Chemical Weapons Convention: Issues for Congress (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised July 8, 2003 |
| Report Number |
IB94029 |
| Authors |
Steven R. Bowman, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The Convention provides the most extensive and intrusive verification regime of any arms control treaty, extending its coverage to not only governmental but also civilian facilities. The Convention also requires export controls and reporting requirements on chemicals that can be used as warfare agents and their precursors. The CWC establishes the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to oversee the Convention's implementation. Chemical Weapons Convention implementing legislation, as S. 610, passed the Senate unanimously on May 23, 1997. This legislation, which was an amendment in the nature of a substitute reported from the Judiciary Committee, provides the statutory authority for domestic compliance with the Convention's provisions. It sets criminal and civil penalties for the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, transfer, possession, or use of chemical weapons.
