PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-878 pursuant to Article IX of the Chemical Weapons Convention, where consent has been withheld, the tJnited States Government shall first obtain from a judge of the United States a criminal search warrant based upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and describing with particularity the place to be searched and the person or things to be seized. (B) INFORMATION PROVIDED.—The United States Government shall provide to the judge of the United States— (i) all appropriate information supplied by the Technical Secretariat to the United States National Authority regarding the basis for the selection of the plant site, plant, or other facility or location for the type of inspection sought; (ii) any other appropriate information relating to the reasonableness of the selection of the plant, plant site, or other facility or location for the inspection; (iii) information concerning— (I) the duration and scope of the inspection; (II) areas to be inspected; (III) records and data to be reviewed; and (IV) samples to be taken; (iv) appropriate evidence or reasons provided by the requesting state party for the inspection; (v) any other evidence showing probable cause to believe that a violation of this Act has occurred or is occurring; and (vi) the identities of the representatives of the Technical Secretariat on the inspection team and the Federal Government employees accompanying the inspection team. (C) CONTENT OF WARRANT. —The warrant shall specify— (i) the type of inspection authorized; (ii) the purpose of the inspection; (iii) the type of plant site, plant, or other facility or location to be inspected; (iv) the areas of the plant site, plant, or other facility or location to be inspected; (v) the items, documents, data, equipment, and computers that may be inspected or seized; (vi) samples that may be taken; (vii) the earliest commencement and latest concluding dates and times of the inspection; and (viii) the identities of the representatives of the Technical Secretariat on the inspection teams and the Federal Government employees accompanying the inspection team. SEC. 306. PROHIBITED ACTS RELATING TO INSPECTIONS. 22 USC 6726. It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to fail or refuse to permit entry or inspection, or to disrupt, delay, or otherwise impede an inspection, authorized by this Act. SEC. 307. NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION. 22 USC 6727. Consistent with the objective of eliminating chemical weapons, the President may deny a request to inspect any facility in the
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