3.3. LEVELS OF AUTHORITY.

Subject to Paragraph 3.1., Defense Intelligence Components may provide personnel to assist a Federal department or agency, including a Federal law enforcement agency, or a State or local law enforcement agency when lives are in danger, in response to a request for such assistance, in accordance with the following approval authorities:

a. Secretary of Defense Approval.

(1) The Secretary of Defense may approve any type of requested permissible assistance described in Paragraph 3.2.

(2) The decision to approve requests for these types of permissible assistance described in Paragraph 3.2. to law enforcement agencies and other civil authorities are reserved to the Secretary of Defense:

(a) Provision of personnel to support response efforts for civil disturbances, which may also require Presidential authorization.

(b) DoD response to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive incidents.

© Assistance in responding with assets with potential for lethality, or any situation in which it is reasonably foreseeable that providing the requested assistance may involve the use of force that is likely to result in lethal force, including death or serious bodily injury. It also includes all support to civilian law enforcement officials in situations where a confrontation between civilian law enforcement and civilian individuals or groups is reasonably anticipated. Such use of force must be in accordance with DoDD 5210.56, potentially as further restricted based on the specifics of the requested support.

(d) Provision or use of DoD unmanned systems in the United States except as delegated by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to the October 31, 2023 Secretary of Defense Memorandum.

  • TheOubliette
    51·
    10 hours ago

    This is part of a recent Biden executive order. Dems are leading the charge on this.

      • TheOubliette
        6·
        9 hours ago

        This is entirely consistent with decades of Democratic policy. Pro-cop, anti-peoples actions.

        You know Democrats new “Midwest Dad” Tim Walz? He’s the guy that sent the national guard at the George Floyd protests.

        Democrats are not our friends.

        • ohellidk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          8 hours ago

          sounds like neither candidates are at this point. one is quiet about it, and the other is loud about it. well, nobody likes secrets, right?

      • macabrett[they/them]
        5·
        9 hours ago

        There’s no “if so”. This is literally Biden’s administration doing this. You can click the link, ya know? You can see who this was approved by. You can look up the executive order. It’s all freely available information provided directly by the government.