50 U.S.C. § 1520 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X,

Page 115 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 1520a § 1518. Disposal; detoxification; report to Con- gress; emergencies On and after October 7, 1970, no chemical or bi- ological warfare agent shall be disposed of with- in or outside the United States unless such agent has been detoxified or made harmless to man and his environment unless immediate dis- posal 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.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of Pub. L. 91–121, title IV, § 409, Nov. 19, 1969, 83 Stat. 209, which com- prises this chapter. § 1519. Lethal binary chemical munitions (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds authorized to be appro- priated by this or any other Act shall be used for the purpose of production of lethal binary chem- ical munitions unless the President certifies to Congress that the production of such munitions is essential to the national interest and submits a full report thereon to the President of the Sen- ate and the Speaker of the House of Representa- tives as far in advance of the production of such munitions as is practicable. (b) For purposes of this section the term ‘‘le- thal binary chemical munitions’’ means (1) any toxic chemical (solid, liquid, or gas) which, through its chemical properties, is intended to be used to produce injury or death to human beings, and (2) any unique device, instrument, apparatus, or contrivance, including any compo- nents or accessories thereof, intended to be used to disperse or otherwise disseminate any such toxic chemical. (Pub. L. 94–106, title VIII, § 818, Oct. 7, 1975, 89 Stat. 544.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 94–106, Oct. 7, 1975, 89 Stat. 531, known as the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1976. Provisions au- thorizing the appropriation of funds are not classified to the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of Pub. L. 91–121, title IV, § 409, Nov. 19, 1969, 83 Stat. 209, which com- prises this chapter. § 1519a. Limitation on procurement of binary chemical weapons (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds may be obligated or expended after September 24, 1983, for the production of binary chemical weapons unless the President certifies to the Congress that for each 155-millimeter bi- nary artillery shell or aircraft-delivered binary aerial bomb produced a serviceable unitary ar- tillery shell from the existing arsenal shall be rendered permanently useless for military pur- poses. (b)(1) Funds appropriated pursuant to the au- thorization of appropriations for the Army in section 101 of this Act may be used for the estab- lishment of a production base for binary chem- ical munitions and for the procurement of com- ponents for 155-millimeter binary chemical ar- tillery projectiles, but such funds may not be used for the actual production of binary chem- ical munitions before October 1, 1985. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of para- graph (1), before the production of binary chem- ical munitions may begin after September 30, 1985, the President must certify to Congress in writing that, in light of circumstances pre- vailing at the time the certification is made, the production of such munitions is essential to the national interest. (3) For purposes of this subsection, ‘‘produc- tion of binary chemical munitions’’ means the final assembly of weapon components and the filling or loading of components with binary chemicals. (Pub. L. 98–94, title XII, § 1233, Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 695.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 101 of this Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is section 101 of Pub. L. 98–94, title I, Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 618, which was not classified to the Code. CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Department of De- fense Authorization Act, 1984, and not as part of Pub. L. 91–121, title IV, § 409, Nov. 19, 1969, 83 Stat. 209, which comprises this chapter. § 1520. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, § 1078(g), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1916, and Pub. L. 105–277, div. I, title VI, § 601, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–886 Section, Pub. L. 95–79, title VIII, § 808, July 30, 1977, 91 Stat. 334; Pub. L. 97–375, title II, § 203(a)(1), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1822, related to use by the Department of De- fense of human subjects for testing of chemical or bio- logical agents, accounting to congressional committees with respect to experiments and studies, and notifica- tion of local civilian officials. § 1520a. Restrictions on use of human subjects for testing of chemical or biological agents (a) Prohibited activities The Secretary of Defense may not conduct (di- rectly or by contract)— (1) any test or experiment involving the use of a chemical agent or biological agent on a ci- vilian population; or (2) any other testing of a chemical agent or biological agent on human subjects. (b) Exceptions Subject to subsections (c), (d), and (e), the pro- hibition in subsection (a) does not apply to a test or experiment carried out for any of the fol- lowing purposes: (1) Any peaceful purpose that is related to a medical, therapeutic, pharmaceutical, agricul- tural, industrial, or research activity.