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Title 50 - War and National Defense
Chapter 32 - CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM (§§ 1511 - 1526)
Section 1518 - Disposal; detoxification; report to Congress; emergencies
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM - 50 U.S.C. § 1518 (2012)
§1518. Disposal; detoxification; report to Congress; emergencies
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.)
CodificationSection 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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