Title 50—War and National Defense

Chap.     Sec.

1.     Council of National Defense     1

2.     Board of Ordnance and Fortification [Repealed]     11

3.     Alien Enemies     21

4.     Espionage [Repealed or Transferred]     31

4A.     Photographing, Sketching, Mapping, etc., Defensive Installations [Repealed]     45

4B.     Disclosure of Classified Information [Repealed]     46

4C.     Atomic Weapons and Special Nuclear Materials Information Rewards     47a

5.     Arsenals, Armories, Arms, and War Material Generally     51

6.     Willful Destruction, etc., of War or National-Defense Material [Repealed]     101

7.     Interference With Homing Pigeons Owned by United States [Repealed]     111

8.     Explosives; Manufacture, Distribution, Storage, Use, and Possession Regulated [Repealed]     121

9.     Aircraft [Omitted, Repealed, or Transferred]     151

10.     Helium Gas     161

11.     Acquisition of and Expenditures on Land for National-Defense Purposes [Repealed, Omitted, or Transferred]     171

12.     Vessels in Territorial Waters of United States     191

13.     Insurrection     201

14.     Wartime Voting by Land and Naval Forces [Repealed]     301

15.     National Security     401

16.     Defense Industrial Reserves     451

17.     Arming American Vessels [Repealed]     481

18.     Air-Warning Screen     491

19.     Guided Missiles     501

20.     Wind Tunnels     511

21.     AbacaÿAE1 Production [Omitted]     541

22.     Uniform Code of Military Justice [Repealed or Omitted]     551

22A.     Representation of Armed Forces Personnel Before Foreign Judicial Tribunals [Repealed]     751

23.     Internal Security     781

24.     National Defense Facilities [Repealed]     881

25.     Armed Forces Reserve [Repealed or Omitted]     901

26.     Gifts for Defense Purposes [Repealed]     1151

27.     Reserve Officer Personnel Program [Repealed or Omitted]     1181

28.     Status of Armed Forces Personnel Appointed to Service Academies [Repealed]     1411

29.     National Defense Contracts     1431

30.     Federal Absentee Voting Assistance [Transferred]     1451

31.     Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations [Transferred to Chapter 53 of Title 42]     1501

32.     Chemical and Biological Warfare Program     1511

33.     War Powers Resolution     1541

34.     National Emergencies     1601

35.     International Emergency Economic Powers     1701

36.     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance     1801

37.     National Security Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants     1901

38.     Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability     2001

39.     Spoils of War     2201

40.     Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction     2301

41.     National Nuclear Security Administration     2401

Ratification of Japanese Treaty

     The Treaty of Peace with Japan, signed at San Francisco on Sept. 8, 1951, was ratified by the United States Senate on Mar. 20, 1952. For Resolution of Ratification, see Congressional Record, Vol. 98, No. 46, Thursday, Mar. 20, 1952, p. 2634. According to Proc. No. 2974, eff. Apr. 29, 1952, 17 F.R. 3813, 66 Stat. c31, terminating the national emergencies proclaimed on September 8, 1939, and May 27, 1941, and set out as a note preceding section 1 of the Appendix to this title, such treaty came into force on Apr. 28, 1952.

Title Referred to in Other Sections

     This title is referred to in title 49 section 40125.