for receiving and storing such items if the transportation of such munitions to that facility—

(1) is considered by the Secretary of Defense to be necessary; and

(2) can be accomplished while protecting public health and safety.

(Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title I, §143, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2689.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995, and not as part of Pub. L. 91–121, title IV, §409, Nov. 19, 1969, 83 Stat. 209, which comprises this chapter.
50 U.S.C. § 2465 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 41: NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION / Subchapter V: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS / Section 2465: Enhancing private-sector employment through cooperative research and development activities
Enhancing private-sector employment through cooperative research and development activities
Status: in_force

(a) In general

The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall encourage cooperative research and development activities at the national security laboratories (as defined in section 2471 of this title) that lead to the creation of new private-sector employment opportunities.

(b) Reports

Not later than January 31 of each year from 2012 through 2017, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report detailing the number of new private-sector employment opportunities created as a result of the previous years' cooperative research and development activities at each national security laboratory.

(Pub. L. 111–383, div. C, title XXXI, §3122, Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4514.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, and not as part of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act which comprises this chapter.
50 U.S.C. § 4144 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 51: WAR CLAIMS / Subchapter II: TITLE II OF WAR CLAIMS ACT OF 1948 / Section 4144: Fees of attorneys and agents
Fees of attorneys and agents
Status: in_force

No remuneration on account of services rendered on behalf of any claimant in connection with any claim filed with the Commission under this subchapter shall exceed 10 per centum (or such lesser per centum as may be fixed by the Commission with respect to any class of claims) of the total amount paid pursuant to any award certified under the provisions of this subchapter on account of such claim. Any agreement to the contrary shall be unlawful and void. Whoever, in the United States or elsewhere, demands or receives, on account of services so rendered, any remuneration in excess of the maximum permitted by this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than twelve months, or both.

(July 3, 1948, ch. 826, title II, §214, as added Pub. L. 87–846, title I, §103, Oct. 22, 1962, 76 Stat. 1112.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 2017m of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
50 U.S.C. § 2748 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 42: ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS / Subchapter VII: BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MATTERS / Section 2748: Scope of authority to carry out plant projects
Scope of authority to carry out plant projects
Status: in_force

In carrying out programs necessary for national security, the authority of the Secretary of Energy to carry out plant projects includes authority for maintenance, restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, modification of facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in prior years, and land acquisition related thereto.

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVII, §4708, formerly div. C, title XXXVI, §3627, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2760; renumbered div. D, title XLVII, §4708, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, §3141(j)(2)(A)–(C), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1781.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 7386g of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 108–136.
50 U.S.C. § 1524 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 32: CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM / Section 1524: Agreements to provide support to vaccination programs of Department of Health and Human Services
Agreements to provide support to vaccination programs of Department of Health and Human Services
Status: in_force

(a) Agreements authorized

The Secretary of Defense may enter into agreements with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide support for vaccination programs of the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the United States through use of the excess peacetime biological weapons defense capability of the Department of Defense.

(b) Report

Not later than February 1, 1994, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the feasibility of providing Department of Defense support for vaccination programs under subsection (a) and shall identify resource requirements that are not within the Department's capability.

(Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XVII, §1705, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1856.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, and not as part of Pub. L. 91–121, title IV, §409, Nov. 19, 1969, 83 Stat. 209, which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

"Congressional Defense Committees" Defined

Congressional defense committees means the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, see section 3 of Pub. L. 103–160, 107 Stat. 1562. See note under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
50 U.S.C. § 166 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 10: HELIUM GAS / Section 166: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, acts Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, §5, 43 Stat. 1111; Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 355, 44 Stat. 1388; Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 895, 50 Stat. 887; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, §205(a), 61 Stat. 501, authorized Secretaries of Army and Navy to designate representatives to cooperate with Department of the Interior to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, and gave them the right of access to plants, data, and accounts. See section 7 of act Mar. 3, 1925, as amended by Pub. L. 86–777, which is classified to section 167e of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 3328 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 45: MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES / Subchapter II: PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES / Section 3328: Study or plan of surrender; use of appropriations
Study or plan of surrender; use of appropriations
Status: in_force

No part of the funds appropriated in any act shall be used to pay (1) any person, firm, or corporation, or any combinations of persons, firms, or corporations, to conduct a study or to plan when and how or in what circumstances the Government of the United States should surrender this country and its people to any foreign power, (2) the salary or compensation of any employee or official of the Government of the United States who proposes or contracts or who has entered into contracts for the making of studies or plans for the surrender by the Government of the United States of this country and its people to any foreign power in any event or under any circumstances.

