2018 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part IV - Service, Supply, and Procurement
Chapter 155 - Acceptance of Gifts and Services
Sec. 2614 - Emergency communications equipment: acceptance from local public safety agencies for temporary use related to disasters

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 2614 (2018)
Section Name §2614. Emergency communications equipment: acceptance from local public safety agencies for temporary use related to disasters
Section Text

(a) Authority to Accept Equipment.—(1) Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary concerned—

(1) may accept communications equipment for use in coordinating joint response and recovery operations with public safety agencies in the event of a disaster; and

(2) may accept services related to the operation and maintenance of such equipment.


(b) Regulations.—The authority under subsection (a) shall be exercised under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.

(c) Limitations.—(1) Equipment may be accepted under subsection (a)(1) only to the extent that communications equipment under the control of the Secretary concerned at the potential disaster response site is inadequate to meet military requirements for communicating with public safety agencies during the period of response to the disaster.

(2) Services may be accepted under subsection (a)(2) related to the operation and maintenance of communications equipment only to the extent that the necessary capabilities are not available to the military commander having custody of the equipment.

(d) Liability.—A person providing services accepted under this section may not be considered, by reason of the provision of such services, to be an officer, employee, or agent of the United States for any purpose.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title X, §1051(a), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2053, §2613; renumbered §2614 and amended Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, §1071(a)(19)(A), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2399.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

2006—Pub. L. 109–364 renumbered section 2613 of this title as this section and redesignated the second subsec. (c) as (d).

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 IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
CHAPTER 155 - ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND SERVICES
Sec. 2614 - Emergency communications equipment: acceptance from local public safety agencies for temporary use related to disasters
Contains section 2614
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 118 Stat. 2053
120 Stat. 2399
Public Law References Public Law 108-375, Public Law 109-364
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