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§3701 Definitions

Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 48— - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION › § 3701

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Defines three key terms used in the chapter. Congressional defense committees are the defense-related congressional committees named in another federal law. Cooperative Threat Reduction funds are the money provided for the Program by an appropriation or otherwise made available. Program means the Department of Defense’s Cooperative Threat Reduction Program.

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Title 50, §3701

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In this chapter:
(1)The term “congressional defense committees” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10.
(2)The term “Cooperative Threat Reduction funds” means funds appropriated pursuant to an authorization of appropriations for the Program, or otherwise made available to the Program.
(3)The term “Program” means the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program of the Department of Defense established under section 3711 of this title.

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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle B (§§ 1311–1352) of title XIII of div. A of Pub. L. 113–291, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3595, known as the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of subtitle B to the Code, see

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Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XIII, § 1311, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3595, provided that: “This subtitle [subtitle B (§§ 1311–1352) of title XIII of div. A of Pub. L. 113–291, enacting this chapter, repealing section 5902, 5921, 5952, 5953, 5955, 5957, 5959 to 5961, and 5962 to 5965 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, amending provisions set out as notes under section 2551, 5952, and 5955 of Title 22, and repealing provisions set out as notes under section 2362 of this title and section 5952 of Title 22] may be cited as the ‘Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act’.”

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50 U.S.C. § 3701

Title 50War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73