### Question
What does chemical agent and munition mean?


### Answer
**Chemical agent and munition** has the following meaning in *50 U.S.C. § 1521*:

> an agent or munition that, through its chemical properties, produces lethal or other damaging effects on human beings, except that such term does not include riot control agents, chemical herbicides, smoke and other obscuration materials

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 1521*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 32-CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM**

