[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR65.70]

[Page 165]
 
                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 65--EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart H--Definitions
 
Sec. 65.70  Definitions.


    (a) Law enforcement emergency. The term law enforcement emergency is 
defined by the Act as an uncommon situation which requires law 
enforcement, which is or threatens to become of serious or epidemic 
proportions, and with respect to which state and local resources are 
inadequate to protect the lives and property of citizens, or to enforce 
the criminal law. The Act specifically excludes the following situations 
when defining ``law enforcement emergency'':
    (1) The perceived need for planning or other activities related to 
crowd control for general public safety projects; and,
    (2) A situation requiring the enforcement of laws associated with 
scheduled public events, including political convention and sports 
events.
    (b) Federal law enforcement assistance. The term Federal law 
enforcement assistance is defined by the Act to mean funds, equipment, 
training, intelligence information, and personnel.
    (c) Federal law enforcement community. The term Federal law 
enforcement community is defined by the Act as the heads of the 
following departments or agencies:
    (1) Federal Bureau of Investigation;
    (2) Drug Enforcement Administration;
    (3) Criminal Division of the Department of Justice;
    (4) Internal Revenue Service;
    (5) Customs Service;
    (6) Immigration and Naturalization Service;
    (7) U.S. Marshals Service;
    (8) National Park Service;
    (9) U.S. Postal Service;
    (10) Secret Service;
    (11) U.S. Coast Guard;
    (12) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; and,
    (13) Other Federal agencies with specific statutory authority to 
investigate violations of Federal criminal law.
    (d) State. The term state is defined by the Act as any state of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of 
the Pacific Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands.