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US (United States) Code. Title 10. Subtitle A. Part I. Chapter 20: Humanitarian and other assistance
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10 USC CHAPTER 20 - HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER ASSISTANCE 01/06/03
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TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART I - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
CHAPTER 20 - HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER ASSISTANCE
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CHAPTER 20 - HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER ASSISTANCE
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Sec.
401. Humanitarian and civic assistance provided in conjunction with
military operations.
402. Transportation of humanitarian relief supplies to foreign
countries.
(403. Repealed.)
404. Foreign disaster assistance.
405. Use of Department of Defense funds for United States share of
costs of United Nations peacekeeping activities: limitation.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Chapter was comprised of subchapter I, sections 401 to 404, and
subchapter II, section 410, prior to amendment by Pub. L. 104-106,
div. A, title V, Sec. 571(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 353, which
struck out headings for subchapters I and II.
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title X, Sec. 1061(g)(2), title
XIII, Sec. 1301(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 443, 473, which
directed amendment of table of sections at beginning of subchapter
I of this chapter by striking out item 403 and adding item 405,
were executed by striking out item 403 ''International peacekeeping
activities'' and adding item 405 in analysis for this chapter to
reflect the probable intent of Congress and amendments by Pub. L.
104-106, Sec. 571(c)(1), (2). See below.
Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title V, Sec. 571(c)(1), (2), Feb. 10,
1996, 110 Stat. 353, struck out subchapter analysis, consisting of
items for subchapter I ''Humanitarian Assistance'' and subchapter
II ''Civil-Military Cooperation'' and struck out subchapter I
heading ''HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE''.
1994 - Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title XIV, Sec. 1412(b), Oct. 5,
1994, 108 Stat. 2913, added item 404.
1992 - Pub. L. 102-484, div. A, title X, Sec. 1081(b)(2), title
XIII, Sec. 1342(c)(2), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2516, 2558, added
subchapter analysis, subchapter I heading, and item 403.
1987 - Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title III, Sec. 332(b)(6), Dec.
4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1080, substituted ''HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER
ASSISTANCE'' for ''HUMANITARIAN AND CIVIC ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH MILITARY OPERATIONS'' in chapter heading,
''Humanitarian and civic assistance provided in conjunction with
military operations'' for ''Armed forces participation in
humanitarian and civic assistance activities'' in item 401, and
''Transportation of humanitarian relief supplies to foreign
countries'' for ''Approval of Secretary of State'' in item 402, and
struck out items 403 ''Payment of expenses'', 404 ''Annual report
to Congress'', 405 ''Definition of humanitarian and civic
assistance'', and 406 ''Expenditure limitation''.
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10 USC Sec. 401 01/06/03
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TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART I - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
CHAPTER 20 - HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER ASSISTANCE
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Sec. 401. Humanitarian and civic assistance provided in conjunction
with military operations
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(a)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense,
the Secretary of a military department may carry out humanitarian
and civic assistance activities in conjunction with authorized
military operations of the armed forces in a country if the
Secretary concerned determines that the activities will promote -
(A) the security interests of both the United States and the
country in which the activities are to be carried out; and
(B) the specific operational readiness skills of the members of
the armed forces who participate in the activities.
(2) Humanitarian and civic assistance activities carried out
under this section shall complement, and may not duplicate, any
other form of social or economic assistance which may be provided
to the country concerned by any other department or agency of the
United States. Such activities shall serve the basic economic and
social needs of the people of the country concerned.
(3) Humanitarian and civic assistance may not be provided under
this section (directly or indirectly) to any individual, group, or
organization engaged in military or paramilitary activity.
(4) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that no member of the
armed forces, while providing assistance under this section that is
described in subsection (e)(5) -
(A) engages in the physical detection, lifting, or destroying
of landmines (unless the member does so for the concurrent
purpose of supporting a United States military operation); or
(B) provides such assistance as part of a military operation
that does not involve the armed forces.
(b)(1) Humanitarian and civic assistance may not be provided
under this section to any foreign country unless the Secretary of
State specifically approves the provision of such assistance.
