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Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§7690 Recyclable Munitions Materials: Sale; Use of Proceeds

Title 10 › Subtitle B — Army › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › CHAPTER 773 — DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS MATERIAL › § 7690

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Army Secretary may start a program to sell recyclable materials recovered when conventional military munitions are demilitarized, even if other rules would normally stop it. Sales must be competitive and follow federal procurement rules. Money from sales must go into a special Army ammunition demilitarization account (from ammunition procurement funds). It can only pay for reclaiming, recycling, and reusing conventional munitions, plus related research and equipment. Those funds can be used in the year credited and the three following fiscal years. The Secretary must write rules for the program that follow the Solid Waste Disposal Act.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §7690

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Authority for Program.—
Notwithstanding section 2577 of this title, the Secretary of the Army may carry out a program to sell recyclable munitions materials resulting from the demilitarization of conventional military munitions without regard to chapter 5 of title 40 and use any proceeds in accordance with subsection (c).
(b)Method of Sale.—
The Secretary shall use competitive procedures to sell recyclable munitions materials under this section in a manner consistent with Federal procurement laws and regulations.
(c)Proceeds.—
(1)Proceeds from the sale of recyclable munitions materials under this section shall be credited to an account that is specified as being for Army ammunition demilitarization from funds made available for the procurement of ammunition, to be available only for reclamation, recycling, and reuse of conventional military munitions (including research and development and equipment purchased for such purpose).
(2)Amounts credited under this subsection shall be available for obligation for the fiscal year during which the funds are so credited and for three subsequent fiscal years.
(d)Regulations.—
The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out the program established under this section. Such regulations shall be consistent and in compliance with the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) and the regulations implementing that Act.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Solid Waste Disposal Act, referred to in subsec. (d), is title II of Pub. L. 89–272, Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 997, as amended generally by Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2795, which is classified generally to chapter 82 (§ 6901 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 6901 of Title 42 and Tables.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4690 of this title as this section.

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.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 7690

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110