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§273 Training and advising civilian law enforcement officials

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART I— - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS › Chapter CHAPTER 15— - MILITARY SUPPORT FOR CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES › § 273

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Under other laws, the Secretary of Defense may let DoD personnel train and advise federal, state, and local civilian law enforcement on equipment, including section 372.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §273

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The Secretary of Defense may, in accordance with other applicable law, make Department of Defense personnel available—
(1)to train Federal, State, and local civilian law enforcement officials in the operation and maintenance of equipment, including equipment made available under section 372 11 See References in Text note below. of this title; and
(2)to provide such law enforcement officials with expert advice relevant to the purposes of this chapter.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 372 of this title, referred to in par. (1), was renumbered section 272 of this title by Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 273, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 13, related to composition of Standby Reserve and maintenance of inactive status list in Standby Reserve, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1661(a)(2)(A), 1691, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2979, 3026, effective Dec. 1, 1994. See sections 10151 to 10153 of this title.

Amendments

2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 373 of this title as this section. 1988—Pub. L. 100–456 amended section generally, substituting provisions authorizing Secretary of Defense, in accordance with applicable law, to make Defense Department personnel available for training, etc., for former subsecs. (a) to (c) authorizing Secretary of Defense to assign members of Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, etc., for training, etc., briefing sessions by Attorney General, and other functions of Attorney General and Administrator of General Services. 1985—Pub. L. 99–145 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) and (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1985 Amendment Pub. L. 99–145, title XIV, § 1423(b), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 752, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on January 1, 1986.”

Reference

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 273

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73