PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-880 the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on International Relations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. SEC. 310. UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE IN INSPECTIONS AT PRIVATE 22 USC 6729. FACILITIES. (a) ASSISTANCE IN PREPARATION FOR INSPECTIONS. —At the request of an owner of a facility not owned or operated by the United States Government, or contracted for use by or for the United States Government, the Secretary of Defense may assist the facility to prepare the facility for possible inspections pursuant to the Convention. (b) REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), the owner of a facility provided assistance under subsection (a) shall reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred by the Secretary in providing the assistance. (2) EXCEPTION. —In the case of assistance provided under subsection (a) to a facility owned by a person described in subsection (c), the United States National Authority shall reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred by the Secretary in providing the assistance. (c) OWNERS COVERED BY UNITED STATES NATIONAL AUTHORITY REIMBURSEMENTS. — Subsection (b)(2) applies in the case of assistance provided to the following: (1) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. — A small business concern as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act. (2) DOMESTIC PRODUCERS OF SCHEDULE 3 OR UNSCHEDULED DISCRETE ORGANIC CHEMICALS. —Any person located in the United States that— (A) does not possess, produce, process, consume, import, or export any Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 chemical; and (B) in the calendar year preceding the year in which the assistance is to be provided, produced— (i) more than 30 metric tons of Schedule 3 or imscheduled discrete organic chemicals that contain phosphorous, sulfur, or fluorine; or (ii) more than 200 metric tons of unscheduled discrete organic chemicals. TITLE IV—REPORTS SEC. 401. REPORTS REQUIRED BY THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL 22 USC 6741. AUTHORITY. (a) REGULATIONS ON RECORDKEEPING.— (1) REQUIREMENTS.— The United States National Authority shall ensure that regulations are prescribed that require each person located in the United States who produces, processes, consumes, exports, or imports, or proposes to produce, process, consume, export, or import, a chemical substance that is subject to the Convention to— (A) maintain and permit access to records related to that production, processing, consumption, export, or import of such substance; and
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