50 USC § 1517 - Immediate disposal when health or safety are endangered

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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s1517"
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title: "50 USC § 1517 - Immediate disposal when health or safety are endangered"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "1517"
section_name: "Immediate disposal when health or safety are endangered"
chapter_number: 32
chapter_name: "CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–121, title IV, § 409(g), as added Pub. L. 91–441, title V, § 506(b)(4), Oct. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 912.)"
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# 1 Immediate disposal when health or safety are endangered

See References in Text note below.

[^1]50 U.S.C. 1512[^1]

Nothing contained in this section  [, 1513–1515, 1517] shall be deemed to restrict the transportation or disposal of research quantities of any lethal chemical or any biological warfare agent, or to delay or prevent, in emergency situations either within or outside the United States, the immediate disposal together with any necessary associated transportation, of any lethal chemical or any biological warfare agent when compliance with the procedures and requirements of this section  would clearly endanger the health or safety of any person.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–121, title IV, § 409(g), as added Pub. L. 91–441, title V, § 506(b)(4), Oct. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 912.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This section, referred to in text, means . Subsecs. (b), (c) to (e), and (g) of  are classified to sections 1512, 1513 to 1515, and 1517 of this title, respectively.  was classified to , prior to repeal by , , .  was classified to , prior to being eliminated upon the enactment of similar provisions by .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Definition of “United States”

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