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[Laws in effect as of January 2, 2001]
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  January 2, 2001 and January 28, 2002]
[CITE: 10USC2576b]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                PART IV--SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
 
CHAPTER 153--EXCHANGE OF MATERIAL AND DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE, SURPLUS, OR 
                           UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
 
Sec. 2576b. Excess personal property: sale or donation to assist 
        firefighting agencies
        
    (a) Transfer Authorized.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary 
of Defense may transfer to a firefighting agency in a State any personal 
property of the Department of Defense that the Secretary determines is--
        (1) excess to the needs of the Department of Defense; and
        (2) suitable for use in providing fire and emergency medical 
    services, including personal protective equipment and equipment for 
    communication and monitoring.

    (b) Conditions for Transfer.--The Secretary of Defense may transfer 
personal property under this section only if--
        (1) the property is drawn from existing stocks of the Department 
    of Defense;
        (2) the recipient firefighting agency accepts the property on an 
    as-is, where-is basis;
        (3) the transfer is made without the expenditure of any funds 
    available to the Department of Defense for the procurement of 
    defense equipment; and
        (4) all costs incurred subsequent to the transfer of the 
    property are borne or reimbursed by the recipient.

    (c) Consideration.--Subject to subsection (b)(4), the Secretary may 
transfer personal property under this section without charge to the 
recipient firefighting agency.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) State.--The term ``State'' includes the District of 
    Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 
    Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the 
    United States.
        (2) Firefighting agency.--The term ``firefighting agency'' means 
    any volunteer, paid, or combined departments that provide fire and 
    emergency medical services.

(Added Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title XVII, Sec. 1706(a)], 
Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-367.)


 Identification of Defense Technologies Suitable for Use, or Conversion 
        for Use, in Providing Fire and Emergency Medical Services

    Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title XVII, Sec. 1707], Oct. 30, 
2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-367, provided that:
    ``(a) Appointment of Task Force; Purpose.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall appoint a task force consisting of representatives from the 
Department of Defense and each of the seven major fire organizations 
identified in subsection (b) to identify defense technologies and 
equipment that--
        ``(1) can be readily put to civilian use by fire service and the 
    emergency response agencies; and
        ``(2) can be transferred to these agencies using the authority 
    provided by section 2576b of title 10, United States Code, as added 
    by section 1706 of this Act.
    ``(b) Participating Major Fire Organizations.--Members of the task 
force shall be appointed from each of the following:
        ``(1) The International Association of Fire Chiefs.
        ``(2) The International Association of Fire Fighters.
        ``(3) The National Volunteer Fire Council.
        ``(4) The International Association of Arson Investigators.
        ``(5) The International Society of Fire Service Instructors.
        ``(6) The National Association of State Fire Marshals.
        ``(7) The National Fire Protection Association.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for activities of the task 
force $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.''
