PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 112 STAT. 1943 "(B) No assistance may be provided under this paragraph after the completion of thd destruction of the United States' stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions. "(C) Not later than December 15 of each year, the Director Reports, shall transmit a report to Congress on the activities carried out under this paragraph during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.". (b) PROGRAM FUNDING. —Section 1412(f) of such Act (51 U.S.C. 50 USC I52i. 1521(f)) is amended— (1) by striking out "IDENTIFICATION OF FUNDS.— Funds" and inserting in lieu thereof "IDENTIFICATION OF FUNDS.— (1) Funds"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(2) Amounts appropriated to the Secretary for the purpose of carrying out subsection (c)(4) shall be promptly made available to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.". (c) PERIODIC REPORTS. —Section 1412(g) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1521(g)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(B)— (A) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (v); (B) by striking out the period at the end of clause (vi) and inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and (C) by adding at the end the following new clause: "(vii) grants to State and local governments to assist those governments in carrying out functions relating to emergency preparedness and response in accordance with subsection (c)(3)."; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) (as amended by paragraph (1)) and subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2)(A) the following new subparagraph (B): "(B) A site-by-site description of actions tsiken to assist State and local governments (either directly or through the Federal Emergency Management Agency) in carrying out functions relating to emergency preparedness and response in accordance with subsection (c)(3).". SEC. 142. ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DESTRUCTION OF 50 USC 1521 ASSEMBLED CHEMICAL WEAPONS. note. (a) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.— The program manager for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment shall continue to manage the development and testing (including demonstration and pilotscale testing) of technologies for the destruction of lethal chemical munitions that are potential or demonstrated alternatives to the baseline incineration program. In performing such management, the program manager shall act independently of the program manager for Chemical Demilitarization and shall report to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. (b) POST-DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES.—(1) The program manager for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment may carry out those activities necessary to ensure that an alternative technology for the destruction of lethal chemical munitions can be implemented immediately after— (A) the technology has been demonstrated to be successful; and
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