(Pub. L. 85–766, ch. XVI, §1602, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 884.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 407 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
50 U.S.C. § 404i (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 15: NATIONAL SECURITY / Subchapter I: COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY / Section 404i: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 404i, comprising section 114 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as section 3050 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 2365 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 40: DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION / Subchapter V: MISCELLANEOUS / Section 2365: Sense of Congress concerning purchase, packaging, and transportation of fissile materials at risk of theft
Sense of Congress concerning purchase, packaging, and transportation of fissile materials at risk of theft
Status: in_force

It is the sense of Congress that—

(1) the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of State should purchase, package, and transport to secure locations weapons-grade nuclear materials from a stockpile of such materials if such officials determine that—

(A) there is a significant risk of theft of such materials; and

(B) there is no reasonable and economically feasible alternative for securing such materials; and

(2) if it is necessary to do so in order to secure the materials, the materials should be imported into the United States, subject to the laws and regulations that are applicable to the importation of such materials into the United States.

(Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, §1455, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2731.)
50 U.S.C. § 2576 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 42: ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS / Subchapter III: PROLIFERATION MATTERS / Section 2576: Information relating to certain defense nuclear nonproliferation programs
Information relating to certain defense nuclear nonproliferation programs
Status: in_force

(a) Technologies and capabilities

The Administrator shall document, for efforts that are not focused on basic research, the technologies and capabilities of the defense nuclear nonproliferation research and development program that—

(1) are transitioned to end users for further development or deployment; and

(2) are deployed.

(b) Assessments of status

(1) In assessing projects under the defense nuclear nonproliferation research and development program or the defense nuclear nonproliferation and arms control program, the Administrator shall compare the status of each such project, including with respect to the final results of such project, to the baseline targets and goals established in the initial project plan of such project.

(2) The Administrator may carry out paragraph (1) using a common template or such other means as the Administrator determines appropriate.

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIII, §4310, as added Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXI, §3114(a), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1885.)
50 U.S.C. § 4236 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 52: RESTITUTION FOR WORLD WAR II INTERNMENT OF JAPANESE-AMERICANS AND ALEUTS / Subchapter II: ALEUTIAN AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS RESTITUTION / Section 4236: Individual compensation of eligible Aleuts
Individual compensation of eligible Aleuts
Status: in_force

(a) Payments to eligible Aleuts

In addition to payments made under section 4235 of this title, the Secretary shall, in accordance with this section, make per capita payments out of the Fund to eligible Aleuts. The Secretary shall pay, subject to the availability of funds appropriated to the Fund for such payments, to each eligible Aleut the sum of $12,000.

(b) Assistance of Attorney General

The Secretary may request the Attorney General to provide reasonable assistance in locating eligible Aleuts residing outside the affected Aleut villages, and upon such request, the Attorney General shall provide such assistance. In so doing, the Attorney General may use available facilities and resources of the International Committee of the Red Cross and other organizations.

(c) Assistance of Administrator

The Secretary may request the assistance of the Administrator in identifying and locating eligible Aleuts for purposes of this section.

(d) Clarification of treatment of payments under other laws

Amounts paid to an eligible Aleut under this section—

(1) shall be treated for purposes of the internal revenue laws of the United States as damages for human suffering, and

(2) shall not be included as income or resources for purposes of determining eligibility to receive benefits described in section 3803(c)(2)(C) of title 31 or the amount of such benefits.

(e) Payment in full settlement of claims against United States

The payment to an eligible Aleut under this section shall be in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States arising out of the relocation described in section 4232(5) of this title.

