---
kind: "unit"
title: "50"
title_heading: "War and National Defense"
key: "ch40/schI"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter I"
heading: "Domestic Preparedness"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/50/ch40-schI"
sections_count: 7
---

# Subchapter I — Domestic Preparedness

Title 50 — War and National Defense › Chapter 40 — Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction

## Sections

- [§2311. Response to threats of terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction](/usc/50/2311.md)
- [§2312. Repealed.](/usc/50/2312.md)
- [§2313. Nuclear, chemical, and biological emergency response](/usc/50/2313.md)
- [§2314. Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives response team](/usc/50/2314.md)
- [§2315. Testing of preparedness for emergencies involving nuclear, radiological, chemical, and biological weapons](/usc/50/2315.md)
- [§2316. Actions to increase civilian expertise](/usc/50/2316.md)
- [§2317. Rapid response information system](/usc/50/2317.md)