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[CITE: 10USC372]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
            PART I--ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
 
   CHAPTER 18--MILITARY SUPPORT FOR CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
 
Sec. 372. Use of military equipment and facilities

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may, in accordance with 
other applicable law, make available any equipment (including associated 
supplies or spare parts), base facility, or research facility of the 
Department of Defense to any Federal, State, or local civilian law 
enforcement official for law enforcement purposes.
    (b) Emergencies Involving Chemical and Biological Agents.--(1) In 
addition to equipment and facilities described in subsection (a), the 
Secretary may provide an item referred to in paragraph (2) to a Federal, 
State, or local law enforcement or emergency response agency to prepare 
for or respond to an emergency involving chemical or biological agents 
if the Secretary determines that the item is not reasonably available 
from another source. The requirement for a determination that an item is 
not reasonably available from another source does not apply to 
assistance provided under section 382 of this title pursuant to a 
request of the Attorney General for the assistance.
    (2) An item referred to in paragraph (1) is any material or 
expertise of the Department of Defense appropriate for use in preparing 
for or responding to an emergency involving chemical or biological 
agents, including the following:
        (A) Training facilities.
        (B) Sensors.
        (C) Protective clothing.
        (D) Antidotes.

(Added Pub. L. 97-86, title IX, Sec. 905(a)(1), Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 
1115; amended Pub. L. 100-456, div. A, title XI, Sec. 1104(a), Sept. 29, 
1988, 102 Stat. 2043; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title III, Sec. 378, Feb. 
10, 1996, 110 Stat. 284; Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title XIV, 
Sec. 1416(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2723.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-106 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), 
inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104-201 inserted at end ``The requirement 
for a determination that an item is not reasonably available from 
another source does not apply to assistance provided under section 382 
of this title pursuant to a request of the Attorney General for the 
assistance.''
    1988--Pub. L. 100-456 amended section generally, inserting 
``(including associated supplies or spare parts)'' and substituting 
``Department of Defense'' for ``Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine 
Corps''.


                  Transfer of Excess Personal Property

    Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title XII, Sec. 1208, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 
Stat. 1566, as amended by Pub. L. 102-484, div. A, title X, Sec. 1044, 
Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2493, which authorized the Secretary of Defense 
to transfer excess personal property of the Department of Defense to 
Federal and State agencies, provided conditions for transfer, and 
terminated the Secretary's authority on Sept. 30, 1997, was repealed and 
restated in section 2576a of this title by Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, 
title X, Sec. 1033(a)(1), (b)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2639, 2640.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 373, 374, 382 of this title.
