Public Law 99-145

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National Defense Authorization Act United States federal statute

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Public Law 99-145 canonical	5
Public Law 100-456	1
Title X, Public Law 99-145	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.

NED1 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]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ⓘ United States federal statute ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986 ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986
appliesToFiscalYear	Fiscal Year 1986 ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	legislative branch of the United States ⓘ
chemicalWeaponsProvisionLocatedIn	Title I ⓘ Title IX ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateEnacted	1985-11-08 ⓘ
designatesImplementingAgency	United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense United States Department of the Army ⓘ
enactedBy	99th United States Congress ⓘ
establishesProgram	Chemical Demilitarization Program ⓘ linked to: U.S. Chemical Demilitarization Program
hasTitle	Title III—Operation and Maintenance ⓘ Title II—Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation ⓘ Title IV—Military Personnel Authorizations ⓘ Title IX—Department of Defense Organization and Management ⓘ linked to: Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 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 federal government ⓘ linked to: United States 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 ⓘ military construction ⓘ military personnel ⓘ operation and maintenance ⓘ procurement ⓘ research, development, test, and evaluation ⓘ
publicLawNumber	99-145 ⓘ
regulates	armed forces ⓘ
relatedTo	Chemical Weapons Convention ⓘ U.S. chemical weapons stockpile elimination ⓘ
requires	compliance with applicable environmental and safety laws in chemical demilitarization ⓘ 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 ⓘ chemical weapons demilitarization ⓘ military construction ⓘ military personnel policy ⓘ national defense ⓘ
yearEnacted	1985 ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. Chemical Demilitarization Program → legalBasis → Public Law 99-145 ⓘ

U.S. Chemical Demilitarization Program → legalBasis → Public Law 100-456 ⓘ

linked to: Public Law 99-145

Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System → legalBasis → Public Law 99-145 ⓘ

Title VI—Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits → partOf → Public Law 99-145 ⓘ

Title VII—Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Organization → partOf → Public Law 99-145 ⓘ

Title X—General Provisions → partOf → Public Law 99-145 ⓘ

Title X—General Provisions → citationStyle → Title X, Public Law 99-145 ⓘ