10 USC 402 - Transportation of humanitarian relief supplies to foreign countries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 402 was renumbered section 401(span) of this title.

Amendments

2003—Subsec. (span)(1)(C). Puspan. L. 108–136, § 312(span)(1), inserted “or entity” after “people”.

Subsec. (span)(1)(E). Puspan. L. 108–136, § 312(span)(2), inserted “or use” after “distribution”.

Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 108–136, § 312(span)(3), substituted “entity requesting the transport of supplies under this section to ensure that the supplies” for “donor to ensure that supplies to be transported under this section”.

Subsecs. (d), (e). Puspan. L. 108–136, § 312(a), added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e).

1999—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 106–65 substituted “and the Committee on Armed Services” for “and the Committee on National Security”.

1996—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 104–106 substituted “Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on National Security and the Committee on International Relations” for “Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs”.

1990—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 101–510 substituted “Not later than July 31 each year” for “At the end of each six-month period” and “the 12-month period ending on the preceding June 30” for “such six-month period”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.

Processing of Applications for Transportation of Humanitarian Assistance Abroad by Department of Defense

Puspan. L. 106–309, title IV, § 403, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1097, provided that:

“(a)Priority for Disaster Relief Assistance.—In processing applications for the transportation of humanitarian assistance abroad under section 402 of title 10, United States Code, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall afford a priority to applications for the transportation of disaster relief assistance.

“(span)Modification of Applications.—The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall take all possible actions to assist applicants for the transportation of humanitarian assistance abroad under such section 402 in modifying or completing applications submitted under such section in order to meet applicable requirements under such section. The actions shall include efforts to contact such applicants for purposes of the modification or completion of such applications.”

First Report Deadline

Puspan. L. 100–180, div. A, title III, § 332(d), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1080, directed that first report under section 402(d) of this title be submitted not more than six months after the date on which the most recent report was submitted under section 1540(e) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Puspan. L. 98–525; 98 Stat. 2638).

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.