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United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
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Title 10. ARMED FORCES |
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SubTitle D. Air Force |
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Part IV. SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT |
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Chapter 943. DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS MATERIAL |
§ 9685. Obsolete ordnance: loan to educational institutions and State soldiers’ and sailors’ orphans’ homes
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(a) Upon the recommendation of the Governor of the State concerned or Guam or the Virgin Islands, the Secretary of the Air Force, under regulations to be prescribed by him and without cost to the United States for transportation, may lend obsolete ordnance and ordnance stores to State, Guam, and the Virgin Islands educational institutions and to State soldiers’ and sailors’ orphans’ homes, for drill and instruction. However, no loan may be made under this subsection to an institution to which ordnance or ordnance stores may be issued under any law that was in effect on June 30, 1906 , and is still in effect.(b) The Secretary shall require a bond from each institution or home to which property is lent under subsection (a), in double the value of the property lent, for the care and safekeeping of that property and, except for property properly expended, for its return when required.
Historical And Revision
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Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
9685(a) | 50:62a (1st par. and proviso of last par.). | |
9685(b) | 50:62a (last par., less proviso). | |
In subsection (a), the words “at his discretion” and “as may be available” are omitted as surplusage. The word “lend” is substituted for the word “issue” to reflect the intent of the section. 50:62a (1st 13 words of proviso) is omitted as surplusage. The words “and which is still in effect” are inserted for clarity.
In subsection (b), the words “to the United States” are omitted as surplusage. The words “except property properly expended” are inserted for clarity.
Amendments
2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “State concerned or Guam or the Virgin Islands” for “State or Territory concerned” and “State, Guam, and the Virgin Islands” for “State and Territorial”.