The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to ensure that any activity (including the provision of any equipment or facility or the assignment or detail of any personnel) under this chapter does not include or permit direct participation by a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps in a search, seizure, arrest, or other similar activity unless participation in such activity by such member is otherwise authorized by law.
Pub. L. 97–86, title IX95 Stat. 1116Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XI, § 1104(a)102 Stat. 2045Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XII, § 1211103 Stat. 1567Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2)130 Stat. 2497(Added § 905(a)(1), , , § 375; amended , , ; , , ; renumbered § 275, , , .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 13Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(5)(B)72 Stat. 1439Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI108 Stat. 2979section 10204 of this titleA prior section 275, acts , ; , , , related to maintenance of personnel records of members of reserve components, prior to repeal by , §§ 1661(a)(2)(A), 1691, , , 3026, effective . See .
Amendments
Pub. L. 114–328section 375 of this title2016— renumbered as this section.
Pub. L. 101–1891989— substituted “any activity” for “the provision of any support”, struck out “to any civilian law enforcement official” after “any personnel)”, and substituted “a search, seizure, arrest,” for “a search and seizure, an arrest,”.
Pub. L. 100–4561988— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The Secretary of Defense shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to insure that the provision of any assistance (including the provision of any equipment or facility or the assignment of any personnel) to any civilian law enforcement official under this chapter does not include or permit direct participation by a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps in an interdiction of a vessel or aircraft, a search and seizure, arrest, or other similar activity unless participation in such activity by such member is otherwise authorized by law.”