1997 U.S. Code
Title 36 - PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES
CHAPTER 87 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY
SUBCHAPTER I - ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF CORPORATION
Sec. 5505 - Transfer of firearms and ammunition from Army to Corporation

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§5505. Transfer of firearms and ammunition from Army to Corporation (a) Transfers required

The Secretary of the Army shall, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, transfer to the Corporation all firearms and ammunition that on the day before February 10, 1996, are under the control of the Director of the Civilian Marksmanship Program, including—

(1) all firearms on loan to affiliated clubs and State associations;

(2) all firearms in the possession of the Civilian Marksmanship Support Detachment; and

(3) all M–1 Garand and caliber .22 rimfire rifles stored at Defense Distribution Depot, Anniston, Anniston, Alabama.

(b) Time for transfer

The Secretary shall transfer firearms and ammunition under subsection (a) of this section as and when necessary to enable the Corporation—

(1) to issue or loan such items in accordance with section 5504(a) of this title; or

(2) to sell such items to purchasers in accordance with section 5504(b) of this title.

(c) Parts

The Secretary may make available to the Corporation any part from a rifle designated to be demilitarized in the inventory of the Department of the Army.

(d) Vesting of title in transferred items

Title to an item transferred to the Corporation under this section shall vest in the Corporation—

(1) upon the issuance of the item to a recipient eligible under section 5504(a) of this title to receive the item; or

(2) immediately before the Corporation delivers the item to a purchaser of the item in accordance with a contract for a sale of the item that is authorized under section 5504(b) of this title.

(e) Costs of transfers

Any transfer of firearms, ammunition, or parts to the Corporation under this section shall be made without cost to the Corporation, except that the Corporation shall assume the cost of preparation and transportation of firearms and ammunition transferred under this section.

(Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XVI, §1615, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 518; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title X, §1073(c)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2657.)

Amendments

1996—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 104–201 substituted “Defense Distribution Depot, Anniston” for “Anniston Army Depot”.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 5502, 5506, 5509, 5521 of this title.