(f) Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

(Pub. L. 100–383, title II, §206, Aug. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 914.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 1989c–5 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
50 U.S.C. § 73 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 5: ARSENALS, ARMORIES, ARMS, AND WAR MATERIAL GENERALLY / Subchapter I: ARSENALS, ARMORIES, ARMS, AND WAR MATERIALS / Section 73: Repealed. Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 305, title VI, §645, 67 Stat. 357
Repealed. Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 305, title VI, §645, 67 Stat. 357
Status: repealed

Section, act Apr. 23, 1904, ch. 1485, 33 Stat. 276, related to disposition of proceeds from sales of serviceable ordnance and stores. See sections 2208 and 2210 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
50 U.S.C. § 226 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 13: INSURRECTION / Section 226: Protection of liens on condemned vessels
Protection of liens on condemned vessels
Status: in_force

In all cases wherein any vessel, or other property, is condemned in any proceeding by virtue of any laws relating to insurrection or rebellion, the court rendering judgment of condemnation shall, notwithstanding such condemnation, and before awarding such vessel, or other property, or the proceeds thereof, to the United States, or to any informer, first provide for the payment, out of the proceeds of such vessel, or other property, of any bona fide claims which shall be filed by any loyal citizen of the United States, or of any foreign state or power at peace and amity with the United States, intervening in such proceeding, and which shall be duly established by evidence, as a valid claim against such vessel, or other property, under the laws of the United States or of any State thereof not declared to be in insurrection. No such claim shall be allowed in any case where the claimant has knowingly participated in the illegal use of such ship, vessel, or other property. This section shall extend to such claims only as might have been enforced specifically against such vessel, or other property, in any State not declared to be in insurrection, wherein such claim arose.

(R.S. §5322.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. §5322 derived from act Mar. 3, 1863, ch. 90, 12 Stat. 762.
50 U.S.C. § 213 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 13: INSURRECTION / Section 213: Jurisdiction of confiscation proceedings
Jurisdiction of confiscation proceedings
Status: in_force

Such prizes and capture shall be condemned in the district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the amount, or in admiralty in any district in which the same may be seized, or into which they may be taken and proceedings first instituted.

(R.S. §5309; Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, §1, 19 Stat. 253; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, §291, 36 Stat. 1167.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. §5309 derived from act Aug. 6, 1861, ch. 60, §2, 12 Stat. 319.

Act Mar. 3, 1911, conferred the powers and duties of the former circuit courts upon the district courts.

Amendments

1877—Act Feb. 27, 1877, inserted "may" after "any district in which the same".
50 U.S.C. § 176 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 11: ACQUISITION OF AND EXPENDITURES ON LAND FOR NATIONAL-DEFENSE PURPOSES / Section 176: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, act Mar. 28, 1918, ch. 28, §1, 40 Stat. 460, authorized acquisition of property on Hudson River owned by North German Lloyd Dock Company and Hamburg-American Line Terminal & Navigation Company and provided that section 175 of this title did not apply to expenditures authorized in connection with such property. The President, by proclamation dated June 28, 1918, took possession of such property.
50 U.S.C. § 4137 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 51: WAR CLAIMS / Subchapter II: TITLE II OF WAR CLAIMS ACT OF 1948 / Section 4137: Consolidated awards
Consolidated awards
Status: in_force

With respect to any claim which, at the time of the award, is vested in persons other than the person by whom the loss was sustained, the Commission may issue a consolidated award in favor of all claimants then entitled thereto, which award shall indicate the respective interests of such claimant therein; and all such claimants shall participate, in proportion to their indicated interests, in the payments authorized by this subchapter in all respects as if the award had been in favor of a single person.

(July 3, 1948, ch. 826, title II, §207, as added Pub. L. 87–846, title I, §103, Oct. 22, 1962, 76 Stat. 1110.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 2017f of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
50 U.S.C. § 3362 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 45: MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES / Subchapter IV: COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND SHARING OF INTELLIGENCE / Section 3362: Foreign Terrorist Asset Tracking Center
Foreign Terrorist Asset Tracking Center
Status: in_force

(a) Establishment

The Director of National Intelligence shall establish within the Central Intelligence Agency an element responsible for conducting all-source intelligence analysis of information relating to the financial capabilities, practices, and activities of individuals, groups, and nations associated with international terrorism in their activities relating to international terrorism.

(b) Designation

The element established under subsection (a) shall be known as the Foreign Terrorist Asset Tracking Center.

(c) Deadline for establishment

The element required by subsection (a) shall be established as soon as practicable after November 27, 2002, but not later than 90 days after November 27, 2002.

