99 STAT. 1218 President of U.S. Defense and national security.
Ante, p. 747.
PUBLIC LAW 99-190—DEC. 19, 1985
"(2) the President, after that date, transmits to Congress a certification that— "(A) final assembly of such complete munitions is neces' • sitated by national security interests of the United States ' ' and the interests of other NATO member nations; "(B) handling and storage safety specifications estab*'- ' * lished by the Department of Defense with respect to such
- • munitions will be met or exceeded;
"(C) applicable Federal safety requirements will be met w • or exceeded in the handling, storage, and other use of such
- munitions; and
.i-: "(D) the plan of the Secretary of Defense for destruction i of existing United States chemical warfare stocks developed • » pursuant to section 1412 (which shall, if not sooner transmitted to Congress, accompany such certification) is ready to be implemented; "(3) final assembly is carried out only after the end of the 60s? day period beginning on the date such certification is received av by the Congress; "(4) the plan of the Secretary of Defense for land-based stor^'* age of such munitions within the United States during peacetime provides that the two components that constitute a binary x ^ chemical munition are to be stored in separate States; and > /f "(5) the plan of the Secretary of Defense for the transportation of such munitions within the United States during peacetime provides that the two components that constitute a binary munition are transported separately. "(d) RESTRICTIONS ON PRODUCTION OF THE B I G E Y E BOMB.—Except
as provided below, none of the funds appropriated pursuant to authorizations of appropriations in title I may be used for procurement or assembly of the BIGEYE binary chemical bomb or for procurement of components for the BIGEYE bomb until 60 days after the Secretary of Defense has submitted a report describing— fQ "(1) the specific operational requirements which must be t • achieved by the BIGEYE system; and "(2) the actual performance of the system during operationgil testing with respect to each of the operational test criteria; and "(3) any exceptions to the operational criteria deemed acceptable by the Department of Defense. Subject to subsection (b) nothing in this subsection will prohibit the procurement of BIGEYE production facilities and associated equipment. "(e) RESTRICTION ON PRODUCTION OF THE G B - 2 ARTILLERY PROJEC-
President of U.S.
TILE.—None of the funds appropriated pursuant to authorizations in title I for procurement or assembly of the GB-2 artillery projectile may be obligated or expended before October 1, 1986. "(f) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that existing unitary chemical munitions currently stored in the United States and in European member nations of NATO should be replaced by modern, safer binary chemical munitions. "(g) REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 1986, the President shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of consultations among NATO member nations concerning the organization's chemical deterrent posture. The report shall include descriptions of any consultations concerning— "(1) efforts to provide key civilian workers at military support facilities in Europe—, ^, ',
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