Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§175a Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies
Title 18 › Part PART I— - CRIMES › Chapter CHAPTER 10— - BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS › § 175a
Summary
The Attorney General can ask the Secretary of Defense to help under section 382 of title 10 to support the Justice Department’s work to enforce section 175 during an emergency that involves a biological weapon of mass destruction. Another Justice Department official can make that same request under section 382(f)(2) of title 10.
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Title 18, §175a
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The Attorney General may request the Secretary of Defense to provide assistance under section 382 of title 10 11 See References in Text note below. in support of Department of Justice activities relating to the enforcement of section 175 of this title in an emergency situation involving a biological weapon of mass destruction. The authority to make such a request may be exercised by another official of the Department of Justice in accordance with section 382(f)(2) of title 10.1
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Section 382 of title 10, referred to in text, was renumbered section 282 of title 10, Armed Forces, by Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497.
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18 U.S.C. § 175a
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73