[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR215.3]

[Page 398-399]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
        CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 215_EMPLOYMENT OF MILITARY RESOURCES IN THE EVENT OF CIVIL DISTURBANCES--
 
Sec. 215.3  Definitions.

    (a) Civil disturbances are group acts of violence and disorders 
prejudicial to public law and order within the 50 States, District of 
Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. possessions and territories, 
or any political subdivision thereof. The term civil disturbance 
includes all domestic conditions requiring the use of Federal armed 
forces pursuant to the provisions of chapter 15 of Title 10, United 
States Code.
    (b) Federal property is that property which is owned, leased, 
possessed, or occupied by the Federal Government.
    (c) Military resources include military and civilian personnel, 
facilities, equipment, and supplies under the control of a DoD 
component.
    (d) A Federal function is any function, operation, or action carried 
out under

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the laws of the United States by any department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States or by an officer or employee 
thereof.