(Pub. L. 107–306, title III, §341, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2398; Pub. L. 108–458, title I, §1071(g)(2)(C), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3691.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 404n–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–458 substituted "Director of National Intelligence shall establish within the Central Intelligence Agency" for "Director of Central Intelligence, acting as the head of the intelligence community, shall establish in the Central Intelligence Agency".

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2004 Amendment

For Determination by President that amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 take effect on Apr. 21, 2005, see Memorandum of President of the United States, Apr. 21, 2005, 70 F.R. 23925, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.

Amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 effective not later than six months after Dec. 17, 2004, except as otherwise expressly provided, see section 1097(a) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out in an Effective Date of 2004 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under section 3001 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 2591 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 42: ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS / Subchapter IV: DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP MATTERS / Section 2591: Public statement of environmental liabilities
Public statement of environmental liabilities
Status: in_force

Each year, at the same time that the Department of Energy submits its annual financial report under section 3516 of title 31, the Secretary of Energy shall make available to the public a statement of environmental liabilities, as calculated for the most recent audited financial statement of the Department under section 3515 of that title, for each defense nuclear facility at which defense environmental cleanup activities are occurring.

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIV, §4410, as added Pub. L. 116–283, div. C, title XXXI, §3121(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4381.)
50 U.S.C. § 514 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 20: WIND TUNNELS / Subchapter I: CONSTRUCTION OF WIND-TUNNEL FACILITIES / Section 514: Expansion of facilities at Carderock, Maryland
Expansion of facilities at Carderock, Maryland
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Navy is authorized, in implementation of the unitary plan, to expand the naval facilities at the David W. Taylor Model Basin, Carderock, Maryland, by the construction of a wind tunnel, including buildings, equipment, utilities, and accessory construction, at a cost not to exceed $6,600,000.

(Oct. 27, 1949, ch. 766, title I, §104, 63 Stat. 937.)
50 U.S.C. § 413c (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 15: NATIONAL SECURITY / Subchapter III: ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES / Section 413c: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 413c, comprising section 1079 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Pub. L. 110–181, was editorially reclassified as section 3307 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 3355c (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 45: MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES / Subchapter III: SECURITY CLEARANCES AND CLASSIFIED INFORMATION / Section 3355c: Protection of national security information and other information
Protection of national security information and other information
Status: in_force

(a) In general

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the head of an agency to classify information or to continue the classification of information previously classified by that agency.

(b) Special access programs

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the head of an agency to grant or deny access to a special access program.

(c) Authorities of Director of National Intelligence

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the authorities of the Director of National Intelligence as the head of the intelligence community, including the Director's responsibility to protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure as required by section 3024(i) of this title.

(d) Exemptions to release of information

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit any exemption or exception to the release to the public under this subchapter of information that is protected under subsection (b) of section 552 of title 5 (commonly referred to as the "Freedom of Information Act"), or section 552a of title 5 (commonly referred to as the "Privacy Act").

(e) Withholding information from Congress

Nothing in this subchaper shall be construed to authorize the withholding of information from Congress.

(Pub. L. 106–567, title VII, §705, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2861; Pub. L. 110–53, title VI, §602(1), (3), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 335, 336; Pub. L. 117–263, div. F, title LXVIII, §6824(d)(3), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3615.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly set out in a note under section 3161 of this title.

Amendments

2022—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–263 substituted "section 3024(i) of this title" for "section 103(c)(6) of the National Security Act of 1947".

2007—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–53 substituted "Director of National Intelligence" for "Director of Central Intelligence" in heading and text.
50 U.S.C. § 2157 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 38: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY / Subchapter III: PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM / Section 2157: Transition regulations
Transition regulations
Status: in_force

(a) Regulations

The Director shall prescribe regulations providing for the transition from the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System to the Federal Employees' Retirement System provided in chapter 84 of title 5 in a manner consistent with sections 301 through 304 of the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986.

(b) Congressional review

The Director shall submit regulations prescribed under subsection (a) to the congressional intelligence committees before they take effect.

