2015 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces (Sections 101 - 18506)
Subtitle B - Army (Sections 3001 - 4842)
Part IV - Service, Supply, and Procurement (Sections 4501 - 4842)
Chapter 443 - Disposal of Obsolete or Surplus Material (Sections 4681 - 4690)
Sec. 4681 - Surplus war material: sale to States and foreign governments

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle B - Army
PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
CHAPTER 443 - DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS MATERIAL
Sec. 4681 - Surplus war material: sale to States and foreign governments
Containssection 4681
Date2015
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 3, 2016
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 262; Pub. L. 96-513, title V, §512(19), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2930; Pub. L. 107-217, §3(b)(24), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1297.
Statutes at Large References41 Stat. 949
65 Stat. 707
94 Stat. 2930
116 Stat. 1297
Public and Private LawsPublic Law 96-513, Public Law 107-217

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10 U.S.C. § 4681 (2015)
§4681. Surplus war material: sale to States and foreign governments

Subject to regulations under section 121 of title 40, the Secretary of the Army may sell surplus war material and supplies, except food, of the Department of the Army, for which there is no adequate domestic market, to any State or to any foreign government with which the United States was at peace on June 5, 1920. Sales under this section shall be made upon terms that the Secretary considers expedient.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 262; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §512(19), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2930; Pub. L. 107–217, §3(b)(24), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1297.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
4681 10:1262. June 5, 1920, ch. 240 (2d proviso under "Contingencies of the Army"), 41 Stat. 949; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §2(8), 65 Stat. 707.

The word "may" is substituted for the words "is authorized in his discretion to". The words "war material" are substituted for the word "matériel". The words "or equipment" are omitted as covered by the word "supplies". The words "of the Department of the Army" are substituted for the words "pertaining to the Military Establishment". The words "which are not needed for military purposes" are omitted as covered by the word "surplus". The words "as or may be found to be" are omitted as surplusage.

AMENDMENTS

2002—Pub. L. 107–217 substituted "section 121 of title 40" for "section 205 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 486)".

1980—Pub. L. 96–513 substituted "section 205 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 486)" for "section 486 of title 40".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

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