Title 50 — War and National Defense

Every section of Title 50 of the United States Code, war and national defense — 1,406 sections, full text, with the cases that cite each one.

• 50 U.S.C. § 1516 — Delivery systems
• 50 U.S.C. § 1517 — Immediate disposal when health or safety are endangered
• 50 U.S.C. § 1518 — Disposal; detoxification; report to Congress; emergencies
• 50 U.S.C. § 1519 — Lethal binary chemical munitions
• 50 U.S.C. § 1519a — Limitation on procurement of binary chemical weapons
• 50 U.S.C. § 1520 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, §1078(g), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1916, and Pub. L. 105–277, div. I, title VI, §601, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–886
• 50 U.S.C. § 1520a — Restrictions on use of human subjects for testing of chemical or biological agents
• 50 U.S.C. § 1521 — Destruction of existing stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions
• 50 U.S.C. § 1521a — Destruction of existing stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions
• 50 U.S.C. § 1522 — Conduct of chemical and biological defense program
• 50 U.S.C. § 1523 — Annual report on chemical and biological warfare defense
• 50 U.S.C. § 1524 — Agreements to provide support to vaccination programs of Department of Health and Human Services
• 50 U.S.C. § 1525 — Assistance for facilities subject to inspection under Chemical Weapons Convention
• 50 U.S.C. § 1526 — Effective use of resources for nonproliferation programs
• 50 U.S.C. § 1527 — Improved biosafety for handling of select agents and toxins
• 50 U.S.C. § 1528 — Congressional notification of biological select agent and toxin theft, loss, or release involving the Department of Defense
• 50 U.S.C. § 1541 — Purpose and policy
• 50 U.S.C. § 1542 — Consultation; initial and regular consultations
• 50 U.S.C. § 1543 — Reporting requirement
• 50 U.S.C. § 1543a — Report on hostilities involving United States Armed Forces
• 50 U.S.C. § 1544 — Congressional action
• 50 U.S.C. § 1545 — Congressional priority procedures for joint resolution or bill
• 50 U.S.C. § 1546 — Congressional priority procedures for concurrent resolution
• 50 U.S.C. § 1546a — Expedited procedures for certain joint resolutions and bills
• 50 U.S.C. § 1547 — Interpretation of joint resolution
• 50 U.S.C. § 1548 — Separability
• 50 U.S.C. § 1549 — Report on and notice of changes made to the legal and policy frameworks for the United States' use of military force and related national security operations
• 50 U.S.C. § 1550 — Reports and briefings on use of military force and support of partner forces
• 50 U.S.C. § 1601 — Termination of existing declared emergencies
• 50 U.S.C. § 1621 — Declaration of national emergency by President; publication in Federal Register; effect on other laws; superseding legislation
• 50 U.S.C. § 1622 — National emergencies
• 50 U.S.C. § 1631 — Declaration of national emergency by Executive order; authority; publication in Federal Register; transmittal to Congress
• 50 U.S.C. § 1641 — Accountability and reporting requirements of President
• 50 U.S.C. § 1651 — Other laws, powers and authorities conferred thereby, and actions taken thereunder; Congressional studies
• 50 U.S.C. § 1701 — Unusual and extraordinary threat; declaration of national emergency; exercise of Presidential authorities
• 50 U.S.C. § 1702 — Presidential authorities
• 50 U.S.C. § 1703 — Consultation and reports
• 50 U.S.C. § 1704 — Authority to issue regulations
• 50 U.S.C. § 1705 — Penalties
• 50 U.S.C. § 1706 — Savings provisions
• 50 U.S.C. § 1707 — Multinational economic embargoes against governments in armed conflict with the United States
• 50 U.S.C. § 1708 — Actions to address economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace
• 50 U.S.C. § 1709 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to theft of trade secrets of United States persons
• 50 U.S.C. § 1710 — Confronting asymmetric and malicious cyber activities
• 50 U.S.C. § 1801 — Definitions
• 50 U.S.C. § 1802 — Electronic surveillance authorization without court order; certification by Attorney General; reports to Congressional committees; transmittal under seal; duties and compensation of communication common carrier; applications; jurisdiction of court
• 50 U.S.C. § 1803 — Designation of judges
• 50 U.S.C. § 1804 — Applications for court orders
• 50 U.S.C. § 1805 — Issuance of order
• 50 U.S.C. § 1805a_to_1805c — Repealed. Pub. L. 110–261, title IV, §403(a)(1)(A), July 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 2473
• 50 U.S.C. § 1806 — Use of information
• 50 U.S.C. § 1807 — Report of electronic surveillance
• 50 U.S.C. § 1808 — Report of Attorney General to Congressional committees; limitation on authority or responsibility of information gathering activities of Congressional committees; report of Congressional committees to Congress
• 50 U.S.C. § 1809 — Criminal sanctions
