---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 U.S.C. § 280"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
number: "280"
heading: "Enhancement of cooperation with civilian law enforcement officials"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/280"
units:
  - "Subtitle A — General Military Law"
  - "Part I — Organization and General Military Powers"
  - "Chapter 15 — Military Support for Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies"
---

# §280. Enhancement of cooperation with civilian law enforcement officials

- (a) The [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense, in cooperation with the Attorney General, shall conduct an annual briefing of law enforcement personnel of each [State](/usc/10/4951.md?p=4) (including law enforcement personnel of the political subdivisions of each [State](/usc/10/4951.md?p=4)) regarding information, [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9), technical support, and equipment and [facilities](/usc/10/2700.md?p=2) available to civilian law enforcement personnel from the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of Defense.
- (b) Each briefing conducted under [subsection (a)](#a) shall include the following:
  - (1) An explanation of the procedures for civilian law enforcement officials—
    - (A) to obtain information, equipment, [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9), expert advice, and other personnel support under this chapter; and
    - (B) to obtain surplus [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) equipment.
  - (2) A description of the types of information, equipment and [facilities](/usc/10/2700.md?p=2), and [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) and advice available to civilian law enforcement officials from the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of Defense.
  - (3) A current, comprehensive list of [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) equipment which is suitable for law enforcement officials from the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of Defense or available as surplus property from the [Administrator](/usc/10/2700.md?p=3) of General Services.
- (c) The Attorney General and the [Administrator](/usc/10/2700.md?p=3) of General Services shall—
  - (1) establish or designate an appropriate office or offices to maintain the list described in [subsection (b)(3)](#b-3) and to furnish information to civilian law enforcement officials on the availability of surplus [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) equipment; and
  - (2) make available to civilian law enforcement personnel nationwide, tollfree telephone communication with such office or offices.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XII, § 1243(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1163, § 380; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XI, § 1104(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2046; renumbered § 280, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 280, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 14; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–861, § 33(a)(2), 72 Stat. 1564; Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L. 87–651, title I, § 101, 76 Stat. 506; Sept. 11, 1967, Pub. L. 90–83, § 3(1), 81 Stat. 220; Aug. 17, 1977, Pub. L. 95–105, title V, § 509(d)(3), 91 Stat. 860; Dec. 12, 1980, Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §§ 501(5), 511(10), 94 Stat. 2907, 2920; Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1405(8), 98 Stat. 2622; Dec. 5, 1991, Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, § 1061(a)(3), 105 Stat. 1472, authorized Secretary of each military department and Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1661(a)(2)(A), 1691, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2979, 3026, effective Dec. 1, 1994. See section 10202 of this title.

### Amendments

2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 380 of this title as this section.

1988—Pub. L. 100–456 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to annual briefing of law enforcement personnel of each State by Secretary of Defense and Attorney General and establishment of offices and telephone communication with those offices regarding surplus military equipment for provisions requiring the Secretary to report to Congress on the availability of assistance, etc., to civilian law enforcement and drug interdiction agencies and to convene a conference and requiring the Comptroller General to monitor and report on the Secretary’s compliance with those requirements.