(2) Any authority provided under any other provision of law to
provide assistance that is described in subsection (e)(5) to a
foreign country shall be carried out in accordance with, and
subject to, the limitations prescribed in this section. Any such
provision may be construed as superseding a provision of this
section only if, and to the extent that, such provision
specifically refers to this section and specifically identifies the
provision of this section that is to be considered superseded or
otherwise inapplicable under such provision.
(c)(1) Expenses incurred as a direct result of providing
humanitarian and civic assistance under this section to a foreign
country shall be paid for out of funds specifically appropriated
for such purpose.
(2) Expenses covered by paragraph (1) include the following
expenses incurred in providing assistance described in subsection
(e)(5):
(A) Travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses of
Department of Defense personnel providing such assistance.
(B) The cost of any equipment, services, or supplies acquired
for the purpose of carrying out or supporting the activities
described in subsection (e)(5), including any nonlethal,
individual, or small-team landmine clearing equipment or supplies
that are to be transferred or otherwise furnished to a foreign
country in furtherance of the provision of assistance under this
section.
(3) The cost of equipment, services, and supplies provided in any
fiscal year under paragraph (2)(B) may not exceed $5,000,000.
(4) Nothing in this section may be interpreted to preclude the
incurring of minimal expenditures by the Department of Defense for
purposes of humanitarian and civic assistance out of funds other
than funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1), except that
funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for operation and
maintenance (other than funds appropriated pursuant to such
paragraph) may be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance
under this section only for incidental costs of carrying out such
assistance.
(d) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on
Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
International Relations of the House of Representatives a report,
not later than March 1 of each year, on activities carried out
under this section during the preceding fiscal year. The Secretary
shall include in each such report -
(1) a list of the countries in which humanitarian and civic
assistance activities were carried out during the preceding
fiscal year;
(2) the type and description of such activities carried out in
each country during the preceding fiscal year; and
(3) the amount expended in carrying out each such activity in
each such country during the preceding fiscal year.
(e) In this section, the term ''humanitarian and civic
assistance'' means any of the following:
(1) Medical, dental, and veterinary care provided in areas of a
country that are rural or are underserved by medical, dental, and
veterinary professionals, respectively.
(2) Construction of rudimentary surface transportation systems.
(3) Well drilling and construction of basic sanitation
facilities.
(4) Rudimentary construction and repair of public facilities.
(5) Detection and clearance of landmines, including activities
relating to the furnishing of education, training, and technical
assistance with respect to the detection and clearance of
landmines.
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(Added Pub. L. 99-661, div. A, title III, Sec. 333(a)(1), Nov. 14,
1986, 100 Stat. 3857; amended Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title III,
Sec. 332(b)(1)-(5), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1080; Pub. L. 100-456,
div. A, title XII, Sec. 1233(g)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat.
2058; Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title XI, Sec. 1182(a)(1), title
XV, Sec. 1504(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1771, 1839; Pub. L.
104-106, div. A, title XIII, Sec. 1313(a), (b), title XV, Sec.
1502(a)(8), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 474, 475, 503; Pub. L.
104-201, div. A, title X, Sec. 1074(a)(2), title XIII, Sec. 1304,
Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2658, 2704; Pub. L. 106-65, div. A,
title X, Sec. 1067(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774; Pub. L.
106-398, Sec. 1 ((div. A), title XII, Sec. 1235), Oct. 30, 2000,
114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-331.)
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AMENDMENTS
2000 - Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 106-398 substituted ''areas of a
country that are rural or are underserved by medical, dental, and
veterinary professionals, respectively'' for ''rural areas of a
country''.
1999 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106-65 substituted ''and the
Committee on Armed Services'' for ''and the Committee on National
Security'' in introductory provisions.
1996 - Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 1074(a)(2)(A),
substituted ''armed forces'' for ''Armed Forces'' in two places.
Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1313(b), added par. (4).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 1304(b), designated existing
provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsec. (c)(2) to (4). Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 1304(a), added pars.
(2) and (3) and redesignated former par. (2) as (4).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1502(a)(8), substituted
''Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on National Security and
the Committee on International Relations'' for ''Committees on
Armed Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate and to the
Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs''.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 1074(a)(2)(B), inserted ''any
of the following'' after ''means'' in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1313(a)(1), substituted ''means:'' for
''means - '' in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1313(a)(2), (3),
substituted ''Medical'' for ''medical'' and ''country.'' for
''country;''.
