50 U.S.C. § 2370
Notification of Committees on Armed Services with respect to certain nonproliferation and proliferation activities
United States · Title 50 — WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE · Status: effective
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- 50 U.S.C. § 2370, Notification of Committees on Armed Services with respect to certain nonproliferation and proliferation activities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/492134
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The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall keep the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives informed with respect to—
The Director of National Intelligence shall keep the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives fully and currently informed with respect to any activities of foreign nations that are significant with respect to the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons or the means of delivery of such weapons.
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “fully and currently informed” means the transmittal of credible information with respect to an activity described in such paragraph not later than 60 days after becoming aware of the activity.
Legislative history
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- Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009