(Pub. L. 88–643, title III, §307, as added Pub. L. 102–496, title VIII, §802, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3251.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Sections 301 through 304 of the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986, referred to in subsec. (a), are sections 301 to 304 of Pub. L. 99–335, which amended section 3121 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, and section 410 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 8331 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 307 of Pub. L. 88–643, as added Pub. L. 99–335, title V, §506, June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 628, related to transition provisions and regulations and was set out as a note under section 403 of this title prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 88–643 by section 802 of Pub. L. 102–496.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on first day of fourth month beginning after Oct. 24, 1992, see section 805 of Pub. L. 102–496, set out as a note under section 2001 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 2311 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 40: DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION / Subchapter I: DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS / Section 2311: Response to threats of terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction
Response to threats of terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction
Status: in_force

(a) Enhanced response capability

In light of the potential for terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction against the United States, the President shall take immediate action—

(1) to enhance the capability of the Federal Government to prevent and respond to terrorist incidents involving weapons of mass destruction; and

(2) to provide enhanced support to improve the capabilities of State and local emergency response agencies to prevent and respond to such incidents at both the national and the local level.

(b) Report required

Not later than January 31, 1997, the President shall transmit to Congress a report containing—

(1) an assessment of the capabilities of the Federal Government to prevent and respond to terrorist incidents involving weapons of mass destruction and to support State and local prevention and response efforts;

(2) requirements for improvements in those capabilities; and

(3) the measures that should be taken to achieve such improvements, including additional resources and legislative authorities that would be required.

(Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, §1411, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2717.)
50 U.S.C. § 206 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 13: INSURRECTION / Section 206: Suspension of commercial intercourse with part of State in insurrection
Suspension of commercial intercourse with part of State in insurrection
Status: in_force

Whenever any part of a State not declared to be in insurrection is under the control of insurgents, or is in dangerous proximity to places under their control, all commercial intercourse therein and therewith shall be subject to the prohibitions and conditions of section 205 of this title for such time and to such extent as shall become necessary to protect the public interests, and be directed by the Secretary of the Treasury, with the approval of the President.

(R.S. §5302.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. §5302 derived from act July 2, 1864, ch. 225, §5, 13 Stat. 376.
50 U.S.C. § 1844 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 36: FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE / Subchapter III: PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES FOR FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES / Section 1844: Authorization during time of war
Authorization during time of war
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, through the Attorney General, may authorize the use of a pen register or trap and trace device without a court order under this subchapter to acquire foreign intelligence information for a period not to exceed 15 calendar days following a declaration of war by Congress.

(Pub. L. 95–511, title IV, §404, as added Pub. L. 105–272, title VI, §601(2), Oct. 20, 1998, 112 Stat. 2408.)
50 U.S.C. § 2515 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 42: ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS / Subchapter I: ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS / Section 2515: Establishment of Center for Security Technology, Analysis, Response, and Testing
Establishment of Center for Security Technology, Analysis, Response, and Testing
Status: in_force

(a) Establishment

The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall establish within the nuclear security enterprise (as defined in section 2501 of this title) a Center for Security Technology, Analysis, Response, and Testing.

(b) Duties

The center established under subsection (a) shall carry out the following:

(1) Provide to the Administrator, the Chief of Defense Nuclear Security, and the management and operating contractors of the nuclear security enterprise a wide range of objective expertise on security technologies, systems, analysis, testing, and response forces.

(2) Assist the Administrator in developing standards, requirements, analysis methods, and testing criteria with respect to security.

(3) Collect, analyze, and distribute lessons learned with respect to security.

(4) Support inspections and oversight activities with respect to security.

(5) Promote professional development and training for security professionals.

(6) Provide for advance and bulk procurement for security-related acquisitions that affect multiple facilities of the nuclear security enterprise.

(7) Advocate for continual improvement and security excellence throughout the nuclear security enterprise.

(8) Such other duties as the Administrator may assign.

(Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, §3116, Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1058.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Defense Act which comprises this chapter.
50 U.S.C. § 2627 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 42: ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS / Subchapter IV: DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP MATTERS / Section 2627: Notification regarding air release of radioactive or hazardous material
Notification regarding air release of radioactive or hazardous material
Status: in_force

If the Secretary of Energy (or a designee of the Secretary) is notified of an improper release into the air of radioactive or hazardous material above applicable statutory or regulatory limits that resulted from waste generated by atomic energy defense activities at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington, the Secretary (or designee of the Secretary) shall—

(1) not later than two business days after being notified of the release, notify the congressional defense committees of the release; and

(2) not later than seven business days after being notified of the release, provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the release, including—

(A) the cause of the release, if known; and

(B) preliminary plans to address and remediate the release, including associated costs and timelines.

