Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§2332e Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies
Title 18 › Part PART I— - CRIMES › Chapter CHAPTER 113B— - TERRORISM › § 2332e
Summary
Allows the Attorney General to ask the Secretary of Defense for help enforcing weapons-of-mass-destruction laws in an emergency; another DOJ official may ask instead.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §2332e
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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 2332a of this title during an emergency situation involving a 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
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
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. Codification Pub. L. 104–201, § 1416(c)(2)(A), which directed amendment of the chapter 133B of this title that relates to terrorism by adding this section, was executed by adding this section to this chapter to reflect the probable intent of Congress. This title does not contain a chapter 133B.
Amendments
2001—Pub. L. 107–56 substituted “2332a of this title” for “2332c of this title” and struck out “chemical” before “weapon of”. 1996—Pub. L. 104–294 renumbered section 2332d of this title, relating to requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies, as this section.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 2332e
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73