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1313(a)(2), (3),
substituted ''Construction'' for ''construction'' and ''systems.''
for ''systems;''.
Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1313(a)(2), (4),
substituted ''Well'' for ''well'' and ''facilities.'' for
''facilities; and''.
Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1313(a)(2), substituted
''Rudimentary'' for ''rudimentary''.
Subsec. (e)(5). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1313(a)(5), added par. (5).
1993 - Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 1504(b), inserted
before period '', except that funds appropriated to the Department
of Defense for operation and maintenance (other than funds
appropriated pursuant to such paragraph) may be obligated for
humanitarian and civic assistance under this section only for
incidental costs of carrying out such assistance''.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 1182(a)(1), struck out subsec.
(f) which read as follows: ''Not more than $16,400,000 may be
obligated or expended for the purposes of this section during
fiscal years 1987 through 1991.''
1988 - Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 100-456 substituted ''paragraph
(1)'' for ''subsection (a)''.
1987 - Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 332(b)(1)(A), substituted
''Humanitarian and civic assistance provided in conjunction with
military operations'' for ''Armed forces participation in
humanitarian and civic assistance activities'' in section
catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 332(b)(1)(B), (C), (5),
redesignated former subsec. (a) as par. (1) and former cls. (1) and
(2) as cls. (A) and (B), respectively, redesignated former subsecs.
(b) and (c) as pars. (2) and (3), respectively, and substituted
''section'' for ''chapter'' wherever appearing.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 332(b)(2), (5), struck out
section catchline of former section 402 ''Approval of Secretary of
State'', designated text of former section 402 as subsec. (b) of
this section, and substituted ''section'' for ''chapter''.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 332(b)(3), (5), struck out
section catchline of former section 403 ''Payment of expenses'',
redesignated former section 403(a) and (b) as subsec. (c)(1) and
(2), respectively, of this section, and substituted ''section'' for
''chapter'' wherever appearing.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 332(b)(4), (5), struck out
section catchline of former section 404 ''Annual report to
Congress'', designated text of former section 404 as subsec. (d) of
this section, and substituted ''section'' for ''chapter''.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 332(b)(4), (5), struck out
section catchline of former section 405 ''Definition of
humanitarian and civic assistance'', designated text of former
section 405 as subsec. (e) of this section, and substituted
''section'' for ''chapter''.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 332(b)(4), (5), struck out
section catchline of former section 406 ''Expenditure limitation'',
designated text of former section 406 as subsec. (f) of this
section, and substituted ''section'' for ''chapter''.
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR CLEARING LANDMINES
Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title XIV, Sec. 1413, Oct. 5, 1994, 108
Stat. 2913, required Secretary of Defense to carry out program for
humanitarian purposes to provide assistance to other nations in
detection and clearance of landmines, specified that such
assistance was to be provided through instruction, education,
training, and advising of personnel of those nations in procedures
determined effective for detecting and clearing landmines,
specified forms of assistance, required Secretary to ensure that no
member of Armed Forces engaged in physical detection, lifting, or
destroying of landmines (unless done for concurrent purpose of
supporting United States military operations) or gave such
assistance as part of military operation not involving Armed
Forces, made funds available, specified uses of funds, and required
Secretary to provide notice to Congress of activities carried out
under the program, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104-106, div. A,
title XIII, Sec. 1313(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 475.
HUMANITARIAN AND CIVIC ASSISTANCE
Section 1504 of Pub. L. 103-160 provided that:
''(a) Regulations. - The regulations required to be prescribed
under section 401 of title 10, United States Code, shall be
prescribed not later than March 1, 1994. In prescribing such
regulations, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the
Secretary of State.
''(b) Limitation on Use of Funds. - (Amended section 401(c)(2) of
this title.)
''(c) Notifications Regarding Humanitarian Relief. - Any
notification provided to the appropriate congressional committees
with respect to assistance activities under section 2551 (now 2561)
of title 10, United States Code, shall include a detailed
description of any items for which transportation is provided that
are excess nonlethal supplies of the Department of Defense,
including the quantity, acquisition value, and value at the time of
the transportation of such items.
