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PUBLIC LAW 99-661—NOV. 14, 1986 (d) GAO MONITORING AND REPORT.—(1) The Secretary of Defense

shall provide for the involvement of the Comptroller General in monitoring the operational testing of the BIGEYE bomb. (2) After any such testing is completed, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on such testing. The report shall include an assessment of such testing and any comments the Comptroller General considers appropriate. (e) REPORT ON LONG-RANGE STANDOFF CHEMICAL MUNITIONS.—(1)

The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the military requirements for long-range standoff chemical weap ns. The report shall address the military advantages and disadvantages of such weapons and the potential of such weapons to complement the currently planned binary chemical weapon systems. (2) Such report shall be submitted not later than March 15, 1987. SEC. 153. CHEMICAL WEAPONS, AGENTS, OR COMPONENTS AT LEXINGTON-BLUEGRASS DEPOT (a) PROHIBITION ON SHIPMENTS TO DEPOT.—No chemical weapons, agents, or components used in chemical weapons may be shipped into the Lexington-Bluegrsiss Depot in Richmond, Kentucky, for any purpose, including disposal.

Kentucky.

(b) PROHIBITION ON FUTURE USE OF DEPOT.—After disposal of the

chemical weapons stockpile stored at the Lexington-Bluegrass Depot, as required by section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145), the depot may not be used for assembly, construction, testing, storage, or disposal of any chemical or biological weapon. (c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is in the national security interest of the United States. SEC. 154. REPORT ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM (a) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the chemical weapons demilitarization program required by section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 99 Stat. 747). The report shall describe— (1) methods for carrying out such program that would optimize safety considerations; and (2) methods for carrying out such program that would optimize cost-effectiveness considerations. (b) DEADLINE FOR REPORT.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than February 1, 1987

50 USC 1521. Defense and national security.

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SEC. 155. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC LAW 99-145 RELATING TO BINARY CHEMICAL MUNITIONS

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Section 1411(b)(l) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 99 Stat. 745), is amended by striking out "North Atlantic Council" and inserting in lieu thereof "Defense Planning Committee of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting in permanent session".

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