10 U.S.C. § 333 : US Code - Section 333: Major public emergencies; interference with State and Federal law

Search 10 U.S.C. § 333 : US Code - Section 333: Major public emergencies; interference with State and Federal law

(a) Use of Armed Forces in Major Public Emergencies. - (1) The
President may employ the armed forces, including the National Guard
in Federal service, to -
(A) restore public order and enforce the laws of the United
States when, as a result of a natural disaster, epidemic, or
other serious public health emergency, terrorist attack or
incident, or other condition in any State or possession of the
United States, the President determines that -
(i) domestic violence has occurred to such an extent that the
constituted authorities of the State or possession are
incapable of maintaining public order; and
(ii) such violence results in a condition described in
paragraph (2); or
(B) suppress, in a State, any insurrection, domestic violence,
unlawful combination, or conspiracy if such insurrection,
violation, combination, or conspiracy results in a condition
described in paragraph (2).
(2) A condition described in this paragraph is a condition that -

(A) so hinders the execution of the laws of a State or
possession, as applicable, and of the United States within that
State or possession, that any part or class of its people is
deprived of a right, privilege, immunity, or protection named in
the Constitution and secured by law, and the constituted
authorities of that State or possession are unable, fail, or
refuse to protect that right, privilege, or immunity, or to give
that protection; or
(B) opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the
United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws.
(3) In any situation covered by paragraph (1)(B), the State shall
be considered to have denied the equal protection of the laws
secured by the Constitution.
(b) Notice to Congress. - The President shall notify Congress of
the determination to exercise the authority in subsection (a)(1)(A)
as soon as practicable after the determination and every 14 days
thereafter during the duration of the exercise of that authority.