Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§9778 Licenses: military reservations; erection and use of buildings; Young Men’s Christian Association
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle D— - Air Force and Space Force › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › Chapter CHAPTER 979— - REAL PROPERTY › § 9778
Summary
The Secretary of the Air Force can give a temporary permit to the YMCA to have buildings on U.S. military bases for Air Force members' welfare.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §9778
Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Under such conditions as he may prescribe, the Secretary of the Air Force may issue a revocable license to the International Committee of Young Men’s Christian Associations of North America to erect and maintain, on military reservations within the United States and the Commonwealths and possessions, buildings needed by that organization for the promotion of the social, physical, intellectual, and moral welfare of the members of the Air Force on those reservations.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 977810:1346.May 31, 1902, ch. 943, 32 Stat. 282. The words “may issue” are substituted for the words “Authority is given to * * * in his discretion, to grant permission”. The words “Under such conditions as he may prescribe” are substituted for the words “under such
Regulations
as the Secretary of the Army may impose”. The words “members of the Air Force” are substituted for the word “garrisons”. The words “the Territories, Commonwealths, and possessions” are substituted for the words “or its island possessions”, for clarity.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2006—Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “Commonwealths and possessions” for “Territories, Commonwealths, and possessions”.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
10 U.S.C. § 9778
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73