{"data":{"id":"us/50-u.s.c.-2357a","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 U.S.C. § 2357a","heading":"Definitions","body":"(a) Independent states of the former Soviet UnionIn this subchapter, the term “independent states of the former Soviet Union” has the meaning given the term in section 5801 of title 22. (b) Appropriate committees of CongressIn this subchapter, the term “the appropriate committees of Congress” means the Committees on Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on International Relations, Armed Services, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives.","path":["Title 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE","CHAPTER 40—DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc50@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:01:11Z","sha256":"67fe1c67369df3e069d4f09d14cc61224323f1be8a1009e3093f8ca6dba8be63","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-u.s.c.-2357","next":"us/50-u.s.c.-2357b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}