50 U.S.C. § 1520a: Restrictions on use of human subjects for testing of chemical or biological agents

any test or experiment involving the use of a chemical agent or biological agent on a civilian population; or any other testing of a chemical agent or biological agent on human subjects. Any peaceful purpose that is related to a medical, therapeutic, pharmaceutical, agricultural, industrial, or research activity. Any purpose that is directly related to protection against toxic chemicals or biological weapons and agents. Any law enforcement purpose, including any purpose related to riot control. The Secretary of Defense may conduct a test or experiment described in subsection (b) only if informed consent to the testing was obtained from each human subject in advance of the testing on that subject. Not later than 30 days after the date of final approval within the Department of Defense of plans for any experiment or study to be conducted by the Department of Defense (whether directly or under contract) involving the use of human subjects for the testing of a chemical agent or a biological agent, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report setting forth a full accounting of those plans, and the experiment or study may then be conducted only after the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date such report is received by those committees. death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism; deterioration of food, water, equipment, supplies, or materials of any kind; or deleterious alteration of the environment.