---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 U.S.C. § 3204"
title: "50"
title_heading: "War and National Defense"
number: "3204"
heading: "Regulations"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/50/3204"
units:
  - "Chapter 44 — National Security"
  - "Subchapter VIII — Education in Support of National Intelligence"
  - "Part B — Foreign Languages Program"
---

# §3204. Regulations

- (a) **In general—** The Secretary of Defense and the Director of [National Intelligence](/usc/50/3003.md?p=5) shall jointly prescribe regulations to carry out the Foreign Languages Program.
- (b) **Elements of the intelligence community—** The head of each [covered element of the intelligence community](/usc/50/3205.md?p=1) shall prescribe regulations to carry out sections [3202](/usc/50/3202.md) and [3203](/usc/50/3203.md) of this title with respect to that element including the following:
  - (1) Procedures to be utilized for the acceptance of voluntary services under [section 3203 of this title](/usc/50/3203.md).
  - (2) Procedures and requirements relating to the installation of equipment under [section 3203(f) of this title](/usc/50/3203.md?p=f).

## Source credit

(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title X, § 1014, as added Pub. L. 108–487, title VI, § 612(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3958.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 441j–3 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.