2012 US Code
Title 50 - War and National Defense
Chapter 32 - CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM (§§ 1511 - 1526)
Section 1512a - Transportation of chemical munitions

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 32 - CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM
Sec. 1512a - Transportation of chemical munitions
Containssection 1512a
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 103-337, div. A, title I, §143, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2689.
Statutes at Large References83 Stat. 209
108 Stat. 2689
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 91-121, Public Law 103-337

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CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM - 50 U.S.C. § 1512a (2012)
§1512a. Transportation of chemical munitions (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.

(Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title I, §143, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2689.)

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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