A bill to require the Department of Defense to determine disposal dates and methods of disposing of certain military material.

Summary

Requires the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Secretary of the military departments, to make a complete inventory of all existing munitions, chemical, biological, and radiological warfare agents, and other military material the ultimate disposition of which will present any danger to man, or to the environment, and with respect to each item on such inventory, determine the date beyond which such item cannot be safely retained, and determine the best means of disposing of such item. Provides that the inventory, and the disposition date, and method of disposition of each item thereon required by this Act shall be submitted to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. States that prior to the acquisition after the date of enactment of this Act of any munitions, chemical, biological, or radiological warfare agent, or other military material the ultimate disposition of which (other than for the purpose for which acquired) will present a danger to man or to the environment, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Secretaries of the military departments, shall, with respect to such munition, agent, or material, fix the date beyond which such munition, agent, or material cannot be safely retained, and determine the best means of disposing of such munitions, agent, or material. Requires all such information to be submitted to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and to Congress prior to the acquisition of such munition, agent, or material.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 January 1973

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