Amendment to Executive Order 12656
Adds Military Evacuation Responsibility for Protecting United States Citizens Overseas
What it does
Federal agencies must create joint procedures and authorize military deployment to protect and evacuate U.S. citizens and designated persons from threatened areas overseas.
Real-world impact
- Assigns responsibility to deploy military to protect and evacuate U.S. citizens overseas.
- Requires the Defense and State secretaries to develop joint evacuation procedures.
- Reflects allocation of funding responsibilities for Noncombatant Evacuation Operations.
Topics
Summary
This order amends a prior executive order by adding a new section that assigns responsibility for deploying and using military forces to protect and evacuate people from threatened areas overseas.
It directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to develop joint procedures and covers United States citizens, nationals, and other designated persons who may need evacuation.
The stated purpose is to reflect the allocation of funding responsibilities for Noncombatant Evacuation Operations.
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