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 106 STAT. 2344 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 weapons stocks and their ultimate disposal regardless of the technology employed. 50 USC 1521 SEC. 174. ALTERNATIVE DISPOSAL PROCESS FOR LOW-VOLUME SITES. "°*®' (a) REQUIREMENT FOR ALTERNATIVE PROCESS. —I f the date by which chemical weapons destruction and demilitarization operations can be completed at a low-volume site using an alternative technology process evaluated by the Secretary of the Army falls within the deadline established by the amendment made by section 171 and the Secretary determines that the use of that alternative technology process tor the destruction of chemical weapons at that site is significantly safer and equally or more cost-effective than the use of the baseline disassembly and incineration process, then the Secretary of the Army, as part of the requirement of section 1412(a) of Public Law 99-145, shall carry out the disposal of chemical weapons at that site using such alternative technolo^ process. In addition, the Secretary may carry out the disposal of cnemical weapons at sites other than low-volume sites using an alternative technology process (rather than the baseline process) after notifying Congress of the Secretary intent to do so. (b) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SECTION 1412. — Subsections (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1412 of Public Law 99-145 (50 U.S.C. 1521) shall apply to this section and to activities under this section in the same manner as if this section were part of that section 1412. 50 USC 1521 SEC. 175. REVISED CHEMICAL WEAPONS DISPOSAL CONCEPT PLAN. (a) REVISED PLAN.— If, pursuemt to section 174, the Secretary of the Army is required to implement an alternative technology process for destruction of chemical weapons at any low-volume site, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a revised chemical weapons disposal concept plan incorporating the alternative technology process and reflecting the revised stockpile disposal schedule developed under section 1412(b) of Public Law 99-145 (50 U.S.C. 1521(b)), as amended by section 171. In developing the revised concept plan, the Secretary should consider, to the maximum extent practicable, revisions to the program and program schedule that capitalize on the changes to the cnemical demilitarization schedule resulting from the revised stockpile elimination deadline by reducing cost and decreasing program risk. (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED. —The revised concept plan shoidd include— (1) life-cycle cost estimates and schedules; and (2) a description of the facilities and operating procedures to be employed using the alternative technology process. (c) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SECTION 1412. — Subsection (c) of section 1412 of Public Law 99-145 (50 U.S.C. 1521) shall apply to the revised concept plan in the same manner as if this section were part of that section 1412. (d) SUBMISSION OF REVISED PLAN.— If the Secretary is required to submit a revised concept plan under this section, the Secretary shall submit the revised concept plan not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the report required under section 173. (e) LIMITATION. — If the Secretary is required to submit a revised concept plan under this section, no funds may be obligated for procurement of equipment or for facilities planning and design activities (other than for those preliminary planning and design

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