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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "50 U.S.C. § 2311"
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description: "Response to threats of terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 50
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title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
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chapter_number: "40"
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chapter_name: "DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION"
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section: "2311"
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citation: "50 U.S.C. § 2311"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 50 U.S.C. § 2311 - Response to threats of terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction
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## Text
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(a) Enhanced response capability In light of the potential for terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction against the United States, the President shall take immediate action—
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(1) to enhance the capability of the Federal Government to prevent and respond to terrorist incidents involving weapons of mass destruction; and
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(2) to provide enhanced support to improve the capabilities of State and local emergency response agencies to prevent and respond to such incidents at both the national and the local level.
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(b) Report required Not later than January 31, 1997, the President shall transmit to Congress a report containing—
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(1) an assessment of the capabilities of the Federal Government to prevent and respond to terrorist incidents involving weapons of mass destruction and to support State and local prevention and response efforts;
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(2) requirements for improvements in those capabilities; and
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(3) the measures that should be taken to achieve such improvements, including additional resources and legislative authorities that would be required.
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(Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1411, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2717.)
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