Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102

§9684 Surplus Obsolete Ordnance: Sale to Patriotic Organizations

Title 10 › Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › CHAPTER 973 — DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS MATERIAL › § 9684

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Under 40 U.S.C. 121, the Air Force Secretary may sell without advertisement, at reasonable prices, surplus arms/ammo to patriotic groups for military use, and brass cannons/carriages/balls for parks, buildings, soldiers’ monuments.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §9684

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Subject to regulations under section 121 of title 40, the Secretary of the Air Force 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) 968450:64.50:68.
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. The words “the Chief of Ordnance” are omitted, since the functions which, for the Army, are assigned by statute to subordinate officers of the Army, are, for the Air Force, assigned to the Secretary of the Air Force.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

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 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. § 9684

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102