10 USC § 276 - Support not to affect adversely military preparedness

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s276"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 276 - Support not to affect adversely military preparedness"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "276"
section_name: "Support not to affect adversely military preparedness"
chapter_number: 15
chapter_name: "MILITARY SUPPORT FOR CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 97–86, title, IX, § 905(a)(1), Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1116, § 376; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XI, § 1104(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2045; renumbered § 276, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497.)"
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# § 276. Support not to affect adversely military preparedness

Support (including the provision of any equipment or facility or the assignment or detail of any personnel) may not be provided to any civilian law enforcement official under this chapter if the provision of such support will adversely affect the military preparedness of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to ensure that the provision of any such support does not adversely affect the military preparedness of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 97–86, title, IX, § 905(a)(1), Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1116, § 376; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XI, § 1104(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2045; renumbered § 276, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 276, acts , ; , , , related to maintenance of mobilization forces, prior to repeal by , §§ 1661(a)(2)(A), 1691, , , 3026, effective . See .

### Amendments

2016— renumbered  as this section.

1988— substituted “Support” for “Assistance” in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Assistance (including the provision of any equipment or facility or the assignment of any personnel) may not be provided to any civilian law enforcement official under this chapter if the provision of such assistance will adversely affect the military preparedness of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to insure that the provision of any such assistance does not adversely affect the military preparedness of the United States.”