18 U.S.C. § 2332e: Requests for military…

Summary

The Attorney General can ask the Secretary of Defense to provide help under section 382 of title 10 to support the Justice Department’s work enforcing section 2332a when there is an emergency involving a weapon of mass destruction. Another Justice Department official may make that same request under section 382(f)(2) of title 10.

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 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.

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.

§2332e Requests for Military Assistance to Enforce Prohibition in Certain Emergencies