THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1775
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
13 October 2022

*Army Regulation 50–6

Effective 13 November 2022

Nuclear and Chemical Weapons and Materiel Chemical Surety

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

JAMES C. MCCONVILLE
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

Official:

MARK F. AVERILL
Administrative Assistant to the
Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is a major revision.

Authorities. This regulation implements DoDI 5210.65.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G–3/5/7. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing a justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include a formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25–30 for specific requirements.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11–2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix B).

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G–3/5/7 (DAMO–SSD), usarmy.pentagon.hqda-dcs-g-305–7.mbx.damossd@mail.mil.

Distribution. This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

*This publication supersedes AR 50–6, dated 16 April 2018.

AR 50–6 • 13 October 2022

UNCLASSIFIED

Access An individual will be deemed to have access to Army chemical agents at any point in time if the individual has possession of an Army chemical agent (for example, ability to carry, use, or manipulate).

Army chemical agent Term used to refer collectively to Schedule 1 chemicals in Army possession, as listed in the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (CWC); NTA in Army possession as listed in the April 19, 2022 ASD (NCB) Memoran- dum; or munitions with a chemical fill at the declared chemical weapons storage facilities.

Certifying official The person responsible for determining an individual’s ability to be CPRP certified and ensuring the CPRP member is continually monitored. Responsibilities include implementing, administering, and man- aging the CPRP, and supporting the REV and Army chemical agent facility commander or director. Un- less the CO requires access to Schedule 1 chemicals and NTA, the CO is not required to be in the CPRP.

Chemical agent facility Any building under the direction of a single test center or director/commander where Army chemical agents are produced, stored, used, destroyed, or transferred.

Chemical agent mishap An event in which the failure of facilities, equipment, or procedures may allow the possible unintentional exposure of personnel or the work environment to chemical agent, including RDT&ERDT&EResearch, development, testing, and evaluation solutions.

Competent medical authority A healthcare provider who is trained and appointed in accordance with procedures established by the DoD Component to review medical conditions and treatment to provide recommendations to the CO on an individual’s suitability and reliability for PRP duties. The CMA is a physician, nurse practitioner (who is either licensed for independent practice or supervised by a physician licensed for independent practice), or physician assistant (if supervised by a physician licensed for independent practice).

Continuing evaluation The process by which CPRP-certified individuals are observed for compliance with reliability standards. This ongoing process and management function considers duty performance, physical and psychological fitness, on and off-duty behavior, and reliability on a continuing basis.

Denial An action taken based on the receipt of disqualifying information to stop the CPRP screening process for individuals being considered for CPRP certification.

Department of Defense–accountable chemicals Schedule 1 chemicals or NTA that are accounted for by the DIAM, specifically: (a) neat and nonexempt dilute DoD Schedule 1 chemicals or NTA issued from the U.S. SSSF, including non-DoD chemical agent facilities covered by a Schedule 1 chemical or NTA provisioning agreement; (b) all neat and non-exempt dilute Schedule 1 chemicals or NTA maintained at DoD chemical agent facilities used to support re- search, development, testing, evaluation, and training; and (c) Schedule 1 chemicals or NTA synthesized or acquired by contractor on behalf of DoD for nonprotective purposes.

Dilute chemical agent Schedule 1 chemicals or NTA that have been mixed with solvent.

Drug or substance abuse The wrongful use, possession, or distribution of a controlled substance, prescription medication, over-the- counter medication, or intoxicating substance (other than alcohol). “Wrongful” means without legal justifi- cation or excuse, and includes use contrary to the directions of the manufacturer or prescribing healthcare provider, and use of any intoxicating substance not intended for human intake.

Facility chemical agent accountability officer An individual designated by the facility commander or director to have authority and responsibility for Army chemical agent inventory and accountability.

Neat Schedule 1 chemical/Non-Traditional Agents An undiluted, full-strength (as manufactured) Schedule 1 chemical or NTA.

Non-Traditional Agents Defined in the April 19, 2022 ASD (NCB) Memorandum.

Primary container A vial, flask, or other containment immediately holding Schedule 1 chemicals or NTA.

Provisioning agreement An agreement under which a DoD organization may provide DoD Schedule 1 chemical to other federal agencies, DoD contractors, or other non-federal entities for purposes authorized by law and regulation. It includes the purpose of the provisioning, statutory and regulatory authority for the provisioning, responsi- bilities of the parties, procedures, funding, and terms and conditions for the certification of the recipient organization, the transfer of the agents to the recipient organization, the use of the agents by the recipient organization, and the return of any residual agent upon completion of the authorized use. A provisioning agreement may be a separate document or its substance may be incorporated in another document such as an inter-agency agreement, a memorandum of agreement, or a contract clause.

Random drug and substance abuse testing A program where each member of the testing population has an equal chance of being selected. Random testing may include either testing of designated individuals occupying a specified area, element, or posi- tion, or testing of those individuals based on a neutral criterion, such as a digit of the social security num- ber.

Recertification The process by which an individual, previously denied certification or terminated for cause from a PRP, is approved for certification into a PRP position.

Restriction (administrative) Restriction of individuals from CPRP duties when the ability to maintain continuing evaluation is question- able.

Restriction (medical) Restriction of individuals from CPRP duties when performance may be impaired by a temporary medical condition (including medication for the condition) or psychological condition (such as short-term stress). Medical restriction is a precaution based on the possibility of duty impairment and not an assessment of unreliability.

Reviewing official An Army chemical agent facility official whose duties include monitoring the suitability assessment pro- gram and reviewing warranted suitability actions.

Risk assessment The process of systematically identifying, assessing, and managing risks arising from operational factors and making decisions that balance risk cost with mission benefits as described in DoDI O – 2000.16. The end product of the risk assessment is the identification and assessment of areas and assets that are vul- nerable to the identified threat attack means or the identified hazard. From the assessment of risk based upon the three critical components of risk management (threat assessment, criticality assessment, and vulnerability assessment), the commander must determine which assets require the most protection and where future expenditures are required to minimize risk of attack or exposure to a hazard or lessen the severity of the outcome of an attack or of a hazard.

Secondary container Any level of containment that includes one or more primary containers.

Suspension An action taken to temporarily remove an individual from the CPRP when the CO has information that could be expected to affect an individual’s job performance or reliability.

Termination (administrative) Removal of reliable individuals from the program when they are leaving the position or no longer require access to DoD chemical agents.

Termination (for cause) Removal of individuals who were previously screened, determined reliable, and certified capable of per- forming duties involving access to DoD chemical agents from the CPRP based on receipt of disqualifying information.

Two-person rule An access restriction to prevent lone access to Army chemical agents. At least two CPRP-certified people equally qualified in the task being performed and capable of detecting unauthorized or incorrect acts, are required for access.

Ultra-dilute concentrations Schedule 1 chemical diluted to concentrations suitable for calibration of analytical instrumentation.

Chemical Surety This is a major revision, dated 13 October 2022-- • Incorporates the U.S. Army Futures Command ( chap 1 ). • Aligns responsibilities between the U.S. Army Materiel Command and Installation Management Command ( chap 1 ). • Removes Neat Schedule 1 toxic chemical exemptions ( chap 7 ). • Updates the Dilute Schedule 1 chemical and Non-Traditional Agents exemptions ( chap 7 ). • Updates definition of “Army chemical agent” in accordance with DoDI 5210.65 (throughout). • Incorporates Non-Traditional Agents requirements and guidance (throughout). • Replaces the term “accident” with “mishap” (throughout).