{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-159.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 159.1","heading":"Purpose.","body":"This part establishes policy, assigns responsibilities and provides procedures for the regulation of the selection, accountability, training, equipping, and conduct of personnel performing private security functions under a covered contract. It also assigns responsibilities and establishes procedures for incident reporting, use of and accountability for equipment, rules for the use of force, and a process for administrative action or the removal, as appropriate, of PSCs and PSC personnel.","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle A—Department of Defense","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER F—SECURITY","PART 159—PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS (PSCs) OPERATING IN CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS, HUMANITARIAN OR PEACE OPERATIONS, OR OTHER MILITARY OPERATIONS OR EXERCISES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"7416d39f15c79b85786baa7d14bc29aaee6c73ad15ebb012e3caf27fc47ef9cc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-appendix-a-to-part-158","next":"us/32-cfr-159.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}