''(d) Report on Humanitarian Assistance Activities. - (1) The
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the activities planned to be carried out by
the Department of Defense during fiscal year 1995 under sections
401, 402, 2547 (now 2557), and 2551 (now 2561) of title 10, United
States Code. The report shall include information, developed after
consultation with the Secretary of State, on the distribution of
excess nonlethal supplies transferred to the Secretary of State
during fiscal year 1993 pursuant to section 2547 of that title.
''(2) The report shall be submitted at the same time that the
President submits the budget for fiscal year 1995 to Congress
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.
''(e) Authorization of Appropriations. - The funds authorized to
be appropriated by section 301(18) (107 Stat. 1616) shall be
available to carry out humanitarian and civic assistance activities
under sections 401, 402, and 2551 (now 2561) of title 10, United
States Code.
''(f) Appropriate Congressional Committees. - In this section,
the term 'appropriate congressional committees' means -
''(1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed
Services (now Committee on National Security), and the Committee
on Foreign Affairs (now Committee on International Relations) of
the House of Representatives; and
''(2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed
Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.''
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION OF INDIVIDUALS
Pub. L. 102-396, title II, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1884,
provided: ''That where required and notwithstanding any other
provision of law, funds made available under this heading
(Humanitarian Assistance) for fiscal year 1993 or thereafter, shall
be available for emergency transportation of United States or
foreign nationals or the emergency transportation of humanitarian
relief personnel in conjunction with humanitarian relief
operations.''
APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR HUMANITARIAN AND CIVIC ASSISTANCE;
ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON OBLIGATIONS; USE OF CIVIC ACTION TEAMS
IN TRUST TERRITORIES OF PACIFIC ISLANDS AND FREELY ASSOCIATED
STATES OF MICRONESIA
Pub. L. 107-248, title VIII, Sec. 8009, Oct. 23, 2002, 116 Stat.
1538, provided that: ''Within the funds appropriated for the
operation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby
appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United States
Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 20
of title 10, United States Code. Such funds may also be obligated
for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to
authorized operations and pursuant to authority granted in section
401 of chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code, and these
obligations shall be reported to the Congress as of September 30 of
each year: Provided, That funds available for operation and
maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and
similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust
Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated states of
Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as
authorized by Public Law 99-239 (48 U.S.C. 1901 note): Provided
further, That upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army
that such action is beneficial for graduate medical education
programs conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii,
the Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of medical
services at such facilities and transportation to such facilities,
on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from American
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and
Guam.''
(For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see
note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and
Insular Possessions.)
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior
appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 107-117, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 8009, Jan. 10, 2002,
115 Stat. 2249.
Pub. L. 106-259, title VIII, Sec. 8009, Aug. 9, 2000, 114 Stat.
676.
Pub. L. 106-79, title VIII, Sec. 8009, Oct. 25, 1999, 113 Stat.
1232.
Pub. L. 105-262, title VIII, Sec. 8009, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat.
2298.
Pub. L. 105-56, title VIII, Sec. 8009, Oct. 8, 1997, 111 Stat.
1222.
Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(b) (title VIII, Sec.
8010), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-71, 3009-90.
Pub. L. 104-61, title VIII, Sec. 8011, Dec. 1, 1995, 109 Stat.
653.
Pub. L. 103-335, title VIII, Sec. 8011, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat.
2619.
Pub. L. 103-139, title VIII, Sec. 8012, Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat.
1439.
Pub. L. 102-396, title IX, Sec. 9021, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat.
1904.
Pub. L. 102-172, title VIII, Sec. 8021, Nov. 26, 1991, 105 Stat.
1175.
Pub. L. 101-511, title VIII, Sec. 8021, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat.
1879.
Pub. L. 101-165, title IX, Sec. 9031, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat.
1135.
Pub. L. 100-463, title VIII, Sec. 8051, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat.
2270-25.
Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(b) (title VIII, Sec. 8063), Dec. 22,
1987, 101 Stat. 1329-43, 1329-73.
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10 USC Sec. 402 01/06/03
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TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART I - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
CHAPTER 20 - HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER ASSISTANCE
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Sec. 402. Transportation of humanitarian relief supplies to foreign
countries
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to
subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may transport to any
country, without charge, supplies which have been furnished by a
nongovernmental source and which are intended for humanitarian
assistance. Such supplies may be transported only on a space
available basis.
