18 U.S.C. § 175a
Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 175a, Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448705
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The Attorney General may request the Secretary of Defense to provide assistance under section 382 of title 10 11 See References in Text note below. in support of Department of Justice activities relating to the enforcement of section 175 of this title in an emergency situation involving a biological weapon of mass destruction. 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
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997