To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Chemical Weapons Convention.

1. Adds SEC. 1084. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DESTRUCTION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS on page 437, between lines 2 and 3

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   Inserted: SEC. 1084. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DESTRUCTION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:

   Inserted: (1) The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, done at Paris on January 13, 1993 (commonly referred to as the "Chemical Weapons Convention"), requires all United States chemical weapons stockpiles be destroyed by no later than the extended deadline of April 29, 2012.

   Inserted: (2) On April 10, 2006, the Department of Defense notified Congress that the United States would not meet even the extended deadline under the Chemical Weapons Convention for destruction of United States chemical weapons stockpiles.

   Inserted: (3) Destroying existing chemical weapons is a homeland security imperative, an arms control priority, and required by United States law.

   Inserted: (4) The elimination and nonproliferation of chemical weapons of mass destruction is of utmost importance to the national security of the United States.

   Inserted: (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--

   Inserted: (1) the United States is committed to making every effort to safely dispose of its chemical weapons stockpiles by the Chemical Weapons Convention deadline of April 29, 2012, or as soon thereafter as possible, and will carry out all of its other obligations under the Convention;

   Inserted: (2) the Secretary of Defense should prepare a comprehensive schedule for safely destroying the United States chemical weapons stockpiles to prevent further delays in the destruction of such stockpiles, and the schedule should be submitted annually to the congressional defense committees separately or as part of another required report; and

   Inserted: (3) the Secretary of Defense should make every effort to ensure adequate funding to complete the elimination of the United States chemical weapons stockpile in the shortest time possible, consistent with the requirement to protect public health, safety, and the environment.

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