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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1986

PUBLIC LAW 99-499—OCT. 17, 1986

100 STAT. 1671

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substance remaining on the property has been taken before the date of such transfer, and "(ii) any additional remedial action found to be nec• essary after the date of such transfer shall be conducted by the United States. The requirements of subparagraph (B) shall not apply in any case in which the person or entity to whom the property is -V j transferred is a potentially responsible party with respect to such real property.

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"(i) OBLIGATIONS UNDER SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT.—Nothing in

this section shall affect or impair the obligation of any department, ^j^.. agency, or instrumentality of the United States to comply with any requirement of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (including corrective 42 USC 6901 action requirements). note, "(j) NATIONAL SECURITY.—

"(1) SITE SPECIFIC PRESIDENTIAL ORDERS.—The President may

issue such orders regarding response actions at any specified site or facility of the Department of Energy or the Department of Defense as may be necessary to protect the national security interests of the United States at that site or facility. Such orders may include, where necessary to protect such interests, an exemption from any requirement contained in this title or under title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 with respect to the site or facility concerned. The President shall notify the Congress within 30 days of the issuance of an order under this paragraph providing for any such exemption. Such notification shall include a statement of the reasons for the granting of the exemption. An exemption under this paragraph shall be for a specified period which may not exceed one year. Additional exemptions may be granted, . each upon the President's issuance of a new order under this paragraph for the site or facility concerned. Each such additional exemption shall be for a specified period which may not exceed one year. It is the intention of the Congress that whenever an exemption is issued under this paragraph the response action shall proceed as expeditiously as practicable. The Congress shall be notified periodically of the progress of any response action with respect to which an exemption has been issued under this paragraph. No exemption shall be granted under this paragraph due to lack of appropriation unless the President shall have specifically requested such appropriation as a part of the budgetary process and the Congress shall have failed to make available such requested appropriation. "(2) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all requirements of the Atomic Energy Act and all Executive orders concerning the handling of restricted data and national security information, including 'need to know' requirements, shall be applicable to any grant of access to classified information under the provisions of this Act or under title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986.". (b) LIMITED GRANDFATHER.—Section 120 of CERCLA shall not apply to any response action or remedial action for which a plan is under development by the Department of Energy on the date of enactment of this Act with respect to facilities— (1) owned or operated by the United States and subject to the jurisdiction of such Department;

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