Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies

  1. Law
  2. USC 18
  3. Crimes And Criminal Procedure
  4. CRIMES
  5. BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
  6. Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies

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§175a. Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies

The Attorney General may request the Secretary of Defense to provide assistance under section 382 of title 10 1 in support of Department of Justice activities relating to the enforcement of section 175 of this title in an emergency situation involving a biological weapon of mass destruction. The authority to make such a request may be exercised by another official of the Department of Justice in accordance with section 382(f)(2) of title 10.1

(Added Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, §1416(c)(1)(A), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2723 .)


Editorial Notes

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Section 382 of title 10, referred to in text, was renumbered section 282 of title 10, Armed Forces, by Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, §1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497 .

1 See References in Text note below.


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