12 2 STA T . 2 83PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 181 —J A N .28 , 2008 (4)TheUnit e dS t a te sc he m ica l demilita r i z ati o n p ro g ram has met its one percent ,20 percent, and e x tended 4 5 percent destr u ction deadlines under the C hemical W eapons Con v ention . (5) D estro y ing the remaining stoc k pile o f United States chemical w eapons is imperative for pu b lic safety and homeland security, and doing so by A pril 20 1 2, in accordance with the current destruction deadline provided under the Chemical Weapons Convention, is re q uired by United States law. ( 6 ) The elimination of chemical weapons anywhere they exist in the world, and the prevention of their proliferation, is of utmost importance to the national security of the United States. ( 7 ) Section 9 21(b)( 3 ) of the J ohn Warner N ational Defense Authorization Act for F iscal Y ear 2007 ( P ublic L aw 109 – 364
120 Stat. 2359) contained a sense of Congress urging the Sec - retary of Defense to ensure the elimination of the United States chemical weapons stockpile in the shortest time possible, con- sistent with the requirement to protect public health, safety, and the environment. ( 8 ) Section 921(b)(4) of that Act contained a sense of Con- gress urging the Secretary of Defense to propose a credible treatment and disposal process with the support of affected communities. I n this regard, any such process should provide for sufficient communication and consultation between rep- resentatives of the Department of Defense and representatives of affected States and communities. (b) S ENS E OF CON GR ESS. — It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States is, and must remain, committed to making every effort to safely dispose of its entire chemical weapons stockpile by April 2012, the current destruction dead- line provided under the Chemical Weapons Convention, or as soon thereafter as possible, and must carry out all of its other obligations under the Convention; and (2) the Secretary of Defense should make every effort to plan for, and to request in the annual budget of the President submitted to Congress adequate funding to complete, the elimi- nation of the United States chemical weapons stockpile in accordance with United States obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and in a manner that will protect public health, safety, and the environment, as required by law. (c) R E P OR T SRE QUI RE D .— (1) IN GENER AL .—Not later than M arch 15, 2008, and every 180 days thereafter until the year in which the United States completes the destruction of its entire stockpile of chemical weapons under the terms of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the members and committees of Congress referred to in paragraph (3) a report on the implementation by the United States of its chemical weapons destruction obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. (2) E LE M ENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following
(A) The anticipated schedule at the time of such report for the completion of destruction of chemical agents, muni- tions, and materiel at each chemical weapons demilitariza- tion facility in the United States.
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