18 U.S.C. § 229E — Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies

submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 105-277 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 72 words · no verdicts yet

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In a chemical weapons emergency, the Attorney General can ask the Secretary of Defense for military help enforcing section 229. Another Justice Department official can also make this request, following the rules in a separate defense law.

The Attorney General can ask the Secretary of Defense to provide military assistance under section 382 of title 10, to help the Department of Justice enforce section 229 of this title during an emergency involving a chemical weapon. This request does not have to come from the Attorney General personally — another Department of Justice official can make it too, following the procedure set out in section 382(f)(2) of title 10.

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The Attorney General may request the Secretary of Defense to provide assistance under section 382 of title 101 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 10.1

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 105–277, div. I, title II, § 201(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–869.)

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1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-277 · 112 Stat. 2681

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