§4308. Promotion of civilian marksmanship: authority of the Secretary of the Army

(a) Program Required.-The Secretary of the Army, under regulations approved by him upon the recommendation of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, shall provide for-

(1) the operation and maintenance of indoor and outdoor rifle ranges and their accessories and appliances;

(2) the instruction of citizens of the United States in marksmanship, and the employment of necessary instructors for that purpose;

(3) the promotion of practice in the use of rifled arms, the maintenance and management of matches or competitions in the use of those arms, and the issue, without cost, of the arms, ammunition (including caliber .22 and caliber .30 ammunition), targets, and other supplies and appliances necessary for those purposes, to gun clubs under the direction of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice that provide training in the use of rifled arms to youth, the Boy Scouts of America, 4–H Clubs, Future Farmers of America, and other youth-oriented organizations for training and competition;

(4) the award to competitors of trophies, prizes, badges, and other insignia;

(5) the loan or sale at fair market value of caliber .30 rifles, caliber .22 rifles, and air rifles, and the sale of ammunition at fair market value, to gun clubs that-

(A) are under the direction of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice; and

(B) provide training in the use of rifled arms;

(6) the sale at fair market value of arms (including surplus M–1 Garand rifles), ammunition, targets, and other supplies and appliances necessary for target practice to citizens of the United States over 18 years of age who are members of a gun club under the direction of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice;

(7) the maintenance of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, including provision for its necessary expenses and those of its members and for the Board's expenses incidental to the conduct of the Board's annual meetings;

(8) the procurement of necessary supplies, appliances, trophies, prizes, badges, and other insignia, clerical and other services, and labor; and

(9) the transportation of employees, instructors, and civilians to give or to receive instruction or to assist or engage in practice in the use of rifled arms, and the transportation and subsistence, or an allowance instead of subsistence, of members of teams authorized by the Secretary to participate in matches or competitions in the use of rifled arms.

(b) Additional Authority.-The Secretary may-

(1) provide personnel services (in addition to pay and nontravel-related allowances for members of the armed forces) in carrying out the Civilian Marksmanship Program; and

(2) impose reasonable fees for persons and gun clubs participating in any program conducted by the Secretary for the promotion of marksmanship among civilians.

(c) Amounts Collected.-Amounts collected by the Secretary under the Civilian Marksmanship Program, including the proceeds from the sale of arms, ammunition, targets, and other supplies and appliances under subsection (a), shall be credited to the appropriation available for the support of the Civilian Marksmanship Program and shall be available to carry out such program. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amounts shall remain available until expended.

(d) Authorization of Appropriations.-There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to pay the personnel costs and other expenses of the Civilian Marksmanship Program in such fiscal year to the extent that the amounts available out of the revenues collected under the program are insufficient to defray such costs and expenses.

(e) Definition.-In this section, the term "Civilian Marksmanship Program" means the program carried out by the Secretary of the Army under this section and sections 4310 through 4312 of this title and includes the National Matches and small-arms firing schools referred to in section 4312 of this title.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 236 ; Nov. 14, 1986, Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title III, §318(a), 100 Stat. 3855 ; Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title III, §328(b)–(d), (g)(1), 104 Stat. 1533 , 1534; Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title III, §380(a)(1), 106 Stat. 2389 ; Nov. 30, 1993, Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title III, §372, 107 Stat. 1635 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
4308(a) 4308(b)	32:181. 32:181c.	June 7, 1924, ch. 291, Title I (2d par. under "Ordinance Equipment for Rifle Ranges for Civilian Instruction"), 43 Stat. 510 ; Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 770 (par. 56), 60 Stat. 870.
		May 28, 1928, ch. 816, §3, 45 Stat. 786 .

In subsection (a), the words "within the limits of appropriations made from time to time by Congress" and "reasonable rules and" are omitted as surplusage. The words "in connection therewith", "to the Government", and "materials" are omitted as surplusage.

In subsection (a)(8), the word "allowance" is substituted for the word "commutations" to conform to the Career Compensation Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 802 (37 U.S.C. 231 et seq.).

Amendments

1993-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–160 inserted at end "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amounts shall remain available until expended."

1992-Pub. L. 102–484 amended section generally, substituting subsecs. (a) to (e) for former subsecs. (a) and (b).

1990-Pub. L. 101–510, §328(g)(1), substituted "Promotion of civilian marksmanship: authority of the Secretary of the Army" for "Civilian rifle ranges: establishment; instruction" in section catchline.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101–510, §328(b), substituted "operation and maintenance" for "construction, equipment, maintenance, and operation".

Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 101–510, §328(c), substituted "the sale (at fair market value) to citizens of the United States who are over the age of 18 and current members of a gun club," for "the sale to members of the National Rifle Association, at cost, and the issue to clubs organized for practice with rifled arms,".

Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 101–510, §328(d), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: "There is authorized to be appropriated annually the sum of $7,500 for the incidental expenses of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, including books, pamphlets, badges, trophies, prizes, and medals."

1986-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–661 added subsec. (c).

Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

Section 380(e) of Pub. L. 102–484 provided that:

"(1) This section [enacting section 4316 of this title and amending this section and sections 4309 and 4313 of this title] and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the earlier of-

"(A) the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 23, 1992]; or

"(B) October 1, 1992.

"(2) If under paragraph (1) the amendments made by this section take effect before October 1, 1992, the amendments made by section 328 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1533) shall not take effect.

"(3) If under paragraph (1) the amendments made by this section take effect on October 1, 1992, the amendments made by this section shall be considered executed immediately following the amendments made by section 328 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1533)."

Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

Section 328(h) of Pub. L. 101–510 provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 4309, 4311, and 4313 of this title] shall take effect on October 1, 1992."

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 4313, 4316 of this title; title 18 section 925.