§ 2553.
(a)
Assistance Authorized.—
The Secretary of Defense may, with respect to the ceremonies relating to the inauguration of a President, provide the assistance referred to in subsection (b) to—
(1)
the Presidential Inaugural Committee; and
(2)
the congressional Joint Inaugural Committee.
(b)
Assistance.—
Assistance that may be provided under subsection (a) is the following:
(1)
Planning and carrying out activities relating to security and safety.
(2)
Planning and carrying out ceremonial activities.
(4)
Any other assistance that the Secretary considers appropriate.
(d)
Loaned Property.—
With respect to property loaned for a presidential inauguration under subsection (b)(3), the Presidential Inaugural Committee shall—
(1)
return that property within nine days after the date of the ceremony inaugurating the President;
(2)
give good and sufficient bond for the return in good order and condition of that property;
(3)
indemnify the United States for any loss of, or damage to, that property; and
(4)
defray any expense incurred for the delivery, return, rehabilitation, replacement, or operation of that property.
(Added [Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(48)(A)], Sept. 2, 1958, [72 Stat. 1458], § 2543; amended [Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(81)], Dec. 12, 1980, [94 Stat. 2927]; [Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title III, § 366(a)], Sept. 23, 1996, [110 Stat. 2495]; [Pub. L. 105–225, § 4(a)(2)], Aug. 12, 1998, [112 Stat. 1498]; renumbered § 2553, [Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]], title X, § 1033(b)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, [114 Stat. 1654], 1654A–260.)