22 USC § 6712 - No abridgement of constitutional rights

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title: "22 USC § 6712 - No abridgement of constitutional rights"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "6712"
section_name: "No abridgement of constitutional rights"
chapter_number: 75
chapter_name: "CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–277, div. I, title I, § 102, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–861.)"
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# § 6712. No abridgement of constitutional rights

No person may be required, as a condition for entering into a contract with the United States or as a condition for receiving any benefit from the United States, to waive any right under the Constitution for any purpose related to this chapter or the Convention.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–277, div. I, title I, § 102, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–861.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act” and was translated as reading “this division”, meaning div. I of , , , known as the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. For complete classification of division I to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.