10 USC § 278 - Nonpreemption of other law

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title: "10 USC § 278 - Nonpreemption of other law"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "278"
section_name: "Nonpreemption of other law"
chapter_number: 15
chapter_name: "MILITARY SUPPORT FOR CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 97–86, title IX, § 905(a)(1), Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1116, § 378; amended Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1405(10), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2622; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XI, § 1104(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2045; renumbered § 278, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497.)"
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# § 278. Nonpreemption of other law

December 1, 1981

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the executive branch in the use of military personnel or equipment for civilian law enforcement purposes beyond that provided by law before .

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 97–86, title IX, § 905(a)(1), Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1116, § 378; amended Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1405(10), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2622; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XI, § 1104(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2045; renumbered § 278, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 278, , , related to dissemination of information of interest to reserve components, prior to repeal by , §§ 1661(a)(2)(A), 1691, , , 3026, effective . See .

### Amendments

2016— renumbered  as this section.

1988— reenacted section without change.

1984— substituted “before ” for “prior to the enactment of this chapter”.