116 STAT. 1462 PUBLIC LAW 107-228—SEPT. 30, 2002 1 of the Annex on Schedules of Chemicals of the Chemical Weapons Convention. In order to handle such substances in the United States, a laboratory also must operate under a bailment agreement with the United States Army. (9) Several existing United States commercial laboratories have approved quality control systems, already possess bailment agreements with the United States Army, and have the capabilities necessary to obtain OPCW designation. (10) In order to bolster the legitimacy of United States analysis of samples taken on its national territory, it is pref- erable that one designated laboratory not be a United States Government facility. Deadlines. (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL DESIGNATED LAB- ORATORY. — (1) REPORT.— Not later than March 1, 2003, the United States National Authority, as designated under section 101 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6711) (referred to in this section as the "National Authority"), shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing a plan for securing OPCW designation of a nongovernmental United States laboratory by December 1, 2004. (2) DIRECTIVE. —Not later than June 1, 2003, the National Authority shall select, through competitive procedures, a nongovernmental laboratory within the United States to pursue designation by the OPCW. (3) DELEGATION. —The National Authority may delegate the authority and administrative responsibility for carrying out paragraph (2) to one or more of the heads of the agencies described in section 101(b)(2) of the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6711(b)(2)). (c) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: (1) CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION OR CONVENTION.— The term "Chemical Weapons Convention" or "Convention" means the Convention on the Prohibition of Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, Opened for Signature and Signed by the United States at Paris on January 13, 1993, including the following protocols and memorandum of understanding: (A) The Annex on Chemicals. (B) The Annex on Implementation and Verification. (C) The Annex on the Protection of Confidential Information. (D) The Resolution Establishing the Preparatory Commission for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. (E) The Text on the Establishment of a Preparatory Commission. (2) OPCW.— The term "OPCW" means the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons established under the Convention.
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