Public Law 99-145
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Public Law 99-145 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1985 that, among other defense provisions, mandated the safe destruction of the nation’s stockpile of chemical weapons and established the framework for the Chemical Demilitarization Program.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 99-145 canonical | 2 |
| Public Law 100-456 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2574376 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 99-145 Context triple: [U.S. Chemical Demilitarization Program, legalBasis, Public Law 99-145]
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Public Law 96-95
Public Law 96-95 is the 1979 U.S. federal statute, known as the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, that safeguards archaeological resources on public and Indian lands.
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Public Law 99-177
Public Law 99-177 is the 1985 U.S. federal statute, commonly known as the Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Act, that established automatic deficit-reduction measures aimed at achieving a balanced federal budget.
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C.
Public Law 93-205
Public Law 93-205 is the landmark 1973 United States federal statute commonly known as the Endangered Species Act, which provides for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and their habitats.
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D.
Public Law 95-164
Public Law 95-164 is the United States statute enacted in 1977 that significantly strengthened federal regulation of mine safety and health, forming the basis of modern mine safety standards.
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E.
Public Law 99-272
Public Law 99-272 is the formal designation of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, a major U.S. federal law best known for establishing COBRA health insurance continuation coverage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 99-145 Target entity description: Public Law 99-145 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1985 that, among other defense provisions, mandated the safe destruction of the nation’s stockpile of chemical weapons and established the framework for the Chemical Demilitarization Program.
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A.
Public Law 96-95
Public Law 96-95 is the 1979 U.S. federal statute, known as the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, that safeguards archaeological resources on public and Indian lands.
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B.
Public Law 99-177
Public Law 99-177 is the 1985 U.S. federal statute, commonly known as the Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Act, that established automatic deficit-reduction measures aimed at achieving a balanced federal budget.
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C.
Public Law 93-205
Public Law 93-205 is the landmark 1973 United States federal statute commonly known as the Endangered Species Act, which provides for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and their habitats.
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D.
Public Law 95-164
Public Law 95-164 is the United States statute enacted in 1977 that significantly strengthened federal regulation of mine safety and health, forming the basis of modern mine safety standards.
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E.
Public Law 99-272
Public Law 99-272 is the formal designation of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, a major U.S. federal law best known for establishing COBRA health insurance continuation coverage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Defense Authorization Act
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United States federal statute ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986
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surface form:
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986
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| appliesToFiscalYear | Fiscal Year 1986 ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| chemicalWeaponsProvisionLocatedIn |
Title I
ⓘ
Title IX ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1985-11-08 ⓘ |
| designatesImplementingAgency |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
United States Department of Defense
United States Department of the Army ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 99th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishesProgram |
U.S. Chemical Demilitarization Program
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surface form:
Chemical Demilitarization Program
|
| hasTitle |
Title III—Operation and Maintenance
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Title II—Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation ⓘ Title IV—Military Personnel Authorizations ⓘ Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 ⓘ
surface form:
Title IX—Department of Defense Organization and Management
Title I—Procurement ⓘ Title VIII—Acquisition Policy and Management ⓘ Title VII—Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Organization ⓘ Title VI—Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits ⓘ Title V—Military Personnel Policy ⓘ Title X—General Provisions ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent U.S. chemical weapons destruction policy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalStatus | in force at time of enactment for FY1986 authorizations ⓘ |
| mandates | safe destruction of the U.S. stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions ⓘ |
| policyGoal | elimination of the United States unitary chemical weapons stockpile ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| providesAuthorizationOfAppropriations |
Department of Defense
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military construction ⓘ military personnel ⓘ operation and maintenance ⓘ procurement ⓘ research, development, test, and evaluation ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 99-145 ⓘ |
| regulates | armed forces ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chemical Weapons Convention
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U.S. chemical weapons stockpile elimination ⓘ |
| requires |
compliance with applicable environmental and safety laws in chemical demilitarization
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development of a comprehensive plan for chemical weapons destruction ⓘ environmentally sound disposal of chemical agents and munitions ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 99 Stat. 583 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Department of Defense authorization
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chemical weapons demilitarization ⓘ military construction ⓘ military personnel policy ⓘ national defense ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1985 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 99-145 Description of subject: Public Law 99-145 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1985 that, among other defense provisions, mandated the safe destruction of the nation’s stockpile of chemical weapons and established the framework for the Chemical Demilitarization Program.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Public Law 100-456