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Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-110

§1512a Transportation of Chemical Munitions

Title 50 › CHAPTER 32 — CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM › § 1512a

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Defense must not move any chemical munition that was part of the chemical weapons stockpile out of the State where it was located on October 5, 1994. If a stockpile munition was not in any State on that date, the Secretary must not move it into a State. If the Department of Defense finds chemical munitions that were not part of that stockpile, the Secretary may move them to the nearest storage facility that has the required permits only if the Secretary decides the move is necessary and it can be done in a way that protects public health and safety.

Full Legal Text

Title 50, §1512a

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(a)Prohibition of transportation across State lines
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)Transportation of chemical munitions not in chemical weapons stockpile
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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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.

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Citation

50 U.S.C. § 1512a

Title 50, War and National Defense

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110