Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 50


   

U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Chapter 40 - Notes
    Sec.                                                     
    2301.       Findings.                                             
    2302.       Definitions.                                          
                   SUBCHAPTER I - DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS.               
    2311.       Response to threats of terrorist use of weapons of
                 mass destruction.                                    
                  (a)  Enhanced response capability.                  
                  (b)  Report required.                               
    2312.       Emergency response assistance program.                
                  (a)  Program required.                              
                  (b)  Coordination.                                  
                  (c)  Eligible participants.                         
                  (d)  Involvement of other Federal agencies.         
                  (e)  Available assistance.                          
                  (f)  Limitations on Department of Defense assistance
                        to law enforcement agencies.                  
                  (g)  Administration of Department of Defense
                        assistance.                                   
                  (h)  Funding.                                       
    2313.       Nuclear, chemical, and biological emergency response. 
                  (a)  Department of Defense.                         
                  (b)  Department of Energy.                          
                  (c)  Funding.                                       
    2314.       Chemical-biological emergency response team.          
                  (a)  Department of Defense rapid response team.     
                  (b)  Addition to Federal response plan.             
    2315.       Testing of preparedness for emergencies involving
                 nuclear, radiological, chemical, and biological
                 weapons.                                             
                  (a)  Emergencies involving chemical or biological
                        weapons.                                      
                  (b)  Emergencies involving nuclear and radiological
                        weapons.                                      
                  (c)  Annual revisions of programs.                  
                  (d)  Options to transfer responsibility.            
                  (e)  Funding.                                       
    2316.       Actions to increase civilian expertise.               
                  (a)  to (c) Omitted.                                
                  (d)  Civilian expertise.                            
                  (e)  Reports.                                       
    2317.       Rapid response information system.                    
                  (a)  Inventory of rapid response assets.            
                  (b)  Master inventory.                              
                  (c)  Addition to Federal response plan.             
                  (d)  Database on chemical and biological materials. 
                  (e)  Access to inventory and database.              
      SUBCHAPTER II - INTERDICTION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND
                             RELATED MATERIALS
    2331.       Procurement of detection equipment for United States
                 border security.                                     
    2332.       Sense of Congress concerning criminal penalties.      
                  (a)  Sense of Congress concerning inadequacy of
                        sentencing guidelines.                        
                  (b)  Urging of revision to guidelines.              
    2333.       International border security.                        
                  (a)  Secretary of Defense responsibility.           
                  (b)  Funding.                                       
                  (c)  Assistance to states of former Soviet Union.   
        SUBCHAPTER III - CONTROL AND DISPOSITION OF WEAPONS OF MASS
      DESTRUCTION AND RELATED MATERIALS THREATENING THE UNITED STATES
    2341.       Elimination of plutonium production.                  
                  (a)  Replacement program.                           
                  (b)  Program requirements.                          
                  (c)  Submission of program plan to Congress.        
    2342.       Cooperative program on research, development, and
                 demonstration of technology regarding nuclear or
                 radiological terrorism.                              
                  (a)  Program required.                              
                  (b)  Program elements.                              
                  (c)  Consultation.                                  
                  (d)  Amount for activities.                         
    2343.       Matters relating to the international materials
                 protection, control, and accounting program of the
                 Department of Energy.                                
                  (a)  Radiological dispersal device materials
                        protection, control, and accounting.          
                  (b)  Revised focus for materials protection,
                        control, and accounting program of Russian
                        Federation.                                   
                  (c)  Amount for activities.                         
    2344.       Strengthened international security for nuclear
                 materials and security of nuclear operations.        
                  (a)  Report on options for international program to
                        strengthen security.                          
                  (b)  Joint programs with Russia on
                        proliferation-resistant nuclear energy
                        technologies.                                 
                  (c)  Assistance regarding hostile insiders.         
    2345.       Export control programs.                              
                  (a)  Authority to pursue options for strengthening
                        export control programs.                      
                  (b)  Amount for activities.                         
    SUBCHAPTER IV - COORDINATION OF POLICY AND COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST
               PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
    2351.       National coordinator on nonproliferation.             
                  (a)  Designation of position.                       
                  (b)  Duties.                                        
                  (c)  Allocation of funds.                           
    2352.       National Security Council Committee on
                 Nonproliferation.                                    
                  (a)  Establishment.                                 
                  (b)  Membership.                                    
                  (c)  Responsibilities.                              
    2353.       Comprehensive preparedness program.                   
                  (a)  Program required.                              
                  (b)  Content of program.                            
                  (c)  Report.                                        
    2354.       Termination.                                          
        SUBCHAPTER IV-A - NONPROLIFERATION ASSISTANCE COORDINATION    
    2357.       Findings.                                             
    2357a.      Definitions.                                          
                  (a)  Independent states of the former Soviet Union. 
                  (b)  Appropriate committees of Congress.            
    2357b.      Establishment of Committee on Nonproliferation
                 Assistance.                                          
                  (a)  In general.                                    
                  (b)  Membership.                                    
                  (c)  Level of representation.                       
                  (d)  Chair.                                         
    2357c.      Purposes and authority.                               
                  (a)  Purposes.                                      
                  (b)  Authority.                                     
    2357d.      Administrative support.                               
    2357e.      Confidentiality of information.                       
    2357f.      Statutory construction.                               
    2357g.      Reporting and consultation.                           
                  (a)  Presidential report.                           
                  (b)  Consultation.                                  
                       SUBCHAPTER V - MISCELLANEOUS                   
    2361.       Sense of Congress concerning contracting policy.      
    2362.       Transfers of allocations among cooperative threat
                 reduction programs.                                  
    2363.       Sense of Congress concerning assistance to states of
                 former Soviet Union.                                 
    2364.       Purchase of low-enriched uranium derived from Russian
                 highly enriched uranium.                             
                  (a)  Sense of Congress.                             
                  (b)  Actions by Secretary of State.                 
    2365.       Sense of Congress concerning purchase, packaging, and
                 transportation of fissile materials at risk of theft.
    2366.       Reports on acquisition of technology relating to
                 weapons of mass destruction and advanced conventional
                 munitions.                                           
                  (a)  Reports.                                       
                  (b)  Submittal dates.                               
                  (c)  Form of reports.                               
    2367.       Annual report on threat posed to United States by
                 weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and
                 cruise missiles.                                     
                  (a)  Annual report.                                 
                  (b)  Consultation.                                  
                  (c)  Matters to be included.                        
                  (d)  Classification.                                
    2368.       Annual reports on the proliferation of missiles and
                 essential components of nuclear, biological,
                 chemical, and radiological weapons.                  
                  (a)  Report.                                        
                  (b)  Matters to be included.                        
                  (c)  Content of report.                             
                  (d)  Exclusions.                                    
                  (e)  Classification of report.                      
                  (f)  Definitions.                                   
    2369.       Semiannual report on contributions of foreign persons
                 to weapons of mass destruction and delivery systems
                 efforts of countries of proliferation concern.       
                  (a)  Reports.                                       
                  (b)  Period of semiannual reports.                  
                  (c)  Form of reports.                               
                  (d)  Definitions.                                   
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