10 USC 2543: Equipment: Inaugural Committee
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10 USC 2543: Equipment: Inaugural Committee Text contains those laws in effect on January 4, 1995
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESSubtitle A-General Military LawPART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENTCHAPTER 152-ISSUE OF SUPPLIES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIESSUBCHAPTER II-ISSUE OF SERVICEABLE MATERIAL OTHER THAN TO THE ARMED FORCES
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§2543. Equipment: Inaugural Committee

(a) The Secretary of Defense, under such conditions as he may prescribe, may lend, to an Inaugural Committee established under the first section of the Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies Act (36 U.S.C. 721), hospital tents, smaller tents, camp appliances, hospital furniture, flags other than battle flags, flagpoles, litters, and ambulances and the services of their drivers, that can be spared without detriment to the public service.

(b) The Inaugural Committee must give a good and sufficient bond for the return in good order and condition of property lent under subsection (a).

(c) Property lent under subsection (a) shall be returned within nine days after the date of the ceremony inaugurating the President. The Inaugural Committee shall-

(1) indemnify the United States for any loss of, or damage to, property lent under subsection (a); and

(2) 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 ; amended Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §511(81), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2927 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
2543(a)

2543(b)

2543(c)

 36:726 (1st sentence).

36:726 (less 1st and 2d sentences).

36:721(b)(1) (as applicable to 36:726).

36:726 (2d sentence).

 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, §§1(b)(1) (as applicable to §6), 6, 70 Stat. 1049 , 1050.

In subsection (a), the words "under section 721 of title 36" are inserted for clarity. The words "ensigns" and "Red Cross flags" are omitted as covered by the word "flags".

In subsection (b), the words "and the whole without expense to the United States" are omitted as surplusage.

In subsection (c), the words "nine days after the date of the ceremony inaugurating the President" are substituted for the words "five days after the end of the inaugural period", in 36:726 (2d sentence), and 36:721(b)(1).

Amendments

1980-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–513 substituted "the first section of the Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies Act (36 U.S.C. 721)" for "section 721 of title 36".

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.