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50 U.S.C. § 2301 — Notification of Committees on Armed Services with respect to certain nonproliferation and proliferation activities

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50 U.S.C. § 2301 — Notification of Committees on Armed Services with respect to certain nonproliferation and proliferation activities

**(a) Notification with respect to nonproliferation activities** The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall keep the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives informed with respect to— (1) any activities undertaken by any such Secretary or the Commission to carry out the purposes and policies of the Secretaries and the Commission with respect to nonproliferation programs; and (2) any other activities undertaken by any such Secretary or the Commission to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons or the means of delivery of such weapons. **(b) Notification with respect to proliferation activities in foreign nations** (1) **In general** — The Director of National Intelligence shall keep the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives fully and currently informed with respect to any activities of foreign nations that are significant with respect to the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons or the means of delivery of such weapons. (2) **Fully and currently informed defined** — For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “fully and currently informed” means the transmittal of credible information with respect to an activity described in such paragraph not later than 60 days after becoming aware of the activity.

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31 U.S.C. § 1105 — Budget contents and submission to Congress

**(a)** On or after the first Monday in January but not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the President shall submit a budget of the United States Government for the following fiscal year. Each budget shall include a budget message and summary and supporting information. The President shall include in each budget the following: (1) information on activities and functions of the Government. (2) when practicable, information on costs and achievements of Government programs. (3) other desirable classifications of information. (4) a reconciliation of the summary information on expenditures with proposed appropriations. (5) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations the President decides are necessary to support the Government in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that year. (6) estimated receipts of the Government in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that year under— (A) laws in effect when the budget is submitted; and (B) proposals in the budget to increase revenues. (7) appropriations, expenditures, and receipts of the Government in the prior fiscal year. (8) estimated expenditures and receipts, and appropriations and proposed appropriations, of the Government for the current fiscal year. (9) balanced statements of the— (A) condition of the Treasury at the end of the prior fiscal year; (B) estimated condition of the Treasury at the end of the current fiscal year; and (C) estimated condition of the Treasury at the end of the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted if financial proposals in the budget are adopted. (10) essential information about the debt of the Government.

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50 U.S.C. § 2311 — Findings

Congress makes the following findings: (1) Weapons of mass destruction and related materials and technologies are increasingly available from worldwide sources. Technical information relating to such weapons is readily available on the Internet, and raw materials for chemical, biological, and radiological weapons are widely available for legitimate commercial purposes. (2) The former Soviet Union produced and maintained a vast array of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons of mass destruction. (3) Many of the states of the former Soviet Union retain the facilities, materials, and technologies capable of producing additional quantities of weapons of mass destruction. (4) The disintegration of the former Soviet Union was accompanied by disruptions of command and control systems, deficiencies in accountability for weapons, weapons-related materials and technologies, economic hardships, and significant gaps in border control among the states of the former Soviet Union. The problems of organized crime and corruption in the states of the former Soviet Union increase the potential for proliferation of nuclear, radiological, biological, and chemical weapons and related materials. (5) The conditions described in paragraph (4) have substantially increased the ability of potentially hostile nations, terrorist groups, and individuals to acquire weapons of mass destruction and related materials and technologies from within the states of the former Soviet Union and from unemployed scientists who worked on those programs. (6) As a result of such conditions, the capability of potentially hostile nations and terrorist groups to acquire nuclear, radiological, biological, and chemical weapons is greater than at any time in history. (7) The President has identified North Korea,

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50 U.S.C. § 2312 — Definitions

In this chapter: (1) The term “weapon of mass destruction” means any weapon or device that is intended, or has the capability, to cause death or serious bodily injury to a significant number of people through the release, dissemination, or impact of— (A) toxic or poisonous chemicals or their precursors; (B) a disease organism; or (C) radiation or radioactivity. (2) The term “independent states of the former Soviet Union” has the meaning given that term in [section 5801 of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section5801&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) The term “highly enriched uranium” means uranium enriched to 20 percent or more in the isotope U–235.

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50 U.S.C. § 2357 — Comprehensive preparedness program

**(a) Program required** The President, acting through the Committee on Nonproliferation established under [section 2352 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2352&num=0&edition=prelim), shall develop a comprehensive program for carrying out this chapter. **(b) Content of program** The program set forth in the report shall include specific plans as follows: (1) Plans for countering proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related materials and technologies. (2) Plans for training and equipping Federal, State, and local officials for managing a crisis involving a use or threatened use of a weapon of mass destruction, including the consequences of the use of such a weapon. (3) Plans for providing for regular sharing of information among intelligence, law enforcement, and customs agencies. (4) Plans for training and equipping law enforcement units, customs services, and border security personnel to counter the smuggling of weapons of mass destruction and related materials and technologies. (5) Plans for establishing appropriate centers for analyzing seized nuclear, radiological, biological, and chemical weapons, and related materials and technologies. (6) Plans for establishing in the United States appropriate legal controls and authorities relating to the exporting of nuclear, radiological, biological, and chemical weapons, and related materials and technologies. (7) Plans for encouraging and assisting governments of foreign countries to implement and enforce laws that set forth appropriate penalties for offenses regarding the smuggling of weapons of mass destruction and related materials and technologies. (8) Plans for building the confidence of the United States and Russia in each other’s controls ove

