Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8764 Devices and Trophies: Transfer to Other Agencies
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART IV — GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 875 — DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS MATERIAL › § 8764
Summary
The Navy can give devices and trophies, free of charge, to the Treasury so they can be sold or donated to help sell war bonds or victory bonds. The Navy can also give devices and trophies, free of charge, to any U.S. agency for scientific work, experiments, monuments, or display.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §8764
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(a)The Secretary of the Navy may, without reimbursement, transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury devices and trophies for the promotion of the sale of war bonds or victory bonds. The Secretary of the Treasury may sell or donate the devices and trophies for the promotion of the sale of such bonds.
(b)The Secretary of the Navy may, without reimbursement, transfer to any agency of the United States devices and trophies for scientific, experimental, monumental, or display purposes.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 754434 U.S.C. 546i.Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 804, § 4, 60 Stat. 898. The words “such * * * as he may in his discretion determine” are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7544 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. § 8764
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102