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10 U.S.C. § 2557 — Excess nonlethal supplies: availability for humanitarian relief, domestic emergency assistance, and homeless veterans assistance

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10 U.S.C. § 2557 — Excess nonlethal supplies: availability for humanitarian relief, domestic emergency assistance, and homeless veterans assistance

**(a)** (1) The Secretary of Defense may make available for humanitarian relief purposes any nonlethal excess supplies of the Department of Defense. In addition, the Secretary may make nonlethal excess supplies of the Department available to support domestic emergency assistance activities. (2) The Secretary of Defense may make excess clothing, shoes, sleeping bags, and related nonlethal excess supplies available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for distribution to homeless veterans and programs assisting homeless veterans. The transfer of nonlethal excess supplies to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under this paragraph shall be without reimbursement. **(b)** (1) Excess supplies made available for humanitarian relief purposes under this section shall be transferred to the Secretary of State, who shall be responsible for the distribution of such supplies. (2) Excess supplies made available under this section to support domestic emergency assistance activities shall be transferred to the Secretary of Homeland Security. The Secretary of Defense may provide assistance in the distribution of such supplies at the request of the Secretary of Homeland Security. **(c)** This section does not constitute authority to conduct any activity which, if carried out as an intelligence activity by the Department of Defense, would require a notice to the intelligence committees under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3091](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3091&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.). **(d)** In this section: (1) The term “nonlethal excess supplies” means property, other than real property, of the Department of Defense— (A) that is excess property, as defined in regulations of the Department of Defens

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**(a)** (1) The Secretary of Defense may make available for humanitarian relief purposes any nonlethal excess supplies of the Department of Defense. In addition, the Secretary may make nonlethal excess supplies of the Department available to support domestic emergency assistance activities. (2) The Secretary of Defense may make excess clothing, shoes, sleeping bags, and related nonlethal excess supplies available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for distribution to homeless veterans and programs assisting homeless veterans. The transfer of nonlethal excess supplies to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under this paragraph shall be without reimbursement. **(b)** (1) Excess supplies made available for humanitarian relief purposes under this section shall be transferred to the Secretary of State, who shall be responsible for the distribution of such supplies. (2) Excess supplies made available under this section to support domestic emergency assistance activities shall be transferred to the Secretary of Homeland Security. The Secretary of Defense may provide assistance in the distribution of such supplies at the request of the Secretary of Homeland Security. **(c)** This section does not constitute authority to conduct any activity which, if carried out as an intelligence activity by the Department of Defense, would require a notice to the intelligence committees under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3091](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3091&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.). **(d)** In this section: (1) The term “nonlethal excess supplies” means property, other than real property, of the Department of Defense— (A) that is excess property, as defined in regulations of the Department of Defense; and (B) that is not a weapon, ammunition, or other equipment or material that is designed to inflict serious bodily harm or death. (2) The term “intelligence committees” means the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

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50 U.S.C. § 413 — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 411, comprising section 307 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as [section 3074 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3074&num=0&edition=prelim).

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10 U.S.C. § 2547 — Renumbered § 3104]

### Statutory Notes #### Prior Provisions A prior section 2547 was renumbered [section 2557 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2557&num=0&edition=prelim).

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22 U.S.C. § 2422 — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–88, title VI, § 601, Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 441

### Statutory Notes Section, Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 662, as added Pub. L. 93–559, § 32, Dec. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 1804, and amended Pub. L. 96–450, title IV, § 407(a), Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1981, prohibited funding of activities of the Central Intelligence Agency, other than intelligence gathering, without Presidential finding of importance to national security of United States and defined such activities as significant anticipated intelligence activities for purpose of [section 413 of Title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section413&num=0&edition=prelim), War and National Defense. See [section 3094 of Title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3094&num=0&edition=prelim).

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50 U.S.C. § 3091 — Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter (other than the provisions and purposes of sections 3023, 3025, 3035, 3038 of this title and subchapters III, IV, and V).

