Section 2614 - Emergency communications equipment: acceptance from local public safety agencies for temporary use related to disasters(a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT EQUIPMENT.-(1) may accept communications equipment for use in coordinating joint response and recovery operations with public safety agencies in the event of a disaster; and(2) may accept services related to the operation and maintenance of such equipment.(b) REGULATIONS.-The authority under subsection (a) shall be exercised under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.(c) LIMITATIONS.-(1) Equipment may be accepted under subsection (a)(1) only to the extent that communications equipment under the control of the Secretary concerned at the potential disaster response site is inadequate to meet military requirements for communicating with public safety agencies during the period of response to the disaster.(2) Services may be accepted under subsection (a)(2) related to the operation and maintenance of communications equipment only to the extent that the necessary capabilities are not available to the military commander having custody of the equipment.(d) LIABILITY.-A person providing services accepted under this section may not be considered, by reason of the provision of such services, to be an officer, employee, or agent of the United States for any purpose.Added Pub. L. 108-375, div. A, title X, §1051(a), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2053, §2613; renumbered §2614 and amended Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title X, §1071(a)(19)(A), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2399.EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2006- Pub. L. 109-364 renumbered section 2613 of this title as this section and redesignated the second subsec. (c) as (d).
- Secretary concerned
- The term "Secretary concerned" means-(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Department of the Navy;(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force; and(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.
- officer
- The term "officer" means a commissioned or warrant officer.