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Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60

§2614 Emergency Communications Equipment: Acceptance From Local Public Safety Agencies for Temporary Use Related to Disasters

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter 155— ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND SERVICES › § 2614

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Military leaders may accept communications gear and related help from local public safety agencies so they can work together during a disaster. They may only take gear if the military’s own equipment at the site cannot meet the need, and may only take services if the commander lacks the ability to operate or maintain the gear. These actions must follow rules set by the Secretary of Defense. A person who provides such services is not an officer, employee, or agent of the United States just because they helped.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §2614

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(a)(1)Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary concerned—
(1)may accept communications equipment for use in coordinating joint response and recovery operations with public safety agencies in the event of a disaster; and
(2)may accept services related to the operation and maintenance of such equipment.
(b)The authority under subsection (a) shall be exercised under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
(c)(1)Equipment may be accepted under subsection (a)(1) only to the extent that communications equipment under the control of the Secretary concerned at the potential disaster response site is inadequate to meet military requirements for communicating with public safety agencies during the period of response to the disaster.
(2)Services may be accepted under subsection (a)(2) related to the operation and maintenance of communications equipment only to the extent that the necessary capabilities are not available to the military commander having custody of the equipment.
(d)A person providing services accepted under this section may not be considered, by reason of the provision of such services, to be an officer, employee, or agent of the United States for any purpose.

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Amendments

2006—Pub. L. 109–364 renumbered section 2613 of this title as this section and redesignated the second subsec. (c) as (d).

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 2614

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60