10 USC § 2574 - Armament: sale of individual pieces

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title: "10 USC § 2574 - Armament: sale of individual pieces"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "2574"
section_name: "Armament: sale of individual pieces"
chapter_number: 153
chapter_name: "EXCHANGE OF MATERIAL AND DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE, SURPLUS, OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 144.)"
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# § 2574. Armament: sale of individual pieces

A piece of armament that can be advantageously replaced, and that is not needed for its historical value, may be sold by the military department having jurisdiction over it for not less than cost, if the Secretary concerned considers that there are adequate sentimental reasons for the sale.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 144.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2574 | 10:1262b.34:545.50:69. | Mar. 2, 1905, ch. 1307 (last 55 words of last par. under “Ordnance Department”), 33 Stat. 841. |

The words “by the military department having jurisdiction over it” are inserted for clarity. The words “if the Secretary concerned considers” are substituted for the words “when there exist * * * in the judgment of the Secretary”.