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Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations

Part B · Chapter 407 — Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety

§ 40729. Reservation of firearms, ammunition, and parts

Statutory text

(a)

Reservation.—

The Secretary of the Army shall reserve for the corporation—

(1)

firearms described in subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728 of this title;

(2)

ammunition for firearms described in subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728 of this title;

(3)

M–16 rifles held by the Department of the Army on , and used to support the small-arms firing school; and

(4)

parts from, and other supplies for, surplus caliber .30 and caliber .22 rimfire rifles and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols.

(b)

Exception.—

This section does not supersede the authority provided in section 1208 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101–189; 10 U.S.C. 372 note).

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 105–225 · 112 Stat. 1253

    Enacted · 36 U.S.C. § 40729

    Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1339

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1339

  2. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

    Pub. L. 114–92 § 1087(a)(2)(B)(i) · 129 Stat. 726

    Substituted · 36 U.S.C. § 40729(a)(1)

    Pub. L. 114–92, § 1087(a)(2)(B)(i), substituted “subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728” for “section 40728(a)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–92, § 1087(a)(2)(B)(i), substituted “subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728” for “section 40728(a)”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (i) in paragraph (1), by striking “section 40728(a)” and inserting “subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728”;

  3. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

    Pub. L. 114–92 § 1087(a)(2)(B)(ii) · 129 Stat. 726

    Substituted · 36 U.S.C. § 40729(a)(2)

    Pub. L. 114–92, § 1087(a)(2)(B)(ii), substituted “subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728” for “40728(a)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 114–92, § 1087(a)(2)(B)(ii), substituted “subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728” for “40728(a)”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking “40728(a)” and inserting “subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728”; and

  4. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

    Pub. L. 114–92 § 1087(a)(2)(B)(iii) · 129 Stat. 726

    Inserted · 36 U.S.C. § 40729(a)(4)

    Pub. L. 114–92, § 1087(a)(2)(B)(iii), inserted “and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols” after “caliber .30 and caliber .22 rimfire rifles”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 114–92, § 1087(a)(2)(B)(iii), inserted “and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols” after “caliber .30 and caliber .22 rimfire rifles”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting “and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols” after “caliber .30 and caliber .22 rimfire rifles”;

3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
40729(a)36:5506(a).Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L. 104–106, title XVI, § 1616(a), (d), 110 Stat. 519.
40729(b)36:5506(d). 

In subsection (a)(4), the words “other supplies” are substituted for “accessories and accouterments” for consistency in the revised title.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 1208 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 1208 of Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XII, , 103 Stat. 1566, which was set out as a note under section 372 of Title 10, Armed Forces, and was repealed and restated in section 2576a of Title 10 by Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title X, § 1033(a)(1), (b)(1), , 110 Stat. 2639, 2640. Section 372 of Title 10 was renumbered section 272 by Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), , 130 Stat. 2497.

Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–92, § 1087(a)(2)(B)(i), substituted “subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728” for “section 40728(a)”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 114–92, § 1087(a)(2)(B)(ii), substituted “subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728” for “40728(a)”.

Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 114–92, § 1087(a)(2)(B)(iii), inserted “and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols” after “caliber .30 and caliber .22 rimfire rifles”.

Credits

1998–2015 · 2 acts
  1. 1998Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1339
  2. 2015Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title X, § 1087(a)(2)(B), , 129 Stat. 1013.
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(Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1339; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title X, § 1087(a)(2)(B), , 129 Stat. 1013.)

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