2014 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces (Sections 101 - 18506)
Subtitle A - General Military Law (Sections 101 - 2926)
Part IV - Service, Supply, and Procurement (Sections 2201 - 2926)
Chapter 161 - Property Records and Report of Theft or Loss of Certain Property (Sections 2721 - 2723)
Sec. 2722 - Theft or loss of ammunition, destructive devices, and explosives: report to Secretary of the Treasury
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT CHAPTER 161 - PROPERTY RECORDS AND REPORT OF THEFT OR LOSS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY Sec. 2722 - Theft or loss of ammunition, destructive devices, and explosives: report to Secretary of the Treasury |
Contains | section 2722 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 100-456, div. A, title III, §344(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1961; amended Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title X, §1071(a)(24), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2399. |
Statutes at Large References | 102 Stat. 1961, 1962 120 Stat. 2399 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 100-456, Public Law 109-364 |
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(a) In General.—The Secretary of Defense shall report the theft or other loss of any ammunition, destructive device, or explosive material from the stocks of the Department of Defense to the Secretary of the Treasury within 72 hours, if possible, after the discovery of such theft or loss.
(b) Exclusion for Certain Items.—The Secretary of Defense may exclude from the reporting requirement under subsection (a) any item referred to in that subsection if—
(1) the Secretary determines that the item represents a low risk of danger to the public and would be of minimal utility to any person who may illegally receive such item; and
(2) the exclusion of such item is specified as being excluded from the reporting requirement in a memorandum of agreement between the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Treasury.
(c) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) The term "explosive material" means explosives, blasting agents, and detonators.
(2) The terms "destructive device" and "ammunition" have the meanings given those terms by paragraphs (4) and (17), respectively, of section 921(a) of title 18.
(Added Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title III, §344(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1961; amended Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, §1071(a)(24), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2399.)
AMENDMENTS2006—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 109–364 substituted "921(a)" for "921".
EFFECTIVE DATEPub. L. 100–456, div. A, title III, §344(c), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1962, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall take effect with respect to thefts and losses discovered more than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 29, 1988]."
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