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22 U.S.C. § 6729 — United States assistance in inspections at private facilities

22 U.S.C. § 6729

Type
Statute
Source
United States Code
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2026-10-22

(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) 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) to a facility owned by a person described in subsection (c), 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) 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…

Citator

22 U.S.C. § 6729 — United States assistance in inspections at private facilities is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(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) 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) to a facility owned by a person described in subsection (c), 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) 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.