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10 U.S.C. 9684: Surplus obsolete ordnance: sale to patriotic organizationsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 973-DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS MATERIAL

§9684. Surplus obsolete ordnance: sale to patriotic organizations

Subject to regulations under section 121 of title 40, the Secretary of the Air Force may sell, without advertisement and at prices that he considers reasonable⁠—

(1)  surplus obsolete small arms and ammunition and equipment for them, to any patriotic organization for military purposes; and

(2)  surplus obsolete brass or bronze cannons, carriages, and cannon balls, for public parks, public buildings, and soldiers’ monuments.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 583 ; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 514(18) , Dec. 12, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2936 ; Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(b)(38) , Aug. 21, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1298 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

9684

50:64.

50:68.

May 28, 1908, ch. 215, § 14, 35 Stat. 443; June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 402(g), 64 Stat. 273; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 2(26), 65 Stat. 707.

 

 

Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 319, § 47, 35 Stat. 1075; June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 402(i), 64 Stat. 273; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 2(28), 65 Stat. 707.

50:64 (proviso) and 50:68 (proviso) are omitted as surplusage.

The words “the Chief of Ordnance” are omitted, since the functions which, for the Army, are assigned by statute to subordinate officers of the Army, are, for the Air Force, assigned to the Secretary of the Air Force.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2002⁠—Pub. L. 107–217 substituted “section 121 of title 40” for “section 205 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 486)” in introductory provisions.

1980⁠—Pub. L. 96–513 substituted “section 205 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 486)” for “section 486 of title 40”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.