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[CITE: 10USC380]

 
                         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. 380. Enhancement of cooperation with civilian law 
        enforcement officials
        
    (a) The Secretary of Defense, in cooperation with the Attorney 
General, shall conduct an annual briefing of law enforcement personnel 
of each State (including law enforcement personnel of the political 
subdivisions of each State) regarding information, training, technical 
support, and equipment and facilities available to civilian law 
enforcement personnel from the Department of Defense.
    (b) Each briefing conducted under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
        (1) An explanation of the procedures for civilian law 
    enforcement officials--
            (A) to obtain information, equipment, training, expert 
        advice, and other personnel support under this chapter; and
            (B) to obtain surplus military equipment.

        (2) A description of the types of information, equipment and 
    facilities, and training and advice available to civilian law 
    enforcement officials from the Department of Defense.
        (3) A current, comprehensive list of military equipment which is 
    suitable for law enforcement officials from the Department of 
    Defense or available as surplus property from the Administrator of 
    General Services.

    (c) The Attorney General and the Administrator of General Services 
shall--
        (1) establish or designate an appropriate office or offices to 
    maintain the list described in subsection (b)(3) and to furnish 
    information to civilian law enforcement officials on the 
    availability of surplus military equipment; and
        (2) make available to civilian law enforcement personnel 
    nationwide, tollfree telephone communication with such office or 
    offices.

(Added Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title XII, Sec. 1243(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 
101 Stat. 1163; amended Pub. L. 100-456, div. A, title XI, Sec. 1104(a), 
Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2046.)


                               Amendments

    1988--Pub. L. 100-456 amended section generally, substituting 
provisions relating to annual briefing of law enforcement personnel of 
each State by Secretary of Defense and Attorney General and 
establishment of offices and telephone communication with those offices 
regarding surplus military equipment for provisions requiring the 
Secretary to report to Congress on the availability of assistance, etc., 
to civilian law enforcement and drug interdiction agencies and to 
convene a conference and requiring the Comptroller General to monitor 
and report on the Secretary's compliance with those requirements.
