Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102

§9778 Licenses: Military Reservations; Erection and Use of Buildings; Young Men’s Christian Association

Title 10 › Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › CHAPTER 979 — REAL PROPERTY › § 9778

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Air Force Secretary may, under conditions he sets, give a revocable license to the YMCA to build welfare buildings for Air Force members on U.S. military reservations.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §9778

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Under such conditions as he may prescribe, the Secretary of the Air Force may issue a revocable license to the International Committee of Young Men’s Christian Associations of North America to erect and maintain, on military reservations within the United States and the Commonwealths and possessions, buildings needed by that organization for the promotion of the social, physical, intellectual, and moral welfare of the members of the Air Force on those reservations.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 977810:1346.May 31, 1902, ch. 943, 32 Stat. 282. The words “may issue” are substituted for the words “Authority is given to * * * in his discretion, to grant permission”. The words “Under such conditions as he may prescribe” are substituted for the words “under such

Regulations

as the Secretary of the Army may impose”. The words “members of the Air Force” are substituted for the word “garrisons”. The words “the Territories, Commonwealths, and possessions” are substituted for the words “or its island possessions”, for clarity.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006—Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “Commonwealths and possessions” for “Territories, Commonwealths, and possessions”.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

10 U.S.C. § 9778

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102