§ 175a. — Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC175a]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 10--BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
Sec. 175a. Requests for military assistance to enforce
prohibition in certain emergencies
The Attorney General may request the Secretary of Defense to provide
assistance under section 382 of title 10 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.
(Added Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title XIV, Sec. 1416(c)(1)(A), Sept. 23,
1996, 110 Stat. 2723.)
