1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov November 20, 2020Selected Authorities to Obtain DOD Personal PropertyRecent controversy in the United States over policing methods has focused attention on transfers of military equipment to police forces nationwide. Under certain circumstances, eligible federal, stat
2、e, and local agencies may obtain Department of Defense (DOD) personal property (e.g., equipment, clothing, vehicles, aircraft, weapons, ammunition) for use in law enforcement, counterdrug, counterterrorism, border security, and/or humanitarian activities. This In Focus describes statutory authoritie
3、s that give these agencies the ability to obtain, either temporarily or permanently, DOD personal property. Background Authorities that support the disposal of excess or surplus military personal property (through reutilization, transfer, donation, or selling) date to the end of World War II and are
4、 considered part of DODs personal property disposal processa process that excludes real property (land, buildings, and structures) and records. More recent laws authorizing transfers of personal property to law enforcement agencies (LEAs) were frequently tied to counterdrug or counterterrorism effor