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10 U.S.C. § 2561 — Humanitarian assistance

**(a) Authorized Assistance.—** (1) To the extent provided in defense authorization Acts, funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for a fiscal year for humanitarian assistance shall be used for the purpose of providing transportation of humanitarian relief and for other humanitarian purposes worldwide. (2) The Secretary of Defense may use the authority provided by paragraph (1) to transport supplies intended for use to respond to, or mitigate the effects of, an event or condition, such as an oil spill, that threatens serious harm to the environment, but only if other sources to provide such transportation are not readily available. The Secretary may require reimbursement for costs incurred by the Department of Defense to transport supplies under this paragraph. **(b) Availability of Funds.—** To the extent provided in appropriation Acts, funds appropriated for humanitarian assistance for the purposes of this section shall remain available until expended. **(c) Notice Before Provision of Assistance.—** (1) If the Secretary of Defense uses the authority under subsection (a) to provide assistance for any program or activity in an amount in excess of $5,000,000, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional committees specified in subsection (g) notice in writing of the use of such authority in accordance with paragraph (2). Notice under this subsection shall include an identification of each of the following: (A) The amount, type, and purpose of assistance to be provided and the recipient of the assistance. (B) The goals and objectives of the assistance. (C) The number and role of any members of the Armed Forces involved in the provision of the assistance. (D) Any other information the Secretary determines is relevant. (2) Noti

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10 U.S.C. § 2557 — Excess nonlethal supplies: availability for

Page 1989 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 2558 United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 1983.’’ PRIOR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR USE OF DEPART- MENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES BY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING SUPPORT Pub. L. 114–328, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2815, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2718, as amended by Pub. L. 118–31, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2840, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 761, pro- vided that: ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall not sign a memorandum of agreement with another Federal agen- cy to provide the agency with a vacant facility for pur- poses of temporary housing support unless the Sec- retary first submits to the Committees on Armed Serv- ices of the House of Representatives and Senate a cer- tification that the provision of the facility to the agen- cy for such purpose will not negatively affect military training, operations, readiness, or other military re- quirements, including National Guard and Reserve readiness. Upon granting such certification, the Sec- retary of Defense shall notify each Member of Congress representing the area in which such facility is located of such grant of certification.’’ § 2557. Excess nonlethal supplies: availability for humanitarian relief, domestic emergency as- sistance, and homeless veterans assistance (a)(1) The Secretary of Defense may make available for humanitarian relief purposes any nonlethal excess supplies of the Department of Defense. In addition, the Secretary may make nonlethal excess supplies of the Department available to support domestic emergency assist- ance activities. (2) The Secretary of Defense may make excess clothing, shoes, sleeping bags, and related non- lethal excess supplies available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for distributio

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50 U.S.C. § 3091 — General congressional oversight provi-

Page 665 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 3091 mained a part of it or whether all other traces of the title were eliminated completely so that section 411 was effectively absorbed into title III. The subsequent renumbering of section 411 of the Act as section 312 by Pub. L. 116–92 suggests that this section should be con- sidered within title III (as shown in the credit above), although there has been no explicit amendment renum- bering the title of the Act containing it. Section was classified to section 3006 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 116–92. Section was formerly classified to section 412 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as section 3006, and to section 172j of former Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. § 3079. Insider threat policy compliance and re- porting The head of each element of the intelligence community shall— (1) implement the policy established in ac- cordance with section 3024(f)(8) of this title; and (2) concurrent with the submission to Con- gress of budget justification materials in sup- port of the budget of the President for a fiscal year that is submitted to Congress under sec- tion 1105(a) of title 31, submit to Congress a certification as to whether the element is in compliance with such policy. (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title III, § 313, as added Pub. L. 117–263, div. F, title LXIII, § 6314(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3511.) SUBCHAPTER III—ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES § 3091. General congressional oversight provi- sions (a) Reports to congressional committees of intel- ligence activities and anticipated activities (1) The President sh

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