Public Law 105-261
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Public Law 105-261 is a U.S. defense authorization statute that, among many provisions, directed the development and implementation of alternative technologies for the destruction of the nation’s stockpile of assembled chemical weapons.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pub.L. 105-261 | 1 |
| Public Law 105-261 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2593131 — 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 105-261 Context triple: [Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives, legalBasis, Public Law 105-261]
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Public Law 110-261
Public Law 110-261 is the 2008 U.S. federal statute that amended the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to expand government surveillance authorities and provide legal protections for telecommunications companies assisting such surveillance.
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Public Law 103-141
Public Law 103-141 is the formal designation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, a U.S. federal law enacted to protect individuals’ free exercise of religion from substantial government burdens.
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Public Law 104-191
Public Law 104-191 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1996 that established the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), setting national standards for health insurance portability, privacy, and security of health information.
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Public Law 104-106
Public Law 104-106 is a 1996 U.S. defense authorization statute that, among many provisions, established key authorities and requirements for the Department of Defense, including the management and oversight of the Chemical Demilitarization Program.
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Public Law 107-56
Public Law 107-56 is the formal designation of the USA PATRIOT Act, a 2001 U.S. federal law that significantly expanded government surveillance and counterterrorism powers following the September 11 attacks.
- 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 105-261 Target entity description: Public Law 105-261 is a U.S. defense authorization statute that, among many provisions, directed the development and implementation of alternative technologies for the destruction of the nation’s stockpile of assembled chemical weapons.
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A.
Public Law 110-261
Public Law 110-261 is the 2008 U.S. federal statute that amended the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to expand government surveillance authorities and provide legal protections for telecommunications companies assisting such surveillance.
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B.
Public Law 103-141
Public Law 103-141 is the formal designation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, a U.S. federal law enacted to protect individuals’ free exercise of religion from substantial government burdens.
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C.
Public Law 104-191
Public Law 104-191 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1996 that established the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), setting national standards for health insurance portability, privacy, and security of health information.
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D.
Public Law 104-106
Public Law 104-106 is a 1996 U.S. defense authorization statute that, among many provisions, established key authorities and requirements for the Department of Defense, including the management and oversight of the Chemical Demilitarization Program.
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E.
Public Law 107-56
Public Law 107-56 is the formal designation of the USA PATRIOT Act, a 2001 U.S. federal law that significantly expanded government surveillance and counterterrorism powers following the September 11 attacks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
National Defense Authorization Act
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United States federal law ⓘ |
| appliesTo | U.S. stockpile of assembled chemical weapons ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 105th United States Congress ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateSigned | 1998-10-17 ⓘ |
| directs |
development of alternative technologies for destruction of assembled chemical weapons
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implementation of alternative technologies for destruction of assembled chemical weapons ⓘ |
| fiscalYearCovered | Fiscal Year 1999 ⓘ |
| goal |
minimization of environmental and public health risks from chemical weapons destruction
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safe destruction of the U.S. chemical weapons stockpile ⓘ |
| legalCitation | 112 Stat. 1920 ⓘ |
| president | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber |
Public Law 105-261
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surface form:
Pub.L. 105-261
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| shortName | Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| subject |
Alternative technologies for chemical demilitarization
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Arms control and nonproliferation policy ⓘ Ballistic missile defense programs ⓘ Base realignment and closure implementation ⓘ Chemical weapons destruction ⓘ Civil-military relations and support to civil authorities ⓘ Classified defense programs authorization ⓘ Compensation and benefits for members of the armed forces ⓘ Cooperative threat reduction with states of the former Soviet Union ⓘ Counterdrug activities of the Department of Defense ⓘ Defense acquisition reform ⓘ Defense education and training programs ⓘ Defense environmental compliance ⓘ Defense environmental restoration ⓘ Defense infrastructure and facilities management ⓘ Defense intelligence activities ⓘ Defense laboratories and test ranges ⓘ Defense logistics and supply chain management ⓘ Defense science and technology programs ⓘ Defense-wide working capital funds ⓘ Department of Defense authorization ⓘ Export controls on militarily critical technologies ⓘ Information assurance and cybersecurity for defense systems ⓘ Intelligence-related activities funding authorization ⓘ Management of the defense industrial base ⓘ Military construction authorization ⓘ Military health care and TRICARE ⓘ Military justice and legal matters ⓘ Military personnel strengths ⓘ Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship ⓘ Overseas military operations and basing ⓘ Procurement of weapons systems ⓘ Readiness and training of the armed forces ⓘ Research, development, test, and evaluation funding ⓘ Reserve component and National Guard matters ⓘ Security assistance and arms export controls ⓘ Space activities of the Department of Defense ⓘ Special operations forces authorities ⓘ United States national defense policy ⓘ |
| title | An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 105-261 Description of subject: Public Law 105-261 is a U.S. defense authorization statute that, among many provisions, directed the development and implementation of alternative technologies for the destruction of the nation’s stockpile of assembled chemical weapons.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives
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legalBasis
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Public Law 105-261
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this entity surface form:
Pub.L. 105-261