Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73not60
§1519 Lethal Binary Chemical Munitions
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Summary
No federal money can be used to produce lethal binary chemical munitions unless the President tells Congress that making them is essential to the national interest and sends a full report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House as far in advance as practicable. "Lethal binary chemical munitions" means toxic chemicals meant to hurt or kill people (solid, liquid, or gas) and any devices or parts made to spread those chemicals.
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Title 50, §1519
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(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this or any other Act shall be used for the purpose of production of lethal binary chemical munitions unless the President certifies to Congress that the production of such munitions is essential to the national interest and submits a full report thereon to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives as far in advance of the production of such munitions as is practicable.
(b)For purposes of this section the term “lethal binary chemical munitions” means (1) any toxic chemical (solid, liquid, or gas) which, through its chemical properties, is intended to be used to produce injury or death to human beings, and (2) any unique device, instrument, apparatus, or contrivance, including any components or accessories thereof, intended to be used to disperse or otherwise disseminate any such toxic chemical.
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This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 94–106, Oct. 7, 1975, 89 Stat. 531, known as the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1976. Provisions authorizing the appropriation of funds are not classified to the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was not enacted as part of Pub. L. 91–121, title IV, § 409, Nov. 19, 1969, 83 Stat. 209, which comprises this chapter.
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50 U.S.C. § 1519
Title 50 — War and National Defense
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Apr 5, 2026
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