10 USC § 145 - Principal Advisor on Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction

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title: "10 USC § 145 - Principal Advisor on Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "145"
section_name: "Principal Advisor on Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title X, § 1082(a)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1987.)"
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# § 145. Principal Advisor on Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction

The Secretary of Defense may designate, from among the personnel of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, a Principal Advisor on Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction. Such Principal Advisor shall coordinate the activities of the Department of Defense relating to countering weapons of mass destruction. The individual designated to serve as such Principal Advisor shall be an individual who was appointed to the position held by the individual by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title X, § 1082(a)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1987.)