Federal

Title 50 — War and National Defense

1,360 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 191b — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–70, title III, § 3303(a)(5) , Sept. 27, 1979 , 93 Stat. 499
• § 191c — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 192 — Transferred
• § 193 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21 , 62 Stat. 862
• § 194 — Transferred
• § 195 — Definitions
• § 196 to 198 — Transferred
• § 2 — Advisory commission
• § 2001 — Definitions relating to the system
• § 2002 — Definitions relating to participants and annuitants
• § 201 to 204 — Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53 , 70A Stat. 641
• § 2011 — CIARDS system
• § 2012 — Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund
• § 2013 — Participants in CIARDS system
• § 2014 — Annuitants
• § 2021 — Contributions to fund
• § 2031 — Computation of annuities
• § 2032 — Annuities for former spouses
• § 2033 — Election of survivor benefits for certain former spouses divorced as of November 15, 1982
• § 2034 — Survivor annuity for certain other former spouses
• § 2035 — Retirement annuity for certain former spouses
• § 2036 — Survivor annuities for previous spouses
• § 205 — Suspension of commercial intercourse with State in insurrection
• § 2051 — Retirement for disability or incapacity; medical examination; recovery
• § 2052 — Death in service
• § 2053 — Voluntary retirement
• § 2054 — Discontinued service benefits
• § 2055 — Mandatory retirement
• § 2056 — Eligibility for annuity
• § 206 — Suspension of commercial intercourse with part of State in insurrection
• § 207 — Persons affected by suspension of commercial intercourse
• § 2071 — Lump-sum payments
• § 208 — Licensing or permitting commercial intercourse with State or region in insurrection
• § 2081 — Computation of length of service
• § 2082 — Prior service credit
• § 2083 — Credit for service while on military leave
• § 209 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 632
• § 2091 — Estimate of appropriations needed
• § 2092 — Investment of moneys in fund
• § 2093 — Payment of benefits
• § 2094 — Attachment of moneys
• § 2095 — Recovery of payments
• § 21 — Restraint, regulation, and removal
• § 210 — Penalties for unauthorized trading, etc.; jurisdiction of prosecutions
• § 211 — Investigations to detect and prevent frauds and abuses
• § 2111 — Recall
• § 2112 — Reemployment
• § 2113 — Reemployment compensation
• § 212 — Confiscation of property employed to aid insurrection
• § 2121 — Voluntary contributions
• § 213 — Jurisdiction of confiscation proceedings
• § 2131 — Cost-of-living adjustment of annuities
• § 214 — Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53 , 70A Stat. 641
• § 2141 — Authority to maintain existing areas of conformity between Civil Service and Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Systems
• § 2142 — Thrift Savings Plan participation
• § 2143 — Alternative forms of annuities
• § 2144 — Payments from CIARDS fund for portions of certain Civil Service Retirement System annuities
• § 215 — Institution of confiscation proceedings
• § 2151 — Application of Federal Employees’ Retirement System to Agency employees
• § 2152 — Special rules relating to section 2013 criteria employees
• § 2153 — Special rules for other employees for service abroad
• § 2154 — Special rules for former spouses
• § 2155 — Administrative provisions
• § 2156 — Regulations
• § 2157 — Transition regulations
• § 216 — Preventing transportation of goods to aid insurrection
• § 217 — Trading in captured or abandoned property
• § 218 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 632
• § 219 — Removal of customhouse and detention of vessels thereat
• § 22 — Time allowed to settle affairs and depart
• § 220 — Enforcement of section 219
• § 2201 — Transfers of spoils of war
• § 2202 — Prohibition on transfers to countries which support terrorism
• § 2203 — Report on previous transfers
• § 2204 — Definitions
• § 2205 — Construction
• § 221 — Closing ports of entry; forfeiture of vessels seeking to enter closed port
• § 222 — Transferred
• § 223 — Forfeiture of vessels owned by citizens of insurrectionary States
• § 224 — Refusing clearance to vessels with suspected cargoes; forfeiture for departing without clearance
• § 225 — Bond to deliver cargo at destination named in clearance
• § 226 — Protection of liens on condemned vessels
• § 23 — Jurisdiction of United States courts and judges
• § 2301 — Findings
• § 2302 — Definitions
• § 2311 — Response to threats of terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction
• § 2312 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1034 , Jan. 6, 2006 , 119 Stat. 3429
• § 2313 — Nuclear, chemical, and biological emergency response
• § 2314 — Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives response team
• § 2315 — Testing of preparedness for emergencies involving nuclear, radiological, chemical, and biological weapons
• § 2316 — Actions to increase civilian expertise
• § 2317 — Rapid response information system
• § 2331 — Procurement of detection equipment for United States border security
• § 2332 — Sense of Congress concerning criminal penalties
• § 2333 — International border security
• § 2334 — Training program
• § 2341 — Elimination of plutonium production
• § 2342 — Cooperative program on research, development, and demonstration of technology regarding nuclear or radiological terrorism
• § 2343 — Matters relating to the international materials protection, control, and accounting program of the Department of Energy
• § 2344 — Strengthened international security for nuclear materials and security of nuclear operations
• § 2345 — Export control programs
• § 2351 — National coordinator on nonproliferation
• § 2352 — National Security Council Committee on Nonproliferation
• § 2353 — Comprehensive preparedness program
• § 2354 — Termination
• § 2357 — Findings
• § 2357a — Definitions
• § 2357b — Establishment of Committee on Nonproliferation Assistance
• § 2357c — Purposes and authority
• § 2357d — Administrative support
• § 2357e — Confidentiality of information
• § 2357f — Statutory construction
• § 2357g — Reporting and consultation
• § 2361 — Sense of Congress concerning contracting policy
• § 2362 — Transfers of allocations among cooperative threat reduction programs
• § 2363 — Sense of Congress concerning assistance to states of former Soviet Union
• § 2364 — Purchase of low-enriched uranium derived from Russian highly enriched uranium
• § 2365 — Sense of Congress concerning purchase, packaging, and transportation of fissile materials at risk of theft
• § 2366 — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1065(c) , Jan. 2, 2013 , 126 Stat. 1943 , and Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 310(a)(1) , Jan. 14, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2474
• § 2367 — Reports on acquisition of technology relating to weapons of mass destruction and the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles
• § 2368 — Annual reports on the proliferation of missiles and essential components of nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons
• § 2369 — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1055(f) , Oct. 28, 2009 , 123 Stat. 2462 , as amended by Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(d)(13) , Jan. 7, 2011 , 124 Stat. 4373
• § 2370 — Notification of Committees on Armed Services with respect to certain nonproliferation and proliferation activities
• § 2371 — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–113, div. M, title VII, § 701(d) , Dec. 18, 2015 , 129 Stat. 2930
• § 24 — Duties of marshals
• § 2401 — Establishment and mission
• § 2402 — Administrator for Nuclear Security
• § 2403 — Principal Deputy Administrator for Nuclear Security
• § 2404 — Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs
• § 2405 — Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
• § 2406 — Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors
• § 2407 — General Counsel
• § 2408 — Staff of Administration
• § 2409 — Scope of authority of Secretary of Energy to modify organization of Administration
• § 2410 — Status of Administration and contractor personnel within Department of Energy
• § 2411 — Director for Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation
• § 2412 — Cybersecurity Risk Inventory, Assessment, and Mitigation Working Group
• § 2421 — Protection of national security information
• § 2422 — Office of Defense Nuclear Security
• § 2423 — Counterintelligence programs
• § 2424 — Procedures relating to access by individuals to classified areas and information of Administration
• § 2425 — Government access to information on Administration computers
• § 2426 — Congressional oversight of special access programs
• § 2441 — Authority to establish certain contracting, program management, scientific, engineering, and technical positions
• § 2441a — Authorized personnel levels of the Office of the Administrator
• § 2442 — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3132(c)(1)(A) , Jan. 2, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2186
• § 2443 — Notification of employee practices affecting national security
• § 2444 — Nonproliferation and national security scholarship and fellowship program
• § 2445 — Limitation on bonuses for employees who engage in improper program management
• § 2446 — Treatment of contractors who engage in improper program management
• § 2451 — Separate treatment in budget
• § 2452 — Planning, programming, and budgeting process
• § 2453 — Future-years nuclear security program
• § 2454 — Semiannual financial reports on defense nuclear nonproliferation programs
• § 2455 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXI, § 3132(a) , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 1958
• § 2455a — National Nuclear Security Administration authority for urgent nonproliferation activities
• § 2461 — Environmental protection, safety, and health requirements
• § 2462 — Compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation
• § 2463 — Sharing of technology with Department of Defense
• § 2464 — Use of capabilities of national security laboratories by entities outside the Administration
• § 2465 — Enhancing private-sector employment through cooperative research and development activities
• § 2466 — Use of funds for the purchase of options to purchase real property
• § 2471 — Definitions
• § 2481 — Functions transferred
• § 2482, 2483 — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3132(c)(1)(B) , (C), Jan. 2, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2186 , 2187
• § 2484 — Applicability of preexisting laws and regulations
• § 2501 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1458
• § 2511 to 2513 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1458
• § 2514 — Transferred
• § 2515 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(2) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1458
• § 2521 to 2523 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1458
• § 2523a — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3133(c)(1) , Jan. 2, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2192
• § 2523b — Transferred
• § 2523c — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(3) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1458
• § 2524 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1458
• § 2524a — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–84, div. C, title XXXI, § 3113(a)(1) , Oct. 28, 2009 , 123 Stat. 2704
• § 2525 to 2527 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1458
• § 2528 — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3133(e)(1)(A) , (2), Jan. 2, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2192 , 2193
• § 2528a — Repealed. Pub. L. 110–181, div. C, title XXXI, § 3112(a) , Jan. 28, 2008 , 122 Stat. 577
• § 2529, 2530 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1458
• § 2531 — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(d)(3) , Jan. 2, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2181
• § 2532, 2533 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1458
• § 2534 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(c)(8)(A) , Dec. 26, 2013 , 127 Stat. 1075
• § 2535 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. C, title XXXI, § 3132(a)(1)(A)(i) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 3060
• § 2536 — Repealed. Pub. L. 118–159, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(c)(5) , Dec. 23, 2024 , 138 Stat. 2295
• § 2537 to 2538f — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1458
• § 2541, 2542 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1458
• § 2543 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(c)(11)(B) , Dec. 26, 2013 , 127 Stat. 1075
• § 2544 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1458
• § 2545 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. C, title XXXI, § 3132(a)(1)(A)(ii) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 3060
• § 2561 — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–84, div. C, title XXXI, § 3117(a) , Oct. 28, 2009 , 123 Stat. 2709
• § 2562 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(d)(1)(A) , Dec. 26, 2013 , 127 Stat. 1075
• § 2563 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXI, § 3133(a)(1) , Dec. 12, 2017 , 131 Stat. 1896
• § 2564 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(d)(2)(A) , Dec. 26, 2013 , 127 Stat. 1075
• § 2565 to 2567 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1458
• § 2568 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. C, title XXXI, § 3132(b)(1) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 3060
• § 2569 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1458
• § 2570, 2571 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. C, title XXXI, § 3132(b)(2) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 3060
• § 2572, 2573 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1458
• § 2574 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. C, title XXXI, § 3132(b)(3) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 3060