22 USC § 6727 - National security exception

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6727"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 6727 - National security exception"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "6727"
section_name: "National security exception"
chapter_number: 75
chapter_name: "CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "INSPECTIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–277, div. I, title III, § 307, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–878.)"
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# § 6727. National security exception

Consistent with the objective of eliminating chemical weapons, the President may deny a request to inspect any facility in the United States in cases where the President determines that the inspection may pose a threat to the national security interests of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–277, div. I, title III, § 307, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–878.)