CHAPTER 971 —ISSUE OF SERVICEABLE MATERIAL OTHER THAN TO ARMED FORCES
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[§9651. Repealed. Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title V, §552(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1741 ]
Section, Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
§9652. Rifles and ammunition for target practice: educational institutions having corps of cadets
(a) The Secretary of the Air Force may lend, without expense to the United States, magazine rifles and appendages that are not of the existing service models in use at the time, and that are not necessary for a proper reserve supply, to any educational institution having a uniformed corps of cadets of sufficient number for target practice. He may also issue 40 rounds of ball cartridges for each cadet for each range at which target practice is held, but not more than 120 rounds each year for each cadet participating in target practice.
(b) The institutions to which property is lent under subsection (a) shall use it for target practice, take proper care of it, and return it when required.
(c) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section, containing such other requirements as he considers necessary to safeguard the interests of the United States.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 9652(a) 9652(b) 9652(c) |
10:1185 (1st par.). 10:1185 (last par., less 1st 22, and last 19, words). 10:1185 (1st 22, and last 19, words of last par.). |
Apr. 27, 1914, ch. 72 (last proviso and last par. under "Manufacture of Arms"), |
In subsection (a), the words, "and carrying on military training" and "the maintenance of" are omitted as surplusage. In clause (2), the words "suitable to said arm" are omitted as surplusage.
In subsection (b), the words "shall use it for target practice" are substituted for the words "insuring the designed use of the property issued". The words "take proper care of it" are substituted for the words "providing against loss to the United States through lack of proper care".
§9653. Ordnance and ordnance stores: District of Columbia high schools
The Secretary of the Air Force, under regulations to be prescribed by him, may issue to the high schools of the District of Columbia ordnance and ordnance stores required for military instruction and practice. The Secretary shall require a bond in double the value of the property issued under this section, for the care and safekeeping of that property and, except for property properly expended, for its return when required.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 9653 | 10:1183. | Feb. 5, 1891, J. Res. 9, |
The words "at his discretion and", "belonging to the Government, and which can be spared for that purpose", and "in each case" are omitted as surplusage. The words "high schools of the" are substituted for the words "High School of Washington", since the various high schools of the District of Columbia have succeeded the Washington High School that existed at the time the statute was enacted. The words "except for property properly expended" are inserted for clarity.
§9654. Supplies: military instruction camps
Under such conditions as he may prescribe, the Secretary of the Air Force may issue, to any educational institution at which an Air Force or Space Force officer is detailed as professor of science and tactics, such supplies as are necessary to establish and maintain a camp for the military instruction of its students. The Secretary shall require a bond in the value of the property issued under this section, for the care and safekeeping of that property and, except for property properly expended, for its return when required.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 9654 | 10:1182. | May 18, 1916, ch. 124, |
The words "at his discretion and" and "belonging to the Government, and which can be spared for that purpose, as may appear to be" are omitted as surplusage. The words "except for property properly expended" are inserted for clarity. The word "stores" is omitted as covered by the word "supplies".
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§9655. Arms and ammunition: agencies and departments of United States
(a) Whenever required for the protection of public money and property, the Secretary of the Air Force may lend arms and their accouterments, and issue ammunition, to a department or independent agency of the United States, upon request of its head. Property lent or issued under this subsection may be delivered to an officer of the department or agency designated by the head thereof, and that officer shall account for the property to the Secretary of the Air Force. Property lent or issued under this subsection and not properly expended shall be returned when it is no longer needed.
(b) The department or agency to which property is lent or issued under subsection (a) shall transfer funds to the credit of the Department of the Air Force to cover the costs of—
(1) ammunition issued;
(2) replacing arms and accouterments that have been lost or destroyed or cannot be repaired;
(3) repairing arms and accouterments returned to the Department of the Air Force; and
(4) making and receiving shipments by the Department of the Air Force.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 9655(a) 9655(b) |
50:61 (less proviso). 50:61 (proviso). |
Mar. 3, 1879, ch. 183 (2d par. under "Miscellaneous"); restated Apr. 14, 1937, ch. 79, |
In subsection (a), the word "lend" is substituted for the word "issue", with respect to arms and accouterments, since the property must be returned when the necessity for its use has expired. The words "and not properly expended" are inserted for clarity. The words "United States" are substituted for the word "Government". The word "their" is substituted for the words "suitable * * * for use therewith". The words "it is no longer needed" are substituted for the words "the necessity for their use has expired".
In subsection (b), the words "hereafter", "borrowed", and "under the authority of this section" are omitted as surplusage.
§9656. Aircraft and equipment: civilian aviation schools
The Secretary of the Air Force, under regulations to be prescribed by him, may lend aircraft, aircraft parts, and aeronautical equipment and accessories that are required for instruction, training, and maintenance, to accredited civilian aviation schools at which personnel of the Department of the Air Force or the Department of the Army are pursuing a course of instruction and training under detail by competent orders.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 9656 | 10:298b. | Apr. 3, 1939, ch. 35, §4, |
The words "in his discretion and", "rules", "limitations", and "on hand and belonging to the Government such articles as may appear to be" are omitted as surplusage. The words "Department of the Air Force or the Department of the Army" are substituted for the words "Military Establishment", since the authority is reciprocal.
1982 Act
In 10:9656, the words ", and at least one of which is designated by the Civil Aeronautics Authority for the training of Negro air pilots" are stricken as obsolete.
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