Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73
§1526 Effective use of resources for nonproliferation programs
Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 32— - CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM › § 1526
Summary
The U.S. government must not give help to anyone who researches, designs, tests, or evaluates chemical or biological weapons meant to be used to attack others. The only exception is work done under Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.).
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Title 50, §1526
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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), no assistance may be provided by the United States Government to any person who is involved in the research, development, design, testing, or evaluation of chemical or biological weapons for offensive purposes.
(b)The prohibition contained in subsection (a) shall not apply to any activity conducted pursuant to title V of the National Security Act of 1947 [50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.].
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The National Security Act of 1947, referred to in subsec. (b), is act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495, which was formerly classified principally to chapter 15 (§ 401 et seq.) of this title, prior to editorial reclassification in chapter 44 (§ 3001 et seq.) of this title. Title V of the Act is now classified generally to subchapter III (§ 3091 et seq.) of chapter 44 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Arms Control and Nonproliferation Act of 1999, and also as part of the Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Security Assistance Act of 1999, and the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years, 2000 and 2001, and not as part of Pub. L. 91–121, title IV, § 409, Nov. 19, 1969, 83 Stat. 209, which comprises this chapter.
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50 U.S.C. § 1526
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73