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

Summary

The Secretary of Defense may not move chemical munitions that were in the chemical weapons stockpile out of the state they occupied on October 5, 1994, or move them into a state if they were not there on that date. If the Department of Defense finds munitions that were not part of the stockpile, the Secretary may send them to the nearest permitted storage facility only if the move is necessary and will protect public health and 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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