---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 U.S.C. § 3714"
title: "50"
title_heading: "War and National Defense"
number: "3714"
heading: "Use of funds for unspecified purposes or for increased amounts"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/50/3714"
units:
  - "Chapter 48 — Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction"
  - "Subchapter I — Program Authorities"
---

# §3714. Use of funds for unspecified purposes or for increased amounts

- (a) **Notice to Congress of intent to use funds for unspecified purposes—**
  - (1) **Report—** For any fiscal year for which [Cooperative Threat Reduction funds](/usc/50/3701.md?p=2) are specifically authorized in an Act other than an appropriations Act for specific purposes within the [Program](/usc/50/3701.md?p=3), the Secretary of Defense may obligate or expend such funds, or other funds otherwise made available for the [Program](/usc/50/3701.md?p=3) for that fiscal year, for purposes other than such specified purposes if—
    - (A) the Secretary determines that such obligation or expenditure is necessary in the national interests of the United States;
    - (B) the Secretary submits to the [congressional defense committees](/usc/50/3701.md?p=1)—
      - (i) notification of the intent of the Secretary to make such an obligation or expenditure of funds; and
      - (ii) a complete discussion of the purpose and justification for such obligation or expenditure, including the amount of funds to be obligated or expended; and
    - (C) a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the notification and discussion under [subparagraph (B)](#a-1-B).
  - (2) **Construction with other laws—** [Paragraph (1)](#a-1) may not be construed to authorize the obligation or expenditure of Cooperative Threat Reduction [Program](/usc/50/3701.md?p=3) funds for a purpose for which the obligation or expenditure of such funds is specifically prohibited under [section 3731 of this title](/usc/50/3731.md) or any other provision of law.
- (b) **Limited authority to vary individual amounts provided for any fiscal year for specified purposes—** For any fiscal year for which [Cooperative Threat Reduction funds](/usc/50/3701.md?p=2) are specifically authorized in an Act other than an appropriations Act for specific purposes within the [Program](/usc/50/3701.md?p=3), the Secretary may obligate or expend such funds, or other funds otherwise made available for the [Program](/usc/50/3701.md?p=3) for that fiscal year, in excess of the specific amount so authorized for that purpose if—
  - (1) the Secretary determines that such obligation or expenditure is necessary in the national interests of the United States;
  - (2) the Secretary submits to the [congressional defense committees](/usc/50/3701.md?p=1)—
    - (A) notification of the intent of the Secretary to make such an obligation or expenditure of funds in excess of such authorized amount; and
    - (B) a complete discussion of the justification for exceeding such specified amounts, including the amount by which the Secretary will exceed such specified amounts; and
  - (3) a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the notification and discussion under [paragraph (2)](#b-2).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XIII, § 1324, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3599; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XIII, § 1302(b)(4), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2566; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XIII, § 1302(b)(2), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1705.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2017—Subsecs. (a)(1)(C), (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–91 substituted “15 days” for “45 days”.

2016—Subsecs. (a)(1)(C), (b)(3). Pub. L. 114–328 substituted “45 days” for “15 days”.