50 USC § 1518 - Disposal; detoxification; report to Congress; emergencies

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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s1518"
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title: "50 USC § 1518 - Disposal; detoxification; report to Congress; emergencies"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "1518"
section_name: "Disposal; detoxification; report to Congress; emergencies"
chapter_number: 32
chapter_name: "CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–441, title V, § 506(d), Oct. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 913.)"
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# § 1518. Disposal; detoxification; report to Congress; emergencies

October 7, 1970

On and after , no chemical or biological warfare agent shall be disposed of within or outside the United States unless such agent has been detoxified or made harmless to man and his environment unless immediate disposal is clearly necessary, in an emergency, to safeguard human life. An immediate report should be made to Congress in the event of such disposal.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–441, title V, § 506(d), Oct. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 913.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was not enacted as part of , , , which comprises this chapter.