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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 6395 (Enrolled) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1053

Sec. 1053. Sale or donation of excess Department of Defense personal property for law enforcement activities

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Subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting disaster-related emergency preparedness, after counterterrorism, . Subsection
(d)of such section is amended to read as follows: In considering applications for the transfer of personal property under this section, the Secretary shall give a preference to applications indicating that the transferred property will be used in the counterdrug, counterterrorism, disaster-related emergency preparedness, or border security activities of the recipient agency. Applications that request vehicles used for disaster-related emergency preparedness, such as high-water rescue vehicles, should receive the highest preference. . Subsection (b)(6) of section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , including respect for the rights of citizens under the Constitution of the United States and de-escalation of force . Such section is further amended— by redesignating subsections
(e)and
(f)as subsections
(f)and (g), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(d)the following new subsection (e): The Secretary may not transfer to a Tribal, State, or local law enforcement agency under this section the following: Bayonets. Grenades (other than stun and flash-bang grenades). Weaponized tracked combat vehicles. Weaponized drones. .
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