(b)(1) The Secretary may not transport supplies under subsection
(a) unless the Secretary determines that -
(A) the transportation of such supplies is consistent with the
foreign policy of the United States;
(B) the supplies to be transported are suitable for
humanitarian purposes and are in usable condition;
(C) there is a legitimate humanitarian need for such supplies
by the people for whom they are intended;
(D) the supplies will in fact be used for humanitarian
purposes; and
(E) adequate arrangements have been made for the distribution
of such supplies in the destination country.
(2) The President shall establish procedures for making the
determinations required under paragraph (1). Such procedures shall
include inspection of supplies before acceptance for transport.
(3) It shall be the responsibility of the donor to ensure that
supplies to be transported under this section are suitable for
transport.
(c)(1) Supplies transported under this section may be distributed
by an agency of the United States Government, a foreign government,
an international organization, or a private nonprofit relief
organization.
(2) Supplies transported under this section may not be
distributed, directly or indirectly, to any individual, group, or
organization engaged in a military or paramilitary activity.
(d) Not later than July 31 each year, the Secretary of State
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services and the Committee on International Relations of the House
of Representatives a report identifying the origin, contents,
destination, and disposition of all supplies transported under this
section during the 12-month period ending on the preceding June 30.
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(Added Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title III, Sec. 332(a), Dec. 4,
1987, 101 Stat. 1079; amended Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XIII,
Sec. 1311(2), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1669; Pub. L. 104-106, div.
A, title XV, Sec. 1502(a)(8), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 503; Pub. L.
106-65, div. A, title X, Sec. 1067(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat.
774.)
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 402 was renumbered section 401(b) of this title.
AMENDMENTS
1999 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106-65 substituted ''and the
Committee on Armed Services'' for ''and the Committee on National
Security''.
1996 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-106 substituted ''Committee on
Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
and the Committee on National Security and the Committee on
International Relations'' for ''Committees on Armed Services and
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Armed
Services and Foreign Affairs''.
1990 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101-510 substituted ''Not later than
July 31 each year'' for ''At the end of each six-month period'' and
''the 12-month period ending on the preceding June 30'' for ''such
six-month period''.
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DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
For delegation of functions of President under this section, see
Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set
out as a note under section 2381 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and
Intercourse.
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PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE ABROAD BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Pub. L. 106-309, title IV, Sec. 403, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat.
1097, provided that:
''(a) Priority for Disaster Relief Assistance. - In processing
applications for the transportation of humanitarian assistance
abroad under section 402 of title 10, United States Code, the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development shall afford a priority to applications for the
transportation of disaster relief assistance.
''(b) Modification of Applications. - The Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development shall take all
possible actions to assist applicants for the transportation of
humanitarian assistance abroad under such section 402 in modifying
or completing applications submitted under such section in order to
meet applicable requirements under such section. The actions shall
include efforts to contact such applicants for purposes of the
modification or completion of such applications.''
FIRST REPORT DEADLINE
Section 332(d) of Pub. L. 100-180 directed that first report
under section 402(d) of this title be submitted not more than six
months after the date on which the most recent report was submitted
under section 1540(e) of the Department of Defense Authorization
Act, 1985 (Pub. L. 98-525; 98 Stat. 2638).
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 22 section 5463.
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10 USC Sec. 403 01/06/03
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TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART I - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
CHAPTER 20 - HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER ASSISTANCE
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(Sec. 403. Repealed. Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title X, Sec.
1061(g)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 443)
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Section, added Pub. L. 102-484, div. A, title XIII, Sec.
1342(c)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2557; amended Pub. L. 103-160,
div. A, title XV, Sec. 1501(b), (c), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat.
1836, related to international peacekeeping activities.
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10 USC Sec. 404 01/06/03
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TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART I - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
CHAPTER 20 - HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER ASSISTANCE
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Sec. 404. Foreign disaster assistance
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(a) In General. - The President may direct the Secretary of
Defense to provide disaster assistance outside the United States to
respond to manmade or natural disasters when necessary to prevent
loss of lives.
(b) Forms of Assistance. - Assistance provided under this section
may include transportation, supplies, services, and equipment.
