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CHAPTER 40⁠—DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION — Front Matter

Chap.Sec.
2301.Findings.
2302.Definitions.
2311.Response to threats of terrorist use of weapons 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Repealed.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 involving nuclear, radiological, chemical, and biological weapons.
2316.Actions to increase civilian expertise.
2317.Rapid response information system.
2331.Procurement of detection equipment for United States border security.
2332.Sense of Congress concerning criminal penalties.
2333.International border security.
2334.Training program.
2341.Elimination of plutonium production.
2342.Cooperative program on research, development, and demonstration of technology regarding nuclear or radiological terrorism.
2343.Matters relating to the international materials protection, control, and accounting program of the Department of Energy.
2344.Strengthened international security for nuclear materials and security of nuclear operations.
2345.Export control programs.
2351.National coordinator on nonproliferation.
2352.National Security Council Committee on Nonproliferation.
2353.Comprehensive preparedness program.
2354.Termination.
2357.Findings.
2357a.Definitions.
2357b.Establishment of Committee on Nonproliferation Assistance.
2357c.Purposes and authority.
2357d.Administrative support.
2357e.Confidentiality of information.
2357f.Statutory construction.
2357g.Reporting and consultation.
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.
2365.Sense of Congress concerning purchase, packaging, and transportation of fissile materials at risk of theft.
2366.Repealed.
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.
2368.Annual reports on the proliferation of missiles and essential components of nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons.
2369.Repealed.
2370.Notification of Committees on Armed Services with respect to certain nonproliferation and proliferation activities.
2371.Repealed.