§2334 — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary of Defense can join the FBI Director in a joint training program. The program is meant to strengthen U.S. efforts to stop organized crime groups from getting or spreading weapons of mass destruction in Eastern Europe, the Baltic countries, the states of the former Soviet Union, and any other countries the Secretary says face a significant threat.

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.

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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”.

§2334 Training Program

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Title 50, §2334

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