(c) Notification Required. - Not later than 48 hours after the
commencement of disaster assistance activities to provide
assistance under this section, the President shall transmit to
Congress a report containing notification of the assistance
provided, and proposed to be provided, under this section and a
description of so much of the following as is then available:
(1) The manmade or natural disaster for which disaster
assistance is necessary.
(2) The threat to human lives 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) Organizing Policies and Programs. - Amounts appropriated to
the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for Overseas
Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid (OHDACA) programs of the
Department shall be available for organizing general policies and
programs for disaster relief programs for disasters occurring
outside the United States.
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(Added Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title XIV, Sec. 1412(a), Oct. 5,
1994, 108 Stat. 2912.)
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 404 was renumbered section 401(d) of this title.
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EX. ORD. NO. 12966. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE
Ex. 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:
Section 1. This order governs the implementation of section 404
of title 10, United States Code, as added by amendment set forth in
section 1412(a) of the Act. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 404(a), the
Secretary of Defense is hereby directed to provide disaster
assistance outside the United States to respond to manmade or
natural disasters when the Secretary of Defense determines that
such assistance is necessary to prevent loss of lives. The
Secretary of Defense shall exercise the notification functions
required of the President by 10 U.S.C. 404(c).
Sec. 2. The Secretary of Defense shall provide disaster
assistance only: (a) at the direction of the President; or
(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.
Sec. 3. In providing assistance covered by this order, the
Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Administrator of the
Agency for International Development, in the Administrator's
capacity as the President's Special Coordinator for International
Disaster Assistance.
Sec. 4. This order does not affect any activity or program
authorized under any other provision of law, except that referred
to in section 1 of this order.
Sec. 5. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m., e.d.t. on July 15,
1995. William J. Clinton.
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10 USC Sec. 405 01/06/03
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TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART I - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
CHAPTER 20 - HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER ASSISTANCE
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Sec. 405. Use of Department of Defense funds for United States
share of costs of United Nations peacekeeping activities:
limitation
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(a) Prohibition on Use of Funds. - Funds available to the
Department of Defense may not be used to make a financial
contribution (directly or through another department or agency of
the United States) to the United Nations -
(1) for the costs of a United Nations peacekeeping activity; or
(2) for any United States arrearage to the United Nations.
(b) Application of Prohibition. - The prohibition in subsection
(a) applies to voluntary contributions, as well as to contributions
pursuant to assessment by the United Nations for the United States
share of the costs of a peacekeeping activity.
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(Added Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title XIII, Sec. 1301(a), Feb. 10,
1996, 110 Stat. 473.)
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 405 was renumbered section 401(e) of this title.
USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS FOR UNITED NATIONS FORCES
Pub. L. 105-261, div. A, title XII, Sec. 1231(b), Oct. 17, 1998,
112 Stat. 2155, provided that: ''No funds available to the
Department of Defense may be used -
''(1) for a monetary contribution to the United Nations for the
establishment of a standing international force under the United
Nations; or
''(2) to assign or detail any member of the Armed Forces to
duty with a United Nations Stand By Force.''
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10 USC Sec. 406 01/06/03
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TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART I - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
CHAPTER 20 - HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER ASSISTANCE
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(Sec. 406. Renumbered Sec. 401(f))
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10 USC Sec. 410 01/06/03
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TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART I - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
CHAPTER 20 - HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER ASSISTANCE
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(Sec. 410. Repealed. Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title V, Sec.
571(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 353)
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Section, added Pub. L. 102-484, div. A, title X, Sec.
1081(b)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2515, related to
Civil-Military Cooperative Action Program.
PILOT OUTREACH PROGRAM TO REDUCE DEMAND FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS
Section 1045 of Pub. L. 102-484, required Secretary of Defense to
conduct pilot outreach program to reduce demand for illegal drugs,
required program to include outreach activities by active and
reserve components of Armed Forces and focus primarily on youths in
general and inner-city youths in particular, and related to payment
of travel and living expenses, funding, duration of program, and
reporting requirements, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104-106, div.
A, title V, Sec. 571(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 353.
CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS
Section 1081(a) of Pub. L. 102-484, related to findings of
Congress as to use of military resources to assist in addressing
domestic needs, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title
V, Sec. 571(a)(2), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 353.
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