WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

The law › Title 50, War and National Defense › Chapter 44

50 U.S.C. 3001: Short title

1 new law this Congress changed it.

14 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 6 U.S.C. 121, 10 U.S.C. 130f, 10 U.S.C. 395, 10 U.S.C. 396, 10 U.S.C. 6101.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Central Intelligence Agency (2), Office of the Director of National Intelligence (1).

This Congress

  • S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (14), (a), (b)

How it got here

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.