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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

99 STAT. 748

PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985

(4) Such plan shall provide— (A) an evaluation of the comparison of onsite destruction, regional destruction centers, and a national destruction site both inside and outside of the United States; (B) for technological advances in techniques used to destroy chemical munitions; (C) for the maintenance of a permanent, written record of the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions carried out under this section; and (D) a description of— (i) the methods and facilities to be used in the destruction of agents and munitions under this section; (ii) the schedule for carrying out this section; and (iii) the management organization established under subsection (e). (e) MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION.—(1) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall provide for the establishment, not later than May 1, 1986, of a management organization within the Department of the Army. (2) Such organization shall be responsible for management of the destruction of agents and munitions under this section. (3) The Secretary shall designate a general officer as the director 01 the management organization established under paragraph (1). Such officer shall have— (A) experience in the acquisition, storage, and destruction of chemical agents and munitions; (B) training in chemical warfare defense operations; and (C) outstanding qualifications regarding safety in handling chemical agents and munitions. (f) IDENTIFICATION OF FUNDS.—Funds for carrying out this section shall be set forth in the budget of the Department of Defense for any fiscal year as a separate account. Such funds shall not be included in the budget accounts for any military department. Funds for military construction projects necessary to carry out this section may be set out in the annual military construction budget separately from other funds for such project. (g) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) Except as provided by paragraph (4), the

Secretary shall transmit, by December 15 of each year, a report to the Congress on the activities carried out under this section during the fiscal year ending on September 30 of the calendar year in which the report is to be made. (2) The first such report shall be transmitted by December 15, 1985, and shall contain— (A) an accounting of the United States' stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions on the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) a schedule of the activities planned to be carried out under this section during fiscal year 1986. (3) Each report other than the first one shall contain— (A) a site-by-site description of the construction, equipment, operation, and dismantling of facilities (during the fiscal year for which the report is made) used to carry out the destruction of agents and munitions under this section, including any accidents or other unplanned occurrences associated with such construction and operation; and