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 106 STAT. 2346 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 retaiys determination of the likelihood that such materials and facilities can be destroyed by December 31, 2004. (10) A determination as to whether it is a realistic option to transport chemical agents and mimitions currently stored at low-volume disposal sites to other locations for destruction instead of destroying those munitions at those sites, t£^ng into consideration safety, cost effectiveness, and the potential obligations of the United States under a chemical weapons convention to transport substantial quantities of chemical warfare munitions and materials not in the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions to various locations for destruction. SEC. 177. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL INTEGRITY OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS STOCKPILE. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.— Not later than May 1, 1993, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a report on the physical and chemical integrity of the existing chemical weapons that are contained in the chemical weapons stockpile of the United States and are stored within the eight chemical weapons storage sites within the continental United States. (b) CONTENT OF REPORT. — The report shall include the following matters: (1) A critical analysis of the near-term, mid-term, and long-term storage life of all chemical materials and chemical munitions contmned within the storage sites referred to in subsection (a). (2) For each class of chemical munitions and chemical agents, an analysis of the overall frequency of leaks of the munitions and agents and the frequenpy of leaks of the munitions and agents at each storage site. (3) For each class of munitions and agents and for each storage site, a description of the finite risks and potential harm to human health and environmental quality that are associated with such catastrophic events as container breach, spontaneous munition ignition, and leak. (4) A critical analysis of the risks associated with the storage of the chemical munitions and chemical agents in each class of chemical munitions and chemical agents that are stored at each storage site through December 31, 2004. (5) A discussion of actions that could be taken to minimize or eliminate the risks identified pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (4). 50 USC 1521 SEC. 178. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL CON- note. SULTATION AND EXCHANGE PROGRAM. It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, should establish, with other nations that are anticipated to be signatories to an international agreement or treaty banning chemical weapons, a program under which consultation and exchange concerning chemical weapons disposal technology could be enhanced. Such a program shall be usea to facilitate the exchange of technical information and advice concerning the disposal of chemical weapons among signatory nations and to further the development of safer, more cost-effective methods for the disposal of chemical weapons.

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