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50 U.S.C. § 2357b — Findings

Congress finds that— (1) United States nonproliferation efforts in the independent states of the former Soviet Union have achieved important results in ensuring that weapons of mass destruction, weapons-usable material and technology, and weapons-related knowledge remain beyond the reach of terrorists and weapons-proliferating states; (2) although these efforts are in the United States national security interest, the effectiveness of these efforts has suffered from a lack of coordination within and among United States Government agencies; (3) increased spending and investment by the United States private sector on nonproliferation efforts in the independent states of the former Soviet Union, specifically, spending and investment by the United States private sector in job creation initiatives and proposals for unemployed Russian Federation weapons scientists and technicians, are making an important contribution in ensuring that knowledge related to weapons of mass destruction remains beyond the reach of terrorists and weapons-proliferating states; and (4) increased spending and investment by the United States private sector on nonproliferation efforts in the independent states of the former Soviet Union make advisable the establishment of a coordinating body to ensure that United States public and private efforts are not in conflict, and to ensure that public spending on efforts by the independent states of the former Soviet Union is maximized to ensure efficiency and further United States national security interests.

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50 U.S.C. § 3063 — National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center

**(a) Establishment** (1) The President shall establish a National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, taking into account all appropriate government tools to— (A) prevent and halt the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials and technologies; and (B) lead integration and mission management of all intelligence activities pertaining to biosecurity and foreign biological threats. (2) The head of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center shall be the Director of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence. (3) The National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center shall be located within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. (4) The Director of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center shall serve as the principal coordinator for the intelligence community, and as the principal advisor to the Director of National Intelligence, with respect to counterproliferation, biosecurity, and foreign biological threats. **(b) Missions and objectives** (1) **Counterproliferation** — In establishing the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, the President shall address the following missions and objectives to prevent and halt the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials and technologies: (A) Establishing a primary organization within the United States Government for integrating all intelligence possessed or acquired by the United States pertaining to proliferation. (B) Ensuring that appropriate agencies have full access to and receive all-source intelligence support needed to execute their counterproliferation plans or act

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6 U.S.C. § 452 — Review and report by Comptroller General

**(a) Requirements** Not later than March 31, 2004, the Comptroller General shall— (1) complete a review of the extent to which procurements of property and services have been made in accordance with this part; and (2) submit a report on the results of the review to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives. **(b) Content of report** The report under subsection (a)(2) shall include the following matters: (1) **Assessment** — The Comptroller General’s assessment of— (A) the extent to which property and services procured in accordance with this subchapter have contributed to the capacity of the workforce of Federal Government employees within each executive agency to carry out the mission of the executive agency; and (B) the extent to which Federal Government employees have been trained on the use of technology. (2) **Recommendations** — Any recommendations of the Comptroller General resulting from the assessment described in paragraph (1). **(c) Consultation** In preparing for the review under subsection (a)(1), the Comptroller shall consult with the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives on the specific issues and topics to be reviewed. The extent of coverage needed in areas such as technology integration, employee training, and human capital management, as well as the data requirements of the study, shall be included as part of the consultation.

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50 U.S.C. § 2301 — Findings

Page 372 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 2205 (Pub. L. 103–236, title V, § 555, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 482.) § 2205. Construction Nothing in this chapter shall apply to— (1) the abandonment or failure to take pos- session of spoils of war by troops in the field for valid military reasons related to the con- duct of the immediate conflict, including the burden of transporting such property or a deci- sion to allow allied forces to take immediate possession of certain property solely for use during an ongoing conflict; (2) the abandonment or return of any prop- erty obtained, borrowed, or requisitioned for temporary use during military operations without intent to retain possession of such property; (3) the destruction of spoils of war by troops in the field; (4) the return of spoils of war to previous owners from whom such property had been seized by enemy forces; or (5) minor articles of personal property which have lawfully become the property of indi- vidual members of the armed forces as war trophies pursuant to public written authoriza- tion from the Department of Defense. (Pub. L. 103–236, title V, § 556, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 483.) CHAPTER 40—DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION Sec. 2301. Findings. 2302. Definitions. SUBCHAPTER I—DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 2311. Response to threats of terrorist use of weap- ons of mass destruction. 2312. Repealed. 2313. Nuclear, chemical, and biological emergency response. 2314. Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives response team. 2315. Testing of preparedness for emergencies in- volving nuclear, radiological, chemical, and biological weapons. 2316. Actions to increase civilian expertise. 2317. Rapid response information system. SUBCHAPTER I

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