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§3174 Laws subject to stay

Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 44— - NATIONAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES › § 3174

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Summary

The President may delay U.S. sanctions or other actions that would otherwise have to be imposed to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, or advanced conventional weapons. This power covers several laws from 1991–1995, including the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991, the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994, the Iran–Iraq Arms Nonproliferation Act of 1992, certain missile nonproliferation and foreign‑operations provisions, and similar rules.

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Title 50, §3174

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The President may use the authority of section 3171 and 3172 of this title to stay the imposition of an economic, cultural, diplomatic, or other sanction or related action by the United States Government related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, or advanced conventional weapons otherwise required to be imposed by the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (title III of Public Law 102–182) [22 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.]; the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994 (title VIII of Public Law 103–236); title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510) (relating to the nonproliferation of missile technology); the Iran-Iraq Arms Nonproliferation Act of 1992 (title XVI of Public Law 102–484); section 573 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103–87); section 563 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–306); and comparable provisions.

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The Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991, referred to in text, is title III of Pub. L. 102–182, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1245, which is classified principally to chapter 65 (§ 5601 et seq.) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 5601 of Title 22 and Tables. The Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994, referred to in text, is title VIII of Pub. L. 103–236, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 507. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 6301 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and Tables. Title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, referred to in text, is title XVII of div. A of Pub. L. 101–510, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1750, which enacted former section 4612 of this title and sections 2797 to 2797c of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, amended former section 4605 of this title, and enacted provisions formerly set out as notes under former section 4602 of this title and section 2797 of Title 22. For complete classification of title XVII to the Code, see Tables. The Iran-Iraq Arms Nonproliferation Act of 1992, referred to in text, is title XVI of div. A of Pub. L. 102–484, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2571, which is set out as a note under section 1701 of this title. section 573 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1994, referred to in text, probably means section 573 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1994, Pub. L. 103–87, title V, Sept. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 972, which is not classified to the Code. section 563 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1995, referred to in text, probably means section 563 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1995, Pub. L. 103–306, title V, Aug. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 1649, which is not classified to the Code. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 441c of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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50 U.S.C. § 3174

Title 50War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73