§ 40729. Reservation of firearms, ammunition, and parts

(a) Reservation.— The Secretary of the Army shall reserve for the corporation—

(1) firearms described in section 40728(a) of this title;

(2) ammunition for firearms described in 40728(a) of this title;

(3) M–16 rifles held by the Department of the Army on February 10, 1996, and used to support the small-arms firing school; and

(4) parts from, and other supplies for, surplus caliber .30 and caliber .22 rimfire rifles.

(b) Exception.— This section does not supersede the authority provided in section 1208 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101–189; 10 U.S.C. 372 note).

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1339.)

Historical And Revision

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
40729(a)	36:5506(a).	Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L. 104–106, title XVI, § 1616(a), (d), 110 Stat. 519.
40729(b)	36:5506(d).

In subsection (a)(4), the words “other supplies” are substituted for “accessories and accouterments” for consistency in the revised title.

References In Text

References in Text

Section 1208 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 1208 of Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XII, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1566, as amended, which was set out as a note under section 372 of Title 10, Armed Forces, and was repealed and restated in section 2576a of Title 10 by Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title X, § 1033(a)(1), (b)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2639, 2640.