§1519a Limitation on Procurement of Binary Chemical Weapons

Summary

No money may be spent after September 24, 1983 to make binary chemical weapons unless the President tells Congress that for each 155-millimeter binary artillery shell or aircraft-delivered binary aerial bomb made, a working unitary artillery shell from the current stockpile will be permanently made useless for military use. Army funds under section 101 may be used to set up a production base and buy parts for 155-millimeter binary projectiles, but not to actually produce them before October 1, 1985. Before production can start after September 30, 1985, the President must certify in writing that making them is essential to the national interest. Defined term: "production of binary chemical munitions" — the final assembly and the filling or loading of parts with binary chemicals.