§1512a — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary of Defense must not move any chemical munition that was part of the government’s chemical weapons storage out of the State where it was located on October 5, 1994. If a munition was not in any State on that date, the Secretary must not move it into a State. If the Department of Defense finds or takes control of chemical munitions that are not part of that stored stockpile, the Secretary may send them to the nearest storage facility that has the needed permits, but only if the Secretary believes the move is necessary and it can be done without harming public health or safety.

Title 50, §1512a

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(a)The Secretary of Defense may not transport any chemical munition that constitutes part of the chemical weapons stockpile out of the State in which that munition is located on October 5, 1994, and, in the case of any such chemical munition not located in a State on October 5, 1994, may not transport any such munition into a State.

(b)In the case of any chemical munitions that are discovered or otherwise come within the control of the Department of Defense and that do not constitute part of the chemical weapons stockpile, the Secretary of Defense may transport such munitions to the nearest chemical munitions stockpile storage facility that has necessary permits for receiving and storing such items if the transportation of such munitions to that facility—

(1)is considered by the Secretary of Defense to be necessary; and

(2)can be accomplished while protecting public health and safety.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995, and not as part of Pub. L. 91–121, title IV, § 409, Nov. 19, 1969, 83 Stat. 209, which comprises this chapter.

§1512a Transportation of chemical munitions

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Title 50, §1512a

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