Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73not60
§3611 Cryptologic Research Grant Program
Title 50 › Chapter 47— NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY › § 3611
Summary
NSA's Director may give grants to private people and groups for cryptologic research only if each grant clearly supports national security. The program must follow chapter 63 of title 31 as consistent with section 3605, and grants can only be made in years when money is appropriated.
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Title 50, §3611
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(a)The Director of the National Security Agency may make grants to private individuals and institutions for the conduct of cryptologic research. An application for a grant under this section may not be approved unless the Director determines that the award of the grant would be clearly consistent with the national security.
(b)The grant program established by subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 63 of title 31 to the extent that such chapter is consistent with and in accordance with section 3605 of this title.
(c)The authority of the Director to make grants under this section is effective for any fiscal year only to the extent that appropriated funds are available for such purpose.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified in a note under section 402 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section. In subsec. (b), “chapter 63 of title 31” substituted for “the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 (41 U.S.C. 501 et seq.)” and “such chapter” substituted for “such Act” on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 806 of Pub. L. 97–89, set out as a note under section 1621 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
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Citation
50 U.S.C. § 3611
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60