110 STAT. 2448
PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996
Subtitle E—Other Matters
SEC. 141, ASSESSMENTS OF MODERNIZATION PRIORITIES OF THE
RESERVE COMPONENTS.
(a) ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED. —Not later than December 1, 1996,
each officer referred to in subsection (b) shall submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the modernization priorities established for the reserve component or reserve components
for which that officer is responsible.
(b) RESPONSIBLE OFFICERS. —The officers required to submit
a report under subsection (a) are as follows:
(1) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
(2) The Chief of Army Reserve.
(3) The Chief of Air Force Reserve.
(4) The Director of Naval Reserve.
(5) The Commanding General, Marine Forces Reserve.
SEC. 142. DESTRUCTION OF EXISTING STOCKPILE OF LETHAL CHEMI-
CAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS.
Section 152 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 214; 50 U.S.C. 1521
note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:
"(e) ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEMILI-
TARIZATION OF ASSEMBLED CHEMICAL MUNITIONS.— (1) In addition
to the assessment required by subsection (c), the Secretary of
Defense shall conduct an assessment of the chemical demilitarization program for destruction of assembled chemical munitions and
of the alternative demilitarization technologies and processes (other
than incineration) that could be used for the destruction of the
lethal chemical agents that are associated with these munitions,
while ensuring maximum protection for the general public, the
personnel involved in the demilitarization program, and the environment. The measures considered shall be limited to those that would
minimize the risk to the public and reduce the total cost of the
chemical agents and munitions destruction program. The assessment shall be conducted without regard to any limitation that
would otherwise apply to the conduct of such assessment under
any provision of law.
"(2) The assessment shall be conducted in coordination with
the National Research Council.
"(3) Among the alternatives, the assessment shall include a
determination of the cost of incineration of the current chemical
munitions stockpile by building incinerators at each existing facility
compared to the proposed cost of dismantling those same munitions,
neutrsdizing them at each storage site (other than Tooele Army
Depot or Johnston Atoll), and transporting the neutralized remains
and all munitions parts to a treatment, storage, and disposal facility
within the United States that has the necessary environmental
permits to undertake incineration of the material.
"(4) Based on the results of the assessment, the Secretary
shall develop appropriate recommendations for revision of the
chemical demilitarization program.
Reports.
"(5) Not later than December 31, 1997, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to Congress a report on the assessment conducted
in accordance with paragraph (1) and any recommendations for
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