10 U.S.C. § 2576b: Excess personal property: sale or donation to assist firefighting agencies

excess to the needs of the Department of Defense; and suitable for use in providing fire and emergency medical services, including personal protective equipment and equipment for communication and monitoring. the property is drawn from existing stocks of the Department of Defense; the recipient firefighting agency accepts the property on an as-is, where-is basis; the transfer is made without the expenditure of any funds available to the Department of Defense for the procurement of defense equipment; and all costs incurred subsequent to the transfer of the property are borne or reimbursed by the recipient. Subject to subsection (b)(4), the Secretary may transfer personal property under this section without charge to the recipient firefighting agency. The term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States. The term “firefighting agency” means any volunteer, paid, or combined departments that provide fire and emergency medical services. can be readily put to civilian use by fire service and the emergency response agencies; and can be transferred to these agencies using the authority provided by section 2576b of title 10 , United States Code, as added by section 1706 of this Act. The International Association of Fire Chiefs. The International Association of Fire Fighters. The National Volunteer Fire Council. The International Association of Arson Investigators. The International Society of Fire Service Instructors. The National Association of State Fire Marshals. The National Fire Protection Association. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for activities of the task force $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.”