Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 4.djvu/902

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112 STAT. 2681-873 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 occupant or agent in charge of a facility may observe negotiations of the agreement between the United States and the Organization concerning that facihty. (d) CONTENT OF FACILITY AGREEMENTS.— Facihty agreements shall— (1) identify the areas, equipment, computers, records, data, and samples subject to inspection; (2) describe the procedures for providing notice of an inspection to the owner, occupant, operator, or agent in charge of a facility; (3) describe the timeframes for inspections; and (4) detail the areas, equipment, computers, records, data, and samples that are not subject to inspection. 22 USC 6723. SEC. 303. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT mSPECTIONS. (a) PROHIBITION. —No inspection of a plant, plant site, or other facility or location in the United States shall take place under the Convention without the authorization of the United States National Authority in accordance with the requirements of this title. (b) AUTHORITY.— (1) TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT INSPECTION TEAMS.— Any duly designated member of an inspection team of the Technical Secretariat may inspect any plant, plant site, or other facility or location in the United States subject to inspection pursuant to the Convention. (2) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES.—The United States National Authority shall coordinate the designation of employees of the Federal Government to accompany members of an inspection team of the Technical Secretariat and, in doing so, shall ensure that— (A) a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as designated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, accompanies each inspection team visit pursuant to paragraph (1); (B) no employee of the Environmental Protection Agency or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration accompanies any inspection team visit conducted pursuant to paragraph (1); and (C) the number of duly designated representatives shall be kept to the minimum necessary. (3) OBJECTIONS TO INDIVIDUALS SERVING AS INSPECTORS. — (A) IN GENERAL.—In deciding whether to exercise the right of the United States under the Convention to object to an individual serving as an inspector, the President shall give great weight to his reasonable belief that— (i) such individual is or has been a member of, or a participant in, any group or organization that has engaged in, or attempted or conspired to engage in, or aided or abetted in the commission of, any terrorist act or activity; (ii) such individual has committed any act or activity which would be a felony under the laws of the United States; or (iii) the participation of such individual as a member of an inspection team would pose a risk to the