Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-110
§229E Requests for Military Assistance to Enforce Prohibition in Certain Emergencies
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 11B — CHEMICAL WEAPONS › § 229E
Summary
The Attorney General can ask the Secretary of Defense to send military help, under the military assistance rules, to support the Justice Department when enforcing the law about chemical weapons during an emergency. Another Justice Department official can also make that same request if they follow the military rules that allow it.
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Title 18, §229E
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The Attorney General may request the Secretary of Defense to provide assistance under section 382 of title 10 in support of Department of Justice activities relating to the enforcement of section 229 of this title in an emergency situation involving a chemical weapon. 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.
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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. § 229E
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110