§ 1513. Deployment, storage, and disposal; notification to host country and Congress; international law violations; reports to Congress and international organizations

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1969

   Pub. L. 91–121 title IV § 409(c) · 83 Stat. 204

   Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 1513

   Pub. L. 91–121, title IV, § 409(c), Nov. 19, 1969, 83 Stat. 210

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 91–121, title IV, § 409(c), Nov. 19, 1969, 83 Stat. 210

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) (1) None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or any other Act may be used for the future deployment, or storage, or both, at any place outside the United States of— (A) any lethal chemical or any biological warfare agent, or (B) any delivery system specifically designed to disseminate any such agent, unless prior notice of such deployment or storage has been given to the Notification to Congress. country exercising jurisdiction over such place. In the case of any place outside the United States which is under the jurisdiction or control of the United States Government, no such action may be taken unless the Secretary gives prior notice of such action to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. As used “United States.” in this paragraph, the term “United States” means the several States and the District of Columbia. (2) None of the funds authorized by this Act or any other Act shall be used for the future testing, development, transportation, storage, or disposal of any lethal chemical or any biological warfare agent outside the United States if the Secretary of State, after appropriate notice by the Secretary whenever any such action is contemplated, determines that such testing, development, transportation, Report to Congress. storage, or disposal will violate international law. The Secretary of State shall report all determinations made by him under this paragraph to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to all appropriate international organizations, or organs thereof, in the event such report is required by treaty or other international agreement.

2. 1970

   Pub. L. 91–441 § 506(b)(2) · 84 Stat. 905

   Inserted · 50 U.S.C. § 1513(1)

   Pub. L. 91–441, § 506(b)(2), inserted reference to disposal of lethal chemical or biological warfare agents or delivery systems for such agents

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Par. (1). Pub. L. 91–441, § 506(b)(2), inserted reference to disposal of lethal chemical or biological warfare agents or delivery systems for such agents.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Section 409(c)(1) of such public law is amended— (A) by striking out “deployment, or storage, or both,” and inserting in lieu thereof “deployment, storage, or disposal”; and (B) by striking out “deployment or storage” immediately after “unless prior notice of” and inserting in lieu thereof “deployment, storage, or disposal”.

3. 1970

   Pub. L. 91–441 § 506(b)(3) · 84 Stat. 905

   Inserted · 50 U.S.C. § 1513(2)

   Pub. L. 91–441, § 506(b)(3), inserted reference to disposal of munitions in international waters

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Par. (2). Pub. L. 91–441, § 506(b)(3), inserted reference to disposal of munitions in international waters.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) The first sentence of section 409(c)(2) of such public law is amended by inserting “, or for the disposal of any munitions in international waters,” immediately after “outside the United States”.

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