• 50 U.S.C. § 1810 — Civil liability
• 50 U.S.C. § 1810a — Reporting requirements for civil actions
• 50 U.S.C. § 1811 — Authorization during time of war
• 50 U.S.C. § 1812 — Statement of exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and interception of certain communications may be conducted
• 50 U.S.C. § 1813 — Procedures for the retention of incidentally acquired communications
• 50 U.S.C. § 1821 — Definitions
• 50 U.S.C. § 1822 — Authorization of physical searches for foreign intelligence purposes
• 50 U.S.C. § 1823 — Application for order
• 50 U.S.C. § 1824 — Issuance of order
• 50 U.S.C. § 1825 — Use of information
• 50 U.S.C. § 1826 — Congressional oversight
• 50 U.S.C. § 1827 — Penalties
• 50 U.S.C. § 1828 — Civil liability
• 50 U.S.C. § 1829 — Authorization during time of war
• 50 U.S.C. § 1841 — Definitions
• 50 U.S.C. § 1842 — Pen registers and trap and trace devices for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations
• 50 U.S.C. § 1843 — Authorization during emergencies
• 50 U.S.C. § 1844 — Authorization during time of war
• 50 U.S.C. § 1845 — Use of information
• 50 U.S.C. § 1846 — Congressional oversight
• 50 U.S.C. § 1861 — Definitions
• 50 U.S.C. § 1862 — Access to certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations
• 50 U.S.C. § 1863 — Congressional oversight
• 50 U.S.C. § 1864 — Notification of changes to retention of call detail record policies
• 50 U.S.C. § 1871 — Semiannual report of the Attorney General
• 50 U.S.C. § 1872 — Declassification of significant decisions, orders, and opinions
• 50 U.S.C. § 1873 — Annual reports
• 50 U.S.C. § 1874 — Public reporting by persons subject to orders
• 50 U.S.C. § 1881 — Definitions
• 50 U.S.C. § 1881a — Procedures for targeting certain persons outside the United States other than United States persons
• 50 U.S.C. § 1881b — Certain acquisitions inside the United States targeting United States persons outside the United States
• 50 U.S.C. § 1881c — Other acquisitions targeting United States persons outside the United States
• 50 U.S.C. § 1881d — Joint applications and concurrent authorizations
• 50 U.S.C. § 1881e — Use of information acquired under this subchapter
• 50 U.S.C. § 1881f — Congressional oversight
• 50 U.S.C. § 1881g — Savings provision
• 50 U.S.C. § 1881h — Penalties for unauthorized disclosure
• 50 U.S.C. § 1885 — Definitions
• 50 U.S.C. § 1885a — Procedures for implementing statutory defenses
• 50 U.S.C. § 1885b — Preemption
• 50 U.S.C. § 1885c — Reporting
• 50 U.S.C. § 1901 — Short title, findings, and purposes
• 50 U.S.C. § 1902 — Scholarship, fellowship, and grant program
• 50 U.S.C. § 1903 — National Security Education Board
• 50 U.S.C. § 1904 — National Security Education Trust Fund
• 50 U.S.C. § 1905 — Regulations and administrative provisions
• 50 U.S.C. § 1906 — Annual report
• 50 U.S.C. § 1907 — Government Accountability Office audits
• 50 U.S.C. § 1908 — Definitions
• 50 U.S.C. § 1909 — Fiscal year 1992 funding
• 50 U.S.C. § 1910 — Funding
• 50 U.S.C. § 1911 — Additional annual authorization of appropriations
• 50 U.S.C. § 1912 — Funding for scholarship program for advanced English language studies by heritage community citizens
• 50 U.S.C. § 1913 — National Language Service Corps
• 50 U.S.C. § 1914 — Department of Defense program to protect United States students against foreign agents
• 50 U.S.C. § 2001 — Definitions relating to the system
• 50 U.S.C. § 2002 — Definitions relating to participants and annuitants
• 50 U.S.C. § 2011 — CIARDS system
• 50 U.S.C. § 2012 — Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund
• 50 U.S.C. § 2013 — Participants in CIARDS system
• 50 U.S.C. § 2014 — Annuitants
• 50 U.S.C. § 2021 — Contributions to fund
• 50 U.S.C. § 2031 — Computation of annuities
• 50 U.S.C. § 2032 — Annuities for former spouses
• 50 U.S.C. § 2033 — Election of survivor benefits for certain former spouses divorced as of November 15, 1982
• 50 U.S.C. § 2034 — Survivor annuity for certain other former spouses
• 50 U.S.C. § 2035 — Retirement annuity for certain former spouses
• 50 U.S.C. § 2036 — Survivor annuities for previous spouses
• 50 U.S.C. § 2051 — Retirement for disability or incapacity; medical examination; recovery
• 50 U.S.C. § 2052 — Death in service
• 50 U.S.C. § 2053 — Voluntary retirement
• 50 U.S.C. § 2054 — Discontinued service benefits
• 50 U.S.C. § 2055 — Mandatory retirement
• 50 U.S.C. § 2056 — Eligibility for annuity
• 50 U.S.C. § 2071 — Lump-sum payments
• 50 U.S.C. § 2081 — Computation of length of service
• 50 U.S.C. § 2082 — Prior service credit
• 50 U.S.C. § 2083 — Credit for service while on military leave
• 50 U.S.C. § 2091 — Estimate of appropriations needed
• 50 U.S.C. § 2092 — Investment of moneys in fund
• 50 U.S.C. § 2093 — Payment of benefits
• 50 U.S.C. § 2094 — Attachment of moneys
• 50 U.S.C. § 2095 — Recovery of payments
• 50 U.S.C. § 2111 — Recall
• 50 U.S.C. § 2112 — Reemployment
