Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§7684 Surplus Obsolete Ordnance: Sale to Patriotic Organizations
Title 10 › Subtitle B — Army › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › CHAPTER 773 — DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS MATERIAL › § 7684
Summary
Offices or officers the Secretary of the Army names may sell, under section 121 of title 40, without advertising and at prices they set, surplus obsolete small arms and ammunition to patriotic groups for military use. They may also sell surplus obsolete brass or bronze cannons and related parts for public parks, public buildings, and soldiers’ monuments.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §7684
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Subject to regulations under section 121 of title 40, any branch, office, or officer designated by the Secretary of the Army may sell, without advertisement and at prices that he considers reasonable—
(1)surplus obsolete small arms and ammunition and equipment for them, to any patriotic organization for military purposes; and
(2)surplus obsolete brass or bronze cannons, carriages, and cannon balls, for public parks, public buildings, and soldiers’ monuments.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 468450:64.50:68.
May 28, 1908, ch. 215, § 14, 35 Stat. 443;
June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 402(g), 64 Stat. 273; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 2(26), 65 Stat. 707. Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 319, § 47, 35 Stat. 1075;
June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 402(i), 64 Stat. 273; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 2(28), 65 Stat. 707. 50:64 (proviso) and 50:68 (proviso) are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4684 of this title as this section. 2002—Pub. L. 107–217 substituted “section 121 of title 40” for “section 205 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 486)” in introductory provisions. 1980—Pub. L. 96–513 substituted “section 205 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 486)” for “section 486 of title 40”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7684
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102