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Deployment storage.

Notification to C o n g r e s s.

"United States."

Report t Congress.

"United States." National emergency. Suspension authority of P r e s i d e n t.

Definitions.

PUBLIC LAW 91-121-NOV. 19, 1969

[83 STAT.

mination lias been made: (A) to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives at least 10 days before any such transportation will be commenced and at least 30 days before any such testing will be commenced; (B) to the Governor of any State through which such agents will be transported, such notification to be provided appropriately in advance of any such transportation. (c)(1) None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or any other Act may be used for the future deployment, or storage, or both, at any place outside the United States of— (A) any lethal chemical or any biological warfare agent, or (B) any delivery system specifically designed to disseminate any such agent, unless prior notice of such deployment or storage has been given to the country exercising jurisdiction over such place. I n the case of any place outside the United States which is under the jurisdiction or control of the United States Government, no such action may be taken unless the Secretary gives prior notice of such action to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. As used in this paragraph, the term ''United States'* means the several States and the District of Columbia. (2) Xone of the funds authorized by this Act or any other Act shall be used for the future testing, development, transportation, storage, or disposal of any lethal chemical or any biological warfare agent outside the United States if the Secretary of State, after appropriate notice by the Secretary whenever any such action is contemplated, determines that such testing, development, transportation, storage, or disposal will violate international law. The Secretary of State shall report all determinations made by him under this paragraph to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to all appropriate international organizations, or organs thereof, in the event such report is required by treaty or other international agreement. (d) Unless otherwise indicated, as used in this section the term '"United States" means the several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the T^nited States. (e) After the effective date of this Act, the operation of this section, or any portion thereof, may be suspended by the President during the period of any war declared by Congress and during the period of any national emergency declared by Congress or by the President. (f) None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be used for the procurement of any delivery system specifically designed to disseminate any lethal chemical or any biological warfare agent, or for the procurement of any part or component of any such delivery system, unless the President shall certify to the Congress that such procurement is essential to the safety and security of the United States. SEC. 410. (a) As used in this section— (1) The term "former military officer" means a former or retired commissioned officer of the Armed Forces of the United States who— (A) served on active duty in the grade of major (or equivalent) or above, and (B) served on active duty for a period of ten years or more. (2) The term "former civilian employee" means any former civilian officer or employee of the Department of Defense, including consultants or part-time employees, whose salary rate at any time during the three-year period immediately preceding the termination of his last employment with the Department of Defense was equal to or greater than the minimum salary rate at such time for positions in Lrrade GS-13.

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