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Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110

§40726 Allowances for Junior Competitors

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 407 — CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY › SUBCHAPTER II — CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM › § 40726

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Pays junior competitors money for food and travel when they take part in National Matches, related competitions, small-arms schools, or special clinics. A junior competitor is someone under 18 or a member of a college or university student gun club. The Secretary of the Army sets the payment amounts. A travel allowance can be used instead of separate travel and subsistence pay, and the return-trip allowance may be paid in advance.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §40726

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Definition.—
In this section, a “junior competitor” is a competitor at the National Matches, a small-arms firing school, a competition in connection with the National Matches, or a special clinic under section 40725 of this title who is—
(1)less than 18 years of age; or
(2)a member of a gun club organized for the students of a college or university.
(b)Subsistence Allowance.—
A junior competitor may be paid a subsistence allowance in an amount prescribed by the Secretary of the Army.
(c)Travel Allowance.—
A junior competitor may be paid a travel allowance in an amount prescribed by the Secretary instead of travel expenses and subsistence while traveling. The travel allowance for the return trip may be paid in advance.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 40726(a) (words before cl. (1))10:4313(a)(1) (words before “may be paid”). 40726(a) (less words before cl. (1))10:4313(b). 40726(b)10:4313(a)(1) (words beginning “may be paid”). 40726(c)10:4313(a)(2). In this section, the provisions for a junior competitor to be paid a subsistence allowance and a travel allowance prescribed by “the Secretary of the Army” are retained notwithstanding section 1612(d) of The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106, 110 Stat. 517) which transferred the Civilian Marksmanship Program, including the National Matches, from the Secretary of the Army to the corporation. The conforming

Amendments

in section 1624 of the Act (110 Stat. 522) did not repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Army to prescribe National Matches under 10:4312 or to prescribe subsistence and travel allowances for competitors under 10:4313.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

36 U.S.C. § 40726

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110