§ 6729. — United States assistance in inspections at private facilities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC6729]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 75--CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION
SUBCHAPTER II--INSPECTIONS
Sec. 6729. United States assistance in inspections at private
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) of this section 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) of this
section to a facility owned by a person described in subsection (c)
of this section, 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) of this section applies in the case of assistance
provided to the following:
(1) Small business concerns
A small business concern as defined in section 632 of title 15.
(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
unscheduled discrete organic chemicals that contain
phosphorous, sulfur, or fluorine; or
(ii) more than 200 metric tons of unscheduled discrete
organic chemicals.
(Pub. L. 105-277, div. I, title III, Sec. 310, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat.
2681-880.)
