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§40729 Reservation of firearms, ammunition, and parts

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 407— - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM › § 40729

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary of the Army must set aside for the corporation: the firearms and ammunition named in subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728; M–16 rifles the Army held on February 10, 1996 that were used at the small-arms firing school; and parts and supplies for surplus .30 and .22 rimfire rifles and .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols. This does not supersede section 1208 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101–189; 10 U.S.C. 372 note).

Title 36, §40729

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(a)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 February 10, 1996, 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)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).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (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XII, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1566, which was set out as a note under section 372 of Title 10, Armed Forces, and was repealed and restated in section 2576a of Title 10 by Pub.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), Sept. 23, 1996, 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), Dec. 23, 2016, 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”.