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIV, §4447, as added Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXI, §3115(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2291.)
50 U.S.C. § 42 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 4: ESPIONAGE / Section 42: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, act June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title XIII, §4, 40 Stat. 231, related to savings provisions and is set out as a Separability note under section 195 of this title.

Section was formerly classified to section 536 of Title 18 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 683.
50 U.S.C. § 2561 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 42: ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS / Subchapter III: PROLIFERATION MATTERS / Section 2561: Repealed. Pub. L. 111-84, div. C, title XXXI, §3117(a), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2709
Repealed. Pub. L. 111-84, div. C, title XXXI, §3117(a), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2709
Status: repealed

Section, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIII, §4301, formerly Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXI, §3133, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2036; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title X, §1069(b)(3), div. C, title XXXI, §3131, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2136, 2246; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIII, §4301, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, §3141(f)(2), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1762, related to international cooperative stockpile stewardship.
50 U.S.C. § 404h (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 15: NATIONAL SECURITY / Subchapter I: COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY / Section 404h: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 404h, comprising section 113 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as section 3048 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 4142 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 51: WAR CLAIMS / Subchapter II: TITLE II OF WAR CLAIMS ACT OF 1948 / Section 4142: Notification to claimants
Notification to claimants
Status: in_force

Each award or denial of a claim by the Commission, whether rendered before or after a hearing, shall include a specific statement of the facts and of the reasoning of the Commission in support of its conclusion.

(July 3, 1948, ch. 826, title II, §212, as added Pub. L. 87–846, title I, §103, Oct. 22, 1962, 76 Stat. 1111.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 2017k of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
50 U.S.C. § 494 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 18: AIR-WARNING SCREEN / Section 494: Supervision and control of project
Supervision and control of project
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the duties and authority of the Secretary of Defense and the departments and agencies of the Department of Defense as provided in the National Security Act of 1947.

(Mar. 30, 1949, ch. 41, §4, 63 Stat. 18; Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, §12(a), 63 Stat. 591.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The National Security Act of 1947, referred to in text, is act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495, which is classified principally to chapter 44 (§3001 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

"Department of Defense" substituted in text for "National Military Establishment" on authority of act Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, §12(a), 63 Stat. 591.
50 U.S.C. § 68 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 5: ARSENALS, ARMORIES, ARMS, AND WAR MATERIAL GENERALLY / Subchapter I: ARSENALS, ARMORIES, ARMS, AND WAR MATERIALS / Section 68: Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §53, 70A Stat. 641
Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §53, 70A Stat. 641
Status: repealed

Section 68, acts Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 319, §47, 35 Stat. 1075; June 28, 1950, ch. 383, title IV, §402(i), 64 Stat. 273; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §2(28), 65 Stat. 708, authorized sale of obsolete ordnance for public parks, public buildings and soldiers' monuments purposes. See sections 4684 and 9684 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 69, act Mar. 2, 1905, ch. 1307, 33 Stat. 841, authorized sale of individual pieces of armament. See section 2574 of Title 10.

Section 70, acts Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 252, 35 Stat. 751; June 28, 1950, ch. 383, title IV, §402(h), 64 Stat. 273, authorized sale of ordnance property to officers of the Navy and Marine Corps. See section 4625 and 9625 of Title 10.

Section 71, act Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 252, 35 Stat. 750, authorized sale of ordnance stores to civilian employees of Army and to American National Red Cross. See sections 4625 and 9625 of Title 10.
50 U.S.C. § 2513 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 42: ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS / Subchapter I: ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS / Section 2513: Restriction on licensing requirement for certain defense activities and facilities
Restriction on licensing requirement for certain defense activities and facilities
Status: in_force

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1981 (Public Law 96–540; 94 Stat. 3197) or any other Act may be used for any purpose related to licensing of any defense activity or facility of the Department of Energy by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLI, §4103, formerly Pub. L. 96–540, title II, §210, Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3202; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLI, §4103, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, §3141(d)(4), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1757; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, §3146(b), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1073.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1981, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96–540, Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3197, which enacted this section and section 2762 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 7272 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 108–136.

