50 USC § 1516 - Delivery systems

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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s1516"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "50 USC § 1516 - Delivery systems"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "1516"
section_name: "Delivery systems"
chapter_number: 32
chapter_name: "CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–441, title V, § 506(a), Oct. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 912.)"
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# § 1516. Delivery systems

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act shall be used for the procurement of delivery systems specifically designed to disseminate lethal chemical or any biological warfare agents, or for the procurement of delivery system parts or components specifically designed for such purpose, unless the President shall certify to the Congress that such procurement is essential to the safety and security of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–441, title V, § 506(a), Oct. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 912.)

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### Codification

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Section is from the Armed Forces-Military Procurement, 1971 act, .

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