Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73
§2334 Training program
Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 40— - DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - INTERDICTION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND RELATED MATERIALS › § 2334
Summary
Secretary of Defense may join an FBI training program to stop organized crime from getting WMDs in Eastern Europe, former Soviet areas, and other countries the Secretary names.
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Title 50, §2334
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The Secretary of Defense may participate in a training program carried out jointly by the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in order to expand and improve United States efforts to deter the possible proliferation and acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by organized crime organizations in Eastern Europe, the Baltic countries, states of the former Soviet Union, and in other countries in which, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, there exists a significant threat of such proliferation and acquisition.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995, and not as part of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
2004—Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “The Secretary of Defense may participate in a” for “The training program referred to in paragraph (1)(B) is a”, inserted “of” after “acquisition”, struck out “and” after “countries,”, and inserted before period at end “, and in other countries in which, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, there exists a significant threat of such proliferation and acquisition”.
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50 U.S.C. § 2334
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73