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following appropriations act:

Pub. L. 96–164, title II, §210, Dec. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 1264.

Amendments

2013—Pub. L. 113–66 inserted "; 94 Stat. 3197" after "Public Law 96–540".

2003—Pub. L. 108–136, §3131(d)(4)(C)(iii), substituted "the Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1981 (Public Law 96–540) or any other Act" for "this or any other Act".

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of certain functions from Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Chairman thereof, see Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1980, 45 F.R. 40561, 94 Stat. 3585, set out as a note under section 5841 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
50 U.S.C. § 3617 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 47: NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY / Section 3617: National Security Agency Emerging Technologies Panel
National Security Agency Emerging Technologies Panel
Status: in_force

(a) Establishment

There is established the National Security Agency Emerging Technologies Panel. The Panel is a standing panel of the National Security Agency. The Panel shall be appointed by, and shall report directly to, the Director of the National Security Agency.

(b) Duties

The Panel shall study and assess, and periodically advise the Director on, the research, development, and application of existing and emerging science and technology advances, advances in encryption, and other topics.

(c) Applicability of chapter 10 of title 5

Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply with respect to the Panel.

(Pub. L. 86–36, §19, as added Pub. L. 108–487, title V, §501, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3950; amended Pub. L. 117–286, §4(a)(320), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4341.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified in a note under section 402 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section.

Amendments

2022—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted "Chapter 10 of title 5" for "The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)".
50 U.S.C. § 2484 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 41: NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION / Subchapter VII: TRANSITION PROVISIONS / Section 2484: Applicability of preexisting laws and regulations
Applicability of preexisting laws and regulations
Status: in_force

With respect to any facility, mission, or function of the Department of Energy that the Secretary of Energy transfers to the Administrator under section 2481 of this title, unless otherwise provided in this chapter, all provisions of law and regulations in effect immediately before the date of the transfer that are applicable to such facility, mission, or function shall continue to apply to the corresponding functions of the Administration.

(Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, §3296, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 971; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, §3132(b)(2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2186.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this title", meaning title XXXII of div. C of Pub. L. 106–65, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 953, which is classified principally to this chapter. For effective date of this chapter, see section 3299 of Pub. L. 106–65, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2401 of this title. For complete classification of title XXXII to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2401 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2013—Pub. L. 112–239 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, all provisions of law and regulations in effect immediately before the effective date of this chapter that are applicable to functions of the Department of Energy specified in section 2481 of this title shall continue to apply to the corresponding functions of the Administration."

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Mar. 1, 2000, see section 3299 of Pub. L. 106–65, set out as a note under section 2401 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 404 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 15: NATIONAL SECURITY / Subchapter I: COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY / Section 404: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 404, comprising section 107 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as section 3042 of this title. Section 3042 of this title was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVII, §6742(b)(3), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2240.
50 U.S.C. § 47e (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 4C: ATOMIC WEAPONS AND SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS INFORMATION REWARDS / Section 47e: Certification of award; approval; payment
Certification of award; approval; payment
Status: in_force

Any awards granted under section 47b of this title shall be certified by the Attorney General and, together with the approval of the President in those cases where such approval is required, transmitted to the Director of Central Intelligence for payment out of funds appropriated or available for the administration of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended.

(July 15, 1955, ch. 372, §6, 69 Stat. 366; Pub. L. 93–377, §1(c), Aug. 17, 1974, 88 Stat. 473.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The National Security Act of 1947, as amended, referred to in text, is act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495, which is classified principally to chapter 44 (§3001 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Amendments

1974—Pub. L. 93–377 substituted "Attorney General" for "Awards Board".

