2012 US Code
Title 50 - War and National Defense
Chapter 32 - CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM (§§ 1511 - 1526)
Section 1518 - Disposal; detoxification; report to Congress; emergencies
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE CHAPTER 32 - CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM Sec. 1518 - Disposal; detoxification; report to Congress; emergencies |
| Contains | section 1518 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 91-441, title V, §506(d), Oct. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 913. |
| Statutes at Large References | 83 Stat. 209 84 Stat. 913 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 91-121, Public Law 91-441 |
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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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