2015 US Code
Title 50 - War and National Defense (Sections 1 - 4705)
Chapter 32 - Chemical and Biological Warfare Program (Sections 1511 - 1526)
Sec. 1517 - Immediate disposal when health or safety are endangered

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, 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. 1517 - Immediate disposal when health or safety are endangered
Containssection 1517
Date2015
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 3, 2016
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 91-121, title IV, §409(g), as added Pub. L. 91-441, title V, §506(b)(4), Oct. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 912.
Statutes at Large Reference84 Stat. 912
Public and Private LawPublic Law 91-121, Public Law 91-441

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50 U.S.C. § 1517 (2015)
§1517. Immediate disposal when health or safety are endangered

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to restrict the transportation or disposal of research quantities of any lethal chemical or any biological warfare agent, or to delay or prevent, in emergency situations either within or outside the United States, the immediate disposal together with any necessary associated transportation, of any lethal chemical or any biological warfare agent when compliance with the procedures and requirements of this chapter would clearly endanger the health or safety of any person.

(Pub. L. 91–121, title IV, §409(g), as added Pub. L. 91–441, title V, §506(b)(4), Oct. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 912.)

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