§ 2557. Excess nonlethal supplies: availability for humanitarian relief, domestic emergency assistance, and homeless veterans assistance

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1985

   Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986

   Pub. L. 99–145 title XIV § 1454(a) · 99 Stat. 583

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 2557

   Added Pub. L. 99–145, title XIV, § 1454(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 761, § 2547

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 99–145, title XIV, § 1454(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 761, § 2547

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Authority to Provide Nonlethal Excess Property.— Chapter 151 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “§ 2547. Excess nonlethal supplies: humanitarian relief “(a) The Secretary of Defense may make available for humanitarian relief purposes any nonlethal excess supplies of the Department of Defense. “(b) Excess supplies made available for humanitarian relief purposes under this section shall be transferred to the Secretary of State, who shall be responsible for the distribution of such supplies. “(c) This section does not constitute authority to conduct any activity which, if carried out as an intelligence activity by the Department of Defense, would require— “(1) a finding under section 662 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2422); or “(2) a notice to the intelligence committees under section 501(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413). “(d) (1) The Secretary of State shall submit an annual report on the Report. disposition of all excess supplies transferred by the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary of State under this section during the preceding year. “(2) Such reports shall be submitted to the Committees on Armed Services and on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. “(3) Such reports shall be submitted not later than June 1 of each year. “(e) In this section: “(1) ‘Nonlethal excess supplies’ means property, other than real property, of the Department of Defense— “(A) that is excess property, as defined in regulations of the Department of Defense; and “(B) that is not a weapon, ammunition, or other equipment or material that is designed to inflict serious bodily harm or death. “(2) ‘Intelligence committees’ means the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.”.

2. 1987

   Defense Technical Corrections Act of 1987

   Pub. L. 100–26 § 7(k)(2) · 101 Stat. 273

   1. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 2557(e)(1); 10 U.S.C. § 2557(e)(2)

      Pub. L. 100–26 inserted “The term” after each par. designation

   2. Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 2557(e)(1); 10 U.S.C. § 2557(e)(2)

      Pub. L. 100–26 struck out uppercase letter of first word after first quotation marks in each par.

   3. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2557(e)(1); 10 U.S.C. § 2557(e)(2)

      Pub. L. 100–26 substituted lowercase letter

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e)(1), (2). Pub. L. 100–26 inserted “The term” after each par. designation and struck out uppercase letter of first word after first quotation marks in each par. and substituted lowercase letter.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Sections 976(a), 1045(e), 1587(a), 1621, 2006(b), 2120, 2213(e), 2232, 2302 (other than paragraph (3)), 2305a(d), 2350, 2362(e), 2394(c), 2397(a), 2397a(a), 2403(a), 2432(a), 2547(e), 2801(c), and 5001(a) are amended— (A) by inserting “The term” in each paragraph after the paragraph designation; and (B) by revising the first word after the first quotation marks in each paragraph (other than in sections 1045(e), 2006(b)(1), 2213(e)(2), 2232(1), 2350(2), 2801(c)(3), 5001(a)(1), and 5001(a)(2)) so that the initial letter of such word is lower case.

3. 1990

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991

   Pub. L. 101–510 div. A title XIII § 1322(a)(10) · 104 Stat. 1485

   1. Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 2557(d); 10 U.S.C. § 2557(e)

      Pub. L. 101–510 redesignated subsec. (e) as (d)

   2. Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 2557(d); 10 U.S.C. § 2557(e)

      Pub. L. 101–510 struck out former subsec. (d) which read as follows:

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 101–510 redesignated subsec. (e) as (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which read as follows:

   “(1) The Secretary of State shall submit an annual report on the disposition of all excess supplies transferred by the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary of State under this section during the preceding year. “(2) Such reports shall be submitted to the Committees on Armed Services and on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. “(3) Such reports shall be submitted not later than June 1 of each year.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (10) Section 2547 is amended— (A) by striking out subsection (d); and (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).

4. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–88 title VI § 602(c)(3) · 105 Stat. 429

   1. Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 2557(c)

      Pub. L. 102–88 struck out par. (1) which read as follows: “a finding under section 662 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2422); or”

   2. Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 2557(c)

      Pub. L. 102–88 struck out par. (2) designation

   3. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2557(c)

      Pub. L. 102–88 substituted “title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.)” for “section 501(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–88 struck out par. (1) which read as follows: “a finding under section 662 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2422); or”, struck out par. (2) designation, and substituted “title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.)” for “section 501(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) Sections 167(g) and 2547(c) of title 10, United States Code, are amended— (A) by striking out “would require” and all that follows through “a notice” and inserting in lieu thereof “would require a notice”; and (B) by striking out “section 501(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413)” and inserting in lieu thereof “title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.)”.

5. 2000

   Pub. L. 106–398 § 1(dA) · 114 Stat. 1654

   Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 2557

   Pub. L. 106–398 renumbered section 2547 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 106–398 renumbered section 2547 of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SECTION 1. ENACTMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. The provisions of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.

6. 2001

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

   Pub. L. 107–107 § 361(b)(1) · 115 Stat. 1012

   Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 2557

   Pub. L. 107–107, § 361(b)(1), inserted “availability for homeless veteran initiatives and” before “humanitarian relief” in section catchline

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 107–107, § 361(b)(1), inserted “availability for homeless veteran initiatives and” before “humanitarian relief” in section catchline.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: “§ 2557. Excess nonlethal supplies: availability for homeless veteran initiatives and humanitarian relief”.

7. 2001

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

   Pub. L. 107–107 § 361(a) · 115 Stat. 1012

   1. Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 2557(a)

      Pub. L. 107–107, § 361(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1)

   2. Added · 10 U.S.C. § 2557(a)

      Pub. L. 107–107, § 361(a), added par. (2)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–107, § 361(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Transfer Authority.— Subsection (a) of section 2557 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “The Secretary” and inserting “(1) The Secretary”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph; “(2) The Secretary of Defense may make excess clothing, shoes, sleeping bags, and related nonlethal excess supplies available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for distribution to homeless veterans and programs assisting homeless veterans. The transfer of nonlethal excess supplies to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under this paragraph shall be without reimbursement.”.

8. 2011

   Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

   Pub. L. 111–383 § 1074(b)(1) · 124 Stat. 4137

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2557

   Pub. L. 111–383, § 1074(b)(1), substituted “Excess nonlethal supplies: availability for humanitarian relief, domestic emergency assistance, and homeless veterans assistance” for “Excess nonlethal supplies: availability for homeless veteran initiatives and humanitarian relief” in section catchline

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 111–383, § 1074(b)(1), substituted “Excess nonlethal supplies: availability for humanitarian relief, domestic emergency assistance, and homeless veterans assistance” for “Excess nonlethal supplies: availability for homeless veteran initiatives and humanitarian relief” in section catchline.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section heading.— The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: “§ 2557. Excess nonlethal supplies: availability for humanitarian relief, domestic emergency assistance, and homeless veterans assistance” .

9. 2011

   Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

   Pub. L. 111–383 § 1074(a)(1) · 124 Stat. 4137

   Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 2557(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 111–383, § 1074(a)(1), inserted at end “In addition, the Secretary may make nonlethal excess supplies of the Department available to support domestic emergency assistance activities.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–383, § 1074(a)(1), inserted at end “In addition, the Secretary may make nonlethal excess supplies of the Department available to support domestic emergency assistance activities.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the following new sentence: “In addition, the Secretary may make nonlethal excess supplies of the Department available to support domestic emergency assistance activities.”; and

10. 2011

    Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

    Pub. L. 111–383 § 1074(a)(2) · 124 Stat. 4137

    1. Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 2557(b)

       Pub. L. 111–383, § 1074(a)(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1)

    2. Added · 10 U.S.C. § 2557(b)

       Pub. L. 111–383, § 1074(a)(2), added par. (2)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–383, § 1074(a)(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting “(1)” before “Excess”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) Excess supplies made available under this section to support domestic emergency assistance activities shall be transferred to the Secretary of Homeland Security. The Secretary of Defense may provide assistance in the distribution of such supplies at the request of the Secretary of Homeland Security.” .

11. 2014

    Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015

    Pub. L. 113–291 div. A title X § 1071(c)(3) · 128 Stat. 3292

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2557(c)

    Pub. L. 113–291 substituted “(50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.)” for “(50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–291 substituted “(50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.)” for “(50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.)”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) Sections 167(g), 421(c), and 2557(c) are amended by striking “(50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.)” and inserting “(50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.)”.

18 of 18 references resolved to an enrolled provision