2018 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part I - Organization and General Military Powers
Chapter 15 - Military Support for Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies
Sec. 278 - Nonpreemption of other law

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 278 (2018)
Section Name §278. Nonpreemption of other law
Section Text

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the executive branch in the use of military personnel or equipment for civilian law enforcement purposes beyond that provided by law before December 1, 1981.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 97–86, title IX, §905(a)(1), Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1116, §378; amended Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, §1405(10), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2622; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XI, §1104(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2045; renumbered §278, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, §1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497.)

Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior section 278, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 14, related to dissemination of information of interest to reserve components, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§1661(a)(2)(A), 1691, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2979, 3026, effective Dec. 1, 1994. See section 10210 of this title.

AMENDMENTS

2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 378 of this title as this section.

1988—Pub. L. 100–456 reenacted section without change.

1984—Pub. L. 98–525 substituted "before December 1, 1981" for "prior to the enactment of this chapter".

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, 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 15 - MILITARY SUPPORT FOR CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
Sec. 278 - Nonpreemption of other law
Contains section 278
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 95 Stat. 1116
98 Stat. 2622
102 Stat. 2045
108 Stat. 2979
130 Stat. 2497
Public Law References Public Law 97-86, Public Law 98-525, Public Law 100-456, Public Law 103-337, Public Law 114-328
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