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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

§ 40731. Issuance or loan of firearms and supplies

Statutory text

(a)

Issuance or Loan.—

For purposes of training and competition, the corporation may issue or loan, with or without charges to recover administrative costs, caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 surplus rifles, air rifles, caliber .22 and .30 ammunition, repair parts, and other supplies necessary for activities related to the Civilian Marksmanship Program to—

(1)

organizations affiliated with the corporation that provide firearms training to youth;

(2)

the Boy Scouts of America;

(3)

4–H Clubs;

(4)

the Future Farmers of America; and

(5)

other youth oriented organizations.

(b)

Security of Firearms.—

The corporation shall ensure adequate oversight and accountability for firearms issued or loaned under this section. The corporation shall prescribe procedures for the security of issued or loaned firearms in accordance with United States, State, and local laws.

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. § 40731

    (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1340.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1340.)

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
40731(a)36:5504(a).Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L. 104–106, title XVI, § 1614(a), (d), 110 Stat. 517, 518.
40731(b)36:5504(d). 

In subsection (a), the words “repair parts, and other supplies” are substituted for “targets, and other supplies and appliances” for consistency in the revised title.

In subsection (b) the words “shall ensure” are substituted for “shall be responsible for ensuring” to eliminate unnecessary words.

Credits

(Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1340.)

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