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legal/us/code/title-10/chapter-157/section-2653.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "10 U.S.C. § 2653"
+description: "Evacuation of family pets and contract working dogs during noncombatant evacuations of foreign countries"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 10
+title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
+chapter_number: "157"
+chapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
+section: "2653"
+citation: "10 U.S.C. § 2653"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
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+---
+
+# 10 U.S.C. § 2653 - Evacuation of family pets and contract working dogs during noncombatant evacuations of foreign countries
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Authority to Evacuate.— Subject to the limitations under subsection (b), in the event of a situation during which the Department of Defense evacuates noncombatants from a foreign country, the Secretary of Defense may enter into agreements with appropriate nonprofit entities under which such entities provide for the evacuation of—
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+(1) the family pets of citizens of the United States who are evacuated by the Department; and
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+(2) contract working dogs located in such country.
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+(b) Limitations.— The limitations under this subsection are as follows:
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+(1) The Department of Defense is not responsible for providing veterinary care for a family pet or contract working dog by reason of the evacuation of the pet or dog pursuant to subsection (a).
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+(2) The Secretary may not exercise the authority under subsection (a) if the exercise of such authority would result in a reduction in the number of individuals who would otherwise be evacuated.
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+(3) The operator of a vehicle used for evacuation may refuse to evacuate a family pet or contract working dog if the operator determines that the evacuation would create a safety risk to other passengers or personnel.
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+(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title III, § 372, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 836.)