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PUBLIC LAW 91-441-OCT. 7, 1970

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(c)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall undertake to enter into Herbicides «nd appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences to grim'^sVudyf"" conduct a comprehensive study and investigation to determine (A) the ecological and physiological dangers inherent in the use of herbicides, and (B) the ecological and physiological effects of the defoliation program carried out by the Department of Defense in South Vietnam. (2) Of the funds authorized by this Act for research, development, testing, and evaluation of chemical warfare agents and for defense against biological warfare agents, such amounts as are required shall be available to carry out the study and investigation authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection, (3) I n entering into any arrangement with the National Academy Report to Deof Sciences for conducting the study and investigation authorized by presldemranZ' paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall request congress, that the National Academy of Sciences submit a final report containing the results of its study and investigation to the Secretary not later than January 31, 1972. The Secretary shall transmit copies of such report to the President and the Congress, together with such comments and recommendations as he deems appropriate, not later than March 1, 1972. (d) On and after the date of enactment of this Act, no chemical or biological warfare agent shall be disposed of within or outside the United States unless such agent has been detoxified or made harmless to man and his environment unless immediate disposal is clearly necessary, in an emergency, to safeguard human life. An immediate report should be made to Congress in the event of such disposal. SEC. 507. (a) No information concerning the identity or location of Defense conthe person, company, or corporation to whom any contract has been dil^ci°o"ure ^^^^ awarded by the Department of Defense shall be given to any indi- identity, prohiMvidual, including any Member of Congress, in advance of a public *'""• announcement by the Secretary of Defense of the identity of the person, company, or corporation to whom such contract has been awarded. (b) On and after the date of enactment of this Act, whenever the identity of the person, company, or corporation to whom any defense contract has been awarded is to be made public, the Secretary of Defense shall publicly announce that such contract has been awarded and to whom it was awarded. SEC. 508. I n order to reduce annual expenditures in connection with Military personpermanent change of station assignments of military personnel and in sfgnmlm'sTex." order to help further stabilize the lives of members of the Armed tensions. Forces and their dependents, the Secretary of Defense is directed to initiate promptly new procedures with respect to domestic and foreign permanent change of station assignments for military personnel under which the length of permanent change of station assignments will, whenever practicable and consistent with national security, be made for longer periods of time. SEC. 509. Section 412 of Public Law 86-149, as amended, is amended g^ti^^dur'^V' by adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: son^nei s'trL^h, " (d)(1) Beginning with the fiscal year which begins July 1, 1971, congressional and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Congress shall authorize the ^"73°star.*3°22*; average annual active duty personnel strength for each component si Stat. 526. ' of the Armed Forces; and no funds may be appropriated for any lo use 133 fiscal year beginning on or after such date to or for the use of the active duty personnel of any component of the Armed Forces unless the average active duty personnel strength of such component for such fiscal year has been authorized by law.

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