Us Code § 2576b - Excess personal property: sale or donation to assist firefighting agencies
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§ 2576b. Excess personal property: sale or donation to assist firefighting agencies
(a)
(1) excess to the needs of the Department of Defense; and
(2) suitable for use in providing fire and emergency medical services, including personal protective equipment and equipment for communication and monitoring.
(b)
(1) the property is drawn from existing stocks of the Department of Defense;
(2) the recipient firefighting agency accepts the property on an as-is, where-is basis;
(3) the transfer is made without the expenditure of any funds available to the Department of Defense for the procurement of defense equipment; and
(4) all costs incurred subsequent to the transfer of the property are borne or reimbursed by the recipient.
(c)
(d)
(1)
(2)
(Added Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title XVII, §1706(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–367; amended Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title III, §354, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1861.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2004—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 108–375 substituted "shall" for "may" in introductory provisions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Identification of Defense Technologies Suitable for Use, or Conversion for Use, in Providing Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title XVII, §1707], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–367, provided that:
"(a)
"(1) can be readily put to civilian use by fire service and the emergency response agencies; and
"(2) can be transferred to these agencies using the authority provided by section 2576b of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1706 of this Act.
"(b)
"(1) The International Association of Fire Chiefs.
"(2) The International Association of Fire Fighters.
"(3) The National Volunteer Fire Council.
"(4) The International Association of Arson Investigators.
"(5) The International Society of Fire Service Instructors.
"(6) The National Association of State Fire Marshals.
"(7) The National Fire Protection Association.
"(c)
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