10 U.S.C. § 283 — Situations involving bombings of places of

Page 353 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 284 1 See References in Text note below. § 283. Situations involving bombings of places of public use, Government facilities, public transportation systems, and infrastructure facilities (a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of the At- torney General, the Secretary of Defense may provide assistance in support of Department of Justice activities related to the enforcement of section 2332f of title 18 during situations involv- ing bombings of places of public use, Govern- ment facilities, public transportation systems, and infrastructure facilities. (b) RENDERING-SAFE SUPPORT.—Military explo- sive ordnance disposal units providing ren- dering-safe support to Department of Justice ac- tivities relating to the enforcement of section 175, 229, or 2332a of title 18 in emergency situa- tions involving weapons of mass destruction shall provide such support in a manner con- sistent with the provisions of section 382 1 of this title. (c) REGULATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General shall jointly prescribe regulations concerning the types of assistance that may be provided under this section. Such regulations shall also describe the actions that Department of Defense personnel may take in circumstances incident to the provision of as- sistance under this section. (2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) may not authorize any of the following actions: (i) Arrest. (ii) Any direct participation in conducting a search for or seizure of evidence related to a violation of section 175, 229, or 2332a of title 18. (iii) Any direct participation in the collec- tion of intelligence for law enforcement pur- poses. (B) Such regulations may authorize an action described in subparagraph (A) to be taken under the following conditions: (i) The action is considered necessary for the immediate protection of human life, and civil- ian law enforcement officials are not capable of taking the action. (ii) The action is otherwise authorized under subsection (a) or under otherwise applicable law. (d) EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEFINED.—The term ‘‘explosive ordnance’’— (1) means— (A) bombs and warheads; (B) guided and ballistic missiles; (C) artillery, mortar, rocket, and small arms ammunition; (D) all mines, torpedoes, and depth charges; (E) grenades demolition charges; (F) pyrotechnics; (G) clusters and dispensers; (H) cartridge- and propellant- actuated de- vices; (I) electroexplosives devices; (J) clandestine and improvised explosive devices; and (K) all similar or related items or compo- nents explosive in nature; and (2) includes all munitions containing explo- sives, propellants, nuclear fission or fusion materials, and biological and chemical agents. (Added Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title X, § 1082(a), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1002, § 383; renumbered § 283, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 382 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was renumbered section 282 of this title by Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497. AMENDMENTS 2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 383 of this title as this section. § 284. Support for counterdrug activities and ac- tivities to counter transnational organized crime (a) SUPPORT TO OTHER AGENCIES.—The Sec- retary of Defense may provide support for the counterdrug activities or activities to counter transnational organized crime of any other de- partment or agency of the Federal Government or of any State, local, tribal, or foreign law en- forcement agency for any of the purposes set forth in subsection (b) or (c), as applicable, if— (1) in the case of support described in sub- section (b), such support is requested— (A) by the official who has responsibility for the counterdrug activities or activities to counter transnational organized crime of the department or agency of the Federal Government, in the case of support for other departments or agencies of the Federal Gov- ernment; or (B) by the appropriate official of a State, local, or tribal government, in the case of support for State, local, or tribal law en- forcement agencies; or (2) in the case of support described in sub- section (c), such support is requested by an ap- propriate official of a department or agency of the Federal Government, in coordination with the Secretary of State, that has counterdrug responsibilities or responsibilities for coun- tering transnational organized crime. (b) TYPES OF SUPPORT FOR AGENCIES OF UNITED STATES.—The purposes for which the Secretary may provide support under subsection (a) for other departments or agencies of the Federal Government or a State, local, or tribal law en- forcement agencies, are the following: (1) The maintenance and repair of equipment that has been made available to any depart- ment or agency of the Federal Government or to any State, local, or tribal government by the Department of Defense for the purposes of— (A) preserving the potential future utility of such equipment for the Department of De- fense; and (B) upgrading such equipment to ensure compatibility of that equipment with other equipment used by the Department. (2) The maintenance, repair, or upgrading of equipment (including computer software),