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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1519a. Limitation on procurement of binary chemical weapons
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds may be
obligated or expended after September 24, 1983, for the production
of binary chemical weapons unless the President certifies to the
Congress that for each 155-millimeter binary artillery shell or
aircraft-delivered binary aerial bomb produced a serviceable
unitary artillery shell from the existing arsenal shall be rendered
permanently useless for military purposes.
(b)(1) Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations for the Army in section 101 of this Act may be used
for the establishment of a production base for binary chemical
munitions and for the procurement of components for 155-millimeter
binary chemical artillery projectiles, but such funds may not be
used for the actual production of binary chemical munitions before
October 1, 1985.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), before the
production of binary chemical munitions may begin after September
30, 1985, the President must certify to Congress in writing that,
in light of circumstances prevailing at the time the certification
is made, the production of such munitions is essential to the
national interest.
(3) For purposes of this subsection, "production of binary
chemical munitions" means the final assembly of weapon components
and the filling or loading of components with binary chemicals.
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