50-U.S.C.-1518

§1518 – Disposal; Detoxification; Report to Congress; Emergencies

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Title 50 > Chapter 32 > Section 1518

Details

• Reference: Section 1518
• Legend: §1518 – Disposal; Detoxification; Report to Congress; Emergencies
• USCode Year: 2012

Provision Content

On and after October 7, 1970, no chemical or biological warfare agent shall be disposed of within or outside the United States unless such agent has been detoxified or made harmless to man and his environment unless immediate disposal is clearly necessary, in an emergency, to safeguard human life. An immediate report should be made to Congress in the event of such disposal.

(Pub. L. 91–441, title V, §506(d), Oct. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 913.)

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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