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100 STAT. 3207-77
PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1986
100 STAT. 3207-77

100 STAT. 3207-77

PUBLIC LAW 99-570—OCT. 27, 1986

SEC. 3056. ASSISTANCE TO CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL

(a) ASSISTANCE TO CIVIUAN LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Section 374(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out the period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof "or with respect to assistance that such agency is authorized to furnish to any foreign government which is involved in the enforcement of similar laws". (h) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.—Section 374(c) of such title is amended to read as follows: "(c)(1) In an emergency circumstance, equipment operated by or with the assistance of personnel assigned under subsection (a) may i' S '- «^ J be used as a base of operations outside the land area of the United States (or any territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States) by Federal law enforcement officials— "(A) to facilitate the enforcement of a law listed in subsection (a); and "(B) to transport such law enforcement officials in connection with such operations; if the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of State jointly determine that an emergency circumstance exists. "(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), equipment operated by or with the assistance of personnel assigned under subsection (a) may not be used to interdict or interrupt the passage of vessels and aircraft. "(B) In an emergency circumstance, equipment operated by or with the assistance of personnel assigned under subsection (a) may be used to intercept vessels and aircraft outside the land area of the United States (or any territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States) for the purposes of communicating with such vessels and aircraft to direct such vessels and aircraft to go to a location designated by appropriate civilian officials if the Secretary of Dej, fense, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of State jointly determine that an emergency circumstance exists and that enforcement of a law listed in subsection (a) would be seriously impaired if such use of equipment were not permitted. Such use of equipment may continue into the land area of the United States (or any territory or possession of the United States) in cases involving the hot pursuit of vessels or aircraft where such pursuit began outside such land area. "(3) For purposes of this subsection, an emergency circumstance exists when— "(A) the size or scope of the suspected criminal activity in a given situation poses a serious threat to the interest of the United States; and "(B) the assistance described in this subsection would significantly enhance the enforcement of a law listed in subsection (a).". 10 USC 374 note.

SEC. 3057. ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.

(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENT.—(1) Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress the following: (A) A detailed list of all forms of assistance that shall bq made available by the Department of Defense to civilian drug law enforcement and drug interdiction agencies, including the