32 CFR § 159.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s159.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 159.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "159.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "SECURITY"
part_number: "159"
part_name: "PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS (PSCs) OPERATING IN CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS, HUMANITARIAN OR PEACE OPERATIONS, OR OTHER MILITARY OPERATIONS OR EXERCISES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 862, Pub. L. 110-181, 122 Stat. 253; Sec. 832, Sec 853, Pub. L. 110-417, 122 Stat. 4535; Sec. 831-833, Pub L. 111-383, 124 Stat. 4276."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 49655, Aug. 11, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "159"
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# 159.1 Purpose.

This part establishes policy, assigns responsibilities and provides procedures for the regulation of the selection, accountability, training, equipping, and conduct of personnel performing private security functions under a covered contract. It also assigns responsibilities and establishes procedures for incident reporting, use of and accountability for equipment, rules for the use of force, and a process for administrative action or the removal, as appropriate, of PSCs and PSC personnel.