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22 U.S.C. § 6743 — Prohibition relating to low concentrations of Schedules 2 and 3 chemicals
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**(a) Prohibition** Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no person located in the United States shall be required to report on, or to submit to, any routine inspection conducted for the purpose of verifying the production, possession, consumption, exportation, importation, or proposed production, possession, consumption, exportation, or importation of any substance that contains less than—
(1) 10 percent concentration of a Schedule 2 chemical; or
(2) 80 percent concentration of a Schedule 3 chemical.
**(b) Standard for measurement of concentration** The percent concentration of a chemical in a substance shall be measured on the basis of volume or total weight, which measurement yields the lesser percent.
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**(a) Prohibition** Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no person located in the United States shall be required to report on, or to submit to, any routine inspection conducted for the purpose of verifying the production, possession, consumption, exportation, importation, or proposed production, possession, consumption, exportation, or importation of any substance that contains less than—
(1) 10 percent concentration of a Schedule 2 chemical; or
(2) 80 percent concentration of a Schedule 3 chemical.
**(b) Standard for measurement of concentration** The percent concentration of a chemical in a substance shall be measured on the basis of volume or total weight, which measurement yields the lesser percent.
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**(a) In general** Neither the Secretary of Defense nor any other officer or employee of the United States may, directly or by contract—
(1) conduct any test or experiment involving the use of any chemical or biological agent on a civilian population; or
(2) use human subjects for the testing of chemical or biological agents.
**(b) Construction** Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed to prohibit actions carried out for purposes not prohibited by this chapter (as defined in [section 6701(8) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6701/8&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(c) “Biological agent” defined** In this section, the term “biological agent” means any micro-organism (including bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiae or protozoa), pathogen, or infectious substance, or any naturally occurring, bio-engineered or synthesized component of any such micro-organism, pathogen, or infectious substance, whatever its origin or method of production, capable of causing—
(1) death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism;
(2) deterioration of food, water, equipment, supplies, or materials of any kind; or
(3) deleterious alteration of the environment.
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 6742
1 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted.
of any report that is unnecessary or duplica-
tive of any report required by or under any
other law. The head of each Federal agency
shall coordinate the actions of that agency
with the heads of the other Federal agencies
in order to avoid the imposition of duplicative
reporting requirements under this chapter or
any other law.
(2) Definition
As used in paragraph (1), the term ‘‘Federal
agency’’ has the meaning given the term
‘‘agency’’ in section 551(1) of title 5.
(Pub. L. 105–277, div. I, title IV, § 401, Oct. 21,
1998, 112 Stat. 2681–880.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was in the
original ‘‘this Act’’ and was translated as reading ‘‘this
division’’, meaning div. I of Pub. L. 105–277, Oct. 21,
1998, 112 Stat. 2681–856, known as the Chemical Weapons
Convention Implementation Act of 1998, to reflect the
probable intent of Congress. For complete classifica-
tion of division I to the Code, see Short Title note set
out under section 6701 of this title and Tables.
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REGULATIONS
Regulations under subsec. (a) to be issued by Depart-
ment of Commerce by a date specified by Department
of State as United States National Authority (USNA)
and to be reviewed and approved by USNA in coordina-
tion with an interagency group, see section 3 of Ex.
Ord. No. 13128, June 25, 1999, 64 F.R. 34703, set out as a
note under section 6711 of this title.
§ 6742. Prohibition relating to low concentrations
of Schedules 2 and 3 chemicals
(a) Prohibition
Notwithstanding any other provision of this
chapter, no person located in the United States
shall be required to report on, or to submit to
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