Us Code § 283 - Situations involving bombings of places of public use, Government facilities, public transportation systems, and infrastructure facilities
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§ 283. Situations involving bombings of places of public use, Government facilities, public transportation systems, and infrastructure facilities
(a)
(b)
(c)
(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) may not authorize any of the following actions:
(i) Arrest.
(ii) Any direct participation in conducting a search for or seizure of evidence related to a violation of section 175, 229, or 2332a of title 18.
(iii) Any direct participation in the collection of intelligence for law enforcement purposes.
(B) Such regulations may authorize an action described in subparagraph (A) to be taken under the following conditions:
(i) The action is considered necessary for the immediate protection of human life, and civilian law enforcement officials are not capable of taking the action.
(ii) The action is otherwise authorized under subsection (a) or under otherwise applicable law.
(d)
(1) means—
(A) bombs and warheads;
(B) guided and ballistic missiles;
(C) artillery, mortar, rocket, and small arms ammunition;
(D) all mines, torpedoes, and depth charges;
(E) grenades demolition charges;
(F) pyrotechnics;
(G) clusters and dispensers;
(H) cartridge- and propellant- actuated devices;
(I) electroexplosives devices;
(J) clandestine and improvised explosive devices; and
(K) all similar or related items or components explosive in nature; and
(2) includes all munitions containing explosives, propellants, nuclear fission or fusion materials, and biological and chemical agents.
(Added Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title X, §1082(a), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1002, §383; renumbered §283, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, §1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 382 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was renumbered section 282 of this title by Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, §1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497.
Amendments
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 383 of this title as this section.
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