Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998

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United States federal statute implementing legislation

The Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that implements the international Chemical Weapons Convention by criminalizing the development, production, acquisition, transfer, and use of chemical weapons within the United States.

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Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ implementing legislation ⓘ
appliesTo	U.S. nationals ⓘ surface form: United States nationals United States territory ⓘ
areaOfLaw	international law implementation ⓘ national security law ⓘ weapons control law ⓘ
basedOn	Chemical Weapons Convention ⓘ surface form: Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction
contains	criminal enforcement provisions ⓘ regulatory enforcement provisions ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
enforcedBy	United States Department of Justice ⓘ federal law enforcement agencies ⓘ
implements	Chemical Weapons Convention ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
legalEffect	criminalizes the acquisition of chemical weapons ⓘ criminalizes the development of chemical weapons ⓘ criminalizes the production of chemical weapons ⓘ criminalizes the transfer of chemical weapons ⓘ criminalizes the use of chemical weapons ⓘ establishes penalties for violations related to chemical weapons ⓘ
prohibits	assistance to others in acquiring chemical weapons ⓘ conspiracy to engage in prohibited chemical weapons activities ⓘ use of chemical weapons by any person within the United States ⓘ
purpose	to implement the obligations of the United States under the Chemical Weapons Convention ⓘ to prohibit the acquisition of chemical weapons ⓘ to prohibit the development of chemical weapons ⓘ to prohibit the production of chemical weapons ⓘ to prohibit the transfer of chemical weapons ⓘ to prohibit the use of chemical weapons ⓘ
regulates	development of toxic chemicals for prohibited purposes ⓘ production of toxic chemicals for prohibited purposes ⓘ stockpiling of chemical weapons ⓘ transfer of chemical weapons ⓘ use of chemical weapons ⓘ
relatedTo	Chemical Weapons Convention ⓘ United States arms control policy ⓘ nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction ⓘ
scope	applies to activities within U.S. territory and in some cases by U.S. persons abroad ⓘ covers both individuals and entities ⓘ
subjectMatter	arms control ⓘ chemical weapons ⓘ disarmament ⓘ

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