2011 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law (§§ 101 - 2925)
Part I - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS (§§ 101 - 491)
Chapter 20 - HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER ASSISTANCE (§§ 401 - 410)
Section 404 - Foreign disaster assistance
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART I - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS CHAPTER 20 - HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER ASSISTANCE Sec. 404 - Foreign disaster assistance |
Contains | section 404 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title XIV, §1412(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2912; amended Pub. L. 108-136, div. A, title III, §312(c), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1430. |
Statutes at Large References | 108 Stat. 2912 117 Stat. 1430 |
Public Law References | Public Law 103-337, Public Law 108-136 |
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(1) The manmade or natural disaster for which disaster assistance is necessary.
(2) The threat to human lives or the environment presented by the disaster.
(3) The United States military personnel and material resources that are involved or expected to be involved.
(4) The disaster assistance that is being provided or is expected to be provided by other nations or public or private relief organizations.
(5) The anticipated duration of the disaster assistance activities.
(d)
(e)
(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XIV, §1412(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2912; amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title III, §312(c), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1430.)
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 404 was renumbered section 401(d) of this title.
Amendments2003—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–136, §312(c)(1), inserted “or serious harm to the environment” after “loss of lives”.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 108–136, §312(c)(2), inserted “or the environment” after “human lives”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108–136, §312(c)(3), added subsec. (e).
Ex. Ord. No. 12966. Foreign Disaster AssistanceEx. Ord. No. 12966, July 14, 1995, 60 F.R. 36949, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995, Public Law 103–337 (the “Act”) [see Tables for classification] and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
(b) with the concurrence of the Secretary of State; or
(c) in emergency situations in order to save human lives, where there is not sufficient time to seek the prior initial concurrence of the Secretary of State, in which case the Secretary of Defense shall advise, and seek the concurrence of, the Secretary of State as soon as practicable thereafter.
For the purpose of section 2(b) of this order, only the Secretary of State, or the Deputy Secretary of State, or persons acting in those capacities, shall have the authority to withhold concurrence. Concurrence of the Secretary of State is not required for the execution of military operations undertaken pursuant to, and consistent with, assistance provided in accordance with parts (b) and (c) of this section, or with respect to matters relating to the internal financial processes of the Department of Defense.
William J. Clinton.
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