• 50 U.S.C. § 2113 — Reemployment compensation
• 50 U.S.C. § 2121 — Voluntary contributions
• 50 U.S.C. § 2131 — Cost-of-living adjustment of annuities
• 50 U.S.C. § 2141 — Authority to maintain existing areas of conformity between Civil Service and Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Systems
• 50 U.S.C. § 2142 — Thrift Savings Plan participation
• 50 U.S.C. § 2143 — Alternative forms of annuities
• 50 U.S.C. § 2144 — Payments from CIARDS fund for portions of certain Civil Service Retirement System annuities
• 50 U.S.C. § 2151 — Application of Federal Employees' Retirement System to Agency employees
• 50 U.S.C. § 2152 — Special rules relating to section 2013 criteria employees
• 50 U.S.C. § 2153 — Special rules for other employees for service abroad
• 50 U.S.C. § 2154 — Special rules for former spouses
• 50 U.S.C. § 2155 — Administrative provisions
• 50 U.S.C. § 2156 — Regulations
• 50 U.S.C. § 2157 — Transition regulations
• 50 U.S.C. § 2201 — Transfers of spoils of war
• 50 U.S.C. § 2202 — Prohibition on transfers to countries which support terrorism
• 50 U.S.C. § 2203 — Report on previous transfers
• 50 U.S.C. § 2204 — Definitions
• 50 U.S.C. § 2205 — Construction
• 50 U.S.C. § 2301 — Findings
• 50 U.S.C. § 2302 — Definitions
• 50 U.S.C. § 2311 — Response to threats of terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction
• 50 U.S.C. § 2312 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, §1034, Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3429
• 50 U.S.C. § 2313 — Nuclear, chemical, and biological emergency response
• 50 U.S.C. § 2314 — Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives response team
• 50 U.S.C. § 2315 — Testing of preparedness for emergencies involving nuclear, radiological, chemical, and biological weapons
• 50 U.S.C. § 2316 — Actions to increase civilian expertise
• 50 U.S.C. § 2317 — Rapid response information system
• 50 U.S.C. § 2331 — Procurement of detection equipment for United States border security
• 50 U.S.C. § 2332 — Sense of Congress concerning criminal penalties
• 50 U.S.C. § 2333 — International border security
• 50 U.S.C. § 2334 — Training program
• 50 U.S.C. § 2341 — Elimination of plutonium production
• 50 U.S.C. § 2342 — Cooperative program on research, development, and demonstration of technology regarding nuclear or radiological terrorism
• 50 U.S.C. § 2343 — Matters relating to the international materials protection, control, and accounting program of the Department of Energy
• 50 U.S.C. § 2344 — Strengthened international security for nuclear materials and security of nuclear operations
• 50 U.S.C. § 2345 — Export control programs
• 50 U.S.C. § 2351 — National coordinator on nonproliferation
• 50 U.S.C. § 2352 — National Security Council Committee on Nonproliferation
• 50 U.S.C. § 2353 — Comprehensive preparedness program
• 50 U.S.C. § 2354 — Termination
• 50 U.S.C. § 2357 — Findings
• 50 U.S.C. § 2357a — Definitions
• 50 U.S.C. § 2357b — Establishment of Committee on Nonproliferation Assistance
• 50 U.S.C. § 2357c — Purposes and authority
• 50 U.S.C. § 2357d — Administrative support
• 50 U.S.C. § 2357e — Confidentiality of information
• 50 U.S.C. § 2357f — Statutory construction
• 50 U.S.C. § 2357g — Reporting and consultation
• 50 U.S.C. § 2361 — Sense of Congress concerning contracting policy
• 50 U.S.C. § 2362 — Transfers of allocations among cooperative threat reduction programs
• 50 U.S.C. § 2363 — Sense of Congress concerning assistance to states of former Soviet Union
• 50 U.S.C. § 2364 — Purchase of low-enriched uranium derived from Russian highly enriched uranium
• 50 U.S.C. § 2365 — Sense of Congress concerning purchase, packaging, and transportation of fissile materials at risk of theft
• 50 U.S.C. § 2366 — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, §1065(c), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1943, and Pub. L. 112–277, title III, §310(a)(1), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2474
• 50 U.S.C. § 2367 — Reports on acquisition of technology relating to weapons of mass destruction and the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles
• 50 U.S.C. § 2368 — Annual reports on the proliferation of missiles and essential components of nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons
• 50 U.S.C. § 2369 — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, §1055(f), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2462, as amended by Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, §1075(d)(13), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4373
• 50 U.S.C. § 2370 — Notification of Committees on Armed Services with respect to certain nonproliferation and proliferation activities
• 50 U.S.C. § 2371 — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–113, div. M, title VII, §701(d), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2930
• 50 U.S.C. § 2401 — Establishment and mission