2019 US Code
Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part I - Crimes
Chapter 11B - Chemical Weapons
Sec. 229E - Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies

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Citation 18 U.S.C. § 229E (2019)
Section Name §229E. Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies
Section Text

The Attorney General may request the Secretary of Defense to provide assistance under section 382 of title 10 1 in support of Department of Justice activities relating to the enforcement of section 229 of this title in an emergency situation involving a chemical weapon. The authority to make such a request may be exercised by another official of the Department of Justice in accordance with section 382(f)(2) of title 10.1

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 105–277, div. I, title II, §201(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–869.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 382 of title 10, referred to in text, was renumbered section 282 of title 10, Armed Forces, by Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, §1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497.

Footnotes

1 See References in Text note below.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 11B - CHEMICAL WEAPONS
Sec. 229E - Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies
Contains section 229E
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 112 Stat. 2681-869
130 Stat. 2497
Public Law References Public Law 105-277, Public Law 114-328
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