Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§6763 Expedited judicial review

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 75— - CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ENFORCEMENT › § 6763

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

People searched under this chapter can file a civil lawsuit to say any part of the chapter is unconstitutional. For the year that includes October 21, 1998 and the next two full years, courts must fast-track those lawsuits ahead of other civil cases except lawsuits about legality or conditions of confinement, and any appeal of a final decision must be heard promptly by the full Court of Appeals en banc.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §6763

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(a)Any person or entity subject to a search under this chapter may file a civil action challenging the constitutionality of any provision of this chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the full calendar year of, and the two full calendar years following October 21, 1998, the district court shall accord such a case a priority in its disposition ahead of all other civil actions except for actions challenging the legality and conditions of confinement.
(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the full calendar year of, and the two full calendar years following October 21, 1998, any appeal from a final order entered by a district court in an action brought under subsection (a) shall be heard promptly by the full Court of Appeals sitting en banc.

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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act” and was translated as reading “this division”, meaning div. I of Pub. L. 105–277, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–856, known as the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. For complete classification of division I to the Code, see

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note set out under section 6701 of this title and Tables.

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22 U.S.C. § 6763

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73