2017 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
Part IV - General Administration
Chapter 667 - Issue of Serviceable Material Other Than to Armed Forces
Sec. 7912 - Rifles and ammunition for target practice: educational institutions having corps of midshipmen

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 7912 (2017)
Section Name §7912. Rifles and ammunition for target practice: educational institutions having corps of midshipmen
Section Text

(a) Authority To Lend.—The Secretary of the Navy may lend, without expense to the United States, magazine rifles and appendages that are not of the existing service models in use at the time and that are not necessary for a proper reserve supply, to any educational institution having a uniformed corps of midshipmen of sufficient number for target practice. The Secretary may also issue 40 rounds of ball cartridges for each midshipman for each range at which target practice is held, but not more than 120 rounds each year for each midshipman participating in target practice.

(b) Responsibilities of Institutions.—The institutions to which property is lent under subsection (a) shall—

(1) use the property for target practice;

(2) take proper care of the property; and

(3) return the property when required.


(c) Regulations.—The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section, containing such other requirements as he considers necessary to safeguard the interests of the United States.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title III, §377(a), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 85.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, 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 C - Navy and Marine Corps
PART IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 667 - ISSUE OF SERVICEABLE MATERIAL OTHER THAN TO ARMED FORCES
Sec. 7912 - Rifles and ammunition for target practice: educational institutions having corps of midshipmen
Contains section 7912
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 122 Stat. 85
Public Law References Public Law 110-181
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