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director's capacity as the head of the intelligence community deemed to be a reference to the Director of National Intelligence. Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director's capacity as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency deemed to be a reference to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. See section 1081(a), (b) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.
50 U.S.C. § 210 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 13: INSURRECTION / Section 210: Penalties for unauthorized trading, etc.; jurisdiction of prosecutions
Penalties for unauthorized trading, etc.; jurisdiction of prosecutions
Status: in_force

Every officer of the United States, civil, military, or naval, and every sutler, soldier, marine, or other person, who takes, or causes to be taken into a State declared to be in insurrection, or to any other point to be thence taken into such State, or who transports or sells, or otherwise disposes of therein, any goods, wares, or merchandise whatsoever, except in pursuance of license and authority of the President, as provided in this chapter, or who makes any false statement or representation upon which license and authority is granted for such transportation, sale, or other disposition, or who, under any license or authority obtained, willfully and knowingly transports, sells, or otherwise disposes of any other goods, wares, or merchandise than such as are in good faith so licensed and authorized, or who willfully and knowingly transports, sells, or disposes of the same, or any portion thereof, in violation of the terms of such license or authority, or of any rule or regulation prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the same, or who is guilty of any act of embezzlement, of willful misappropriation of public or private money or property, of keeping false accounts, or of willfully making any false returns, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than $5,000, and imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than three years. Violations of this section shall be cognizable before any court, civil or military, competent to try the same.

(R.S. §5306.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. §5306 derived from act July 2, 1864, ch. 225, §10, 13 Stat. 377.
50 U.S.C. § 3601 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 47: NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY / Section 3601: Short title
Short title
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "National Security Agency Act of 1959".

(Pub. L. 86–36, §1, as added Pub. L. 96–450, title IV, §402(a)(2), Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1978.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified in a note under section 402 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1 of Pub. L. 86–36, May 29, 1959, 73 Stat. 63, amended section 1082 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 660.
50 U.S.C. § 201 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 13: INSURRECTION / Section 201: Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §53, 70A Stat. 641
Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §53, 70A Stat. 641
Status: repealed

Section 201, R.S. §5297, provided for Federal aid for State Governments in case of an insurrection in any State. See section 251 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 202, R.S. §5298, related to use of military and naval forces to enforce authority of Federal Government. See section 252 of Title 10.

Section 203, R.S. §5299, related to denial by State of equal protection of laws and authorized the President to take measures for the suppression of any insurrection, domestic violence, or combinations. See section 253 of Title 10.

Section 204, R.S. §5300, authorized the President to issue a proclamation commanding insurgents to disperse. See section 254 of Title 10.
50 U.S.C. § 1 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 1: COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE / Section 1: Creation, purpose, and composition of council
Creation, purpose, and composition of council
Status: in_force

A Council of National Defense is established, for the coordination of industries and resources for the national security and welfare, to consist of the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor.

(Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 418, §2, 39 Stat. 649; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, §205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Sections 1 to 5 of this title are from section 2 of act Aug. 29, 1916, popularly known as the Army Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1916.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of certain membership functions, insofar as they pertain to Air Force, which functions were not previously transferred from Secretary of the Army and Department of the Army to Secretary of the Air Force and Department of the Air Force, see Secretary of Defense Transfer Order No. 40 [App. C(11)], July 22, 1949.
50 U.S.C. § 3368 (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 45: MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES / Subchapter IV: COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND SHARING OF INTELLIGENCE / Section 3368: Assistance for governmental entities and private entities in recognizing online violent extremist content
Assistance for governmental entities and private entities in recognizing online violent extremist content
Status: in_force

(a) Assistance to recognize online violent extremist content

Not later than 180 days after May 5, 2017, and consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, the Director of National Intelligence shall publish on a publicly available Internet website a list of all logos, symbols, insignia, and other markings commonly associated with, or adopted by, an organization designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization under section 1189(a) of title 8.

(b) Updates

The Director shall update the list published under subsection (a) every 180 days until December 22, 2023.

(Pub. L. 115–31, div. N, title IV, §403, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 820; Pub. L. 118–31, div. G, title III, §7327(d), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1045.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2023—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–31 substituted "until December 22, 2023" for "or more frequently as needed".
50 U.S.C. § 3370a (2024) — Title 50: WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE / Chapter 45: MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES / Subchapter IV: COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND SHARING OF INTELLIGENCE / Section 3370a: Repealed. Pub. L. 118-159, div. F, title LXIX, §6901(d), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2517
Repealed. Pub. L. 118-159, div. F, title LXIX, §6901(d), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2517
Status: repealed

Section, Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVII, §6716, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2227, related to a biennial report on foreign investment risks.