Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§278 Nonpreemption of Other Law
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART I — ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS › CHAPTER 15 — MILITARY SUPPORT FOR CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES › § 278
Summary
Keeps the President and federal agencies' power to use military personnel and equipment for civilian law enforcement the same as it was under the law before December 1, 1981.
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Title 10, §278
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the executive branch in the use of military personnel or equipment for civilian law enforcement purposes beyond that provided by law before December 1, 1981.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 278, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 14, related to dissemination of information of interest to reserve components, 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 10210 of this title.
Amendments
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 378 of this title as this section. 1988—Pub. L. 100–456 reenacted section without change. 1984—Pub. L. 98–525 substituted “before December 1, 1981” for “prior to the enactment of this chapter”.
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10 U.S.C. § 278
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102