RIOT CONTROL AGENTS.

SEC. 1232. RIOT CONTROL AGENTS.(a) Restatement of Policy.—It is the policy of the United States that riot control agents are not chemical weapons and that the President may authorize their use as legitimate, legal, and non-lethal alternatives to the use of force that, as provided in Executive Order No. 11850 (40 Fed. Reg. 16187) and consistent with the resolution of ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, may be employed by members of the Armed Forces in war in defensive military modes to save lives, including the illustrative purposes cited in Executive Order No. 11850.(b) Report Required.—(1) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the use of riot control agents by members of the Armed Forces.(2) Content.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include—(A) a description of all regulations, doctrines, training materials, and any other information related to the use of riot control agents by members of the Armed Forces;(B) a description of how the material described in subparagraph (A) is consistent with United States policy on the use of riot control agents;(C) a description of the availability of riot control agents, and the means to use them, to members of the Armed Forces, including members of the Armed Forces deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan;(D) a description of the frequency and circumstances of the use of riot control agents by members of the Armed Forces since January 1, 1992, and a summary of views held by commanders of United States combatant commands as to the utility of the use of riot control agents by members of the Armed Forces when compared with alternatives;119 STAT. 3469(E) a general description of steps taken or planned to be taken by the Department of Defense to clarify the circumstances under which riot control agents may be used by members of the Armed Forces; and(F) a brief explanation of the continuing validity of Executive Order No. 11850 under United States law.(3) Form.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.(c) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Chemical weapons convention.—The term “Chemical Weapons Convention” means the Convention on the Prohibitions of Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, with annexes, done at Paris, January 13, 1993, and entered into force April 29, 1997 (T. Doc. 103–21).(2) Resolution of ratification of the chemical weapons convention.—The term “resolution of ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention” means S. Res. 75, 105th Congress, agreed to April 24, 1997, advising and consenting to the ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention.