§280 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

Summary

Each year the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General must brief every State’s law enforcement, including local agencies, about what help the Department of Defense can give to civilian police. The briefing must explain how officers can request DoD information, training, technical support, equipment, and personnel; how to get surplus military items; describe the kinds of help and gear available; and give a current list of military equipment suitable for law enforcement or listed as surplus by the General Services Administration. The Attorney General and the GSA Administrator must set up office(s) to keep that list, provide information about surplus equipment, and offer a nationwide toll‑free phone line for law enforcement.

Title 10, §280

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(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.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 280, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 14; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–861, § 33(a)(2), 72 Stat. 1564; Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L. 87–651, title I, § 101, 76 Stat. 506; Sept. 11, 1967, Pub. L. 90–83, § 3(1), 81 Stat. 220; Aug. 17, 1977, Pub. L. 95–105, title V, § 509(d)(3), 91 Stat. 860; Dec. 12, 1980, Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §§ 501(5), 511(10), 94 Stat. 2907, 2920; Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1405(8), 98 Stat. 2622; Dec. 5, 1991, Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, § 1061(a)(3), 105 Stat. 1472, authorized Secretary of each military department and Secretary of Transportation to prescribe

Regulations

, 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 section 10202 of this title.

Amendments

2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 380 of this title as this section. 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.

§280 Enhancement of cooperation with civilian law enforcement officials

Summary

Title 10, §280

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