50 USC § 2331 - Procurement of detection equipment for United States border security
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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s2331"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "50 USC § 2331 - Procurement of detection equipment for United States border security"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "2331"
section_name: "Procurement of detection equipment for United States border security"
chapter_number: 40
chapter_name: "DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "INTERDICTION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND RELATED MATERIALS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1421, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2725.)"
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# 1 Procurement of detection equipment for United States border security
See References in Text note below.
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301,[^1] $15,000,000 is available for the procurement of—
**(1)** equipment capable of detecting the movement of weapons of mass destruction and related materials into the United States;
**(2)** equipment capable of interdicting the movement of weapons of mass destruction and related materials into the United States; and
**(3)** materials and technologies related to use of equipment described in paragraph (1) or (2).
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1421, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2725.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
Section 301, referred to in text, is , div. A, title III, , , which is not classified to the Code.