10 USC § 7684 - Surplus obsolete ordnance: sale to patriotic organizations

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title: "10 USC § 7684 - Surplus obsolete ordnance: sale to patriotic organizations"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "7684"
section_name: "Surplus obsolete ordnance: sale to patriotic organizations"
chapter_number: 773
chapter_name: "DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS MATERIAL"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 262, § 4684; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 512(19), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2930; Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(b)(26), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1297; renumbered § 7684, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)"
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# § 7684. Surplus obsolete ordnance: sale to patriotic organizations

Subject to regulations under section 121 of title 40, any branch, office, or officer designated by the Secretary of the Army may sell, without advertisement and at prices that he considers reasonable—

**(1)** surplus obsolete small arms and ammunition and equipment for them, to any patriotic organization for military purposes; and

**(2)** surplus obsolete brass or bronze cannons, carriages, and cannon balls, for public parks, public buildings, and soldiers’ monuments.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 262, § 4684; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 512(19), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2930; Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(b)(26), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1297; renumbered § 7684, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 4684 | 50:64.50:68. | May 28, 1908, ch. 215, § 14, 35 Stat. 443; June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 402(g), 64 Stat. 273; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 2(26), 65 Stat. 707. |
|  |  | Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 319, § 47, 35 Stat. 1075; June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 402(i), 64 Stat. 273; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 2(28), 65 Stat. 707. |

50:64 (proviso) and 50:68 (proviso) are omitted as surplusage.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

2002— substituted “” for “section 205 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ()” in introductory provisions.

1980— substituted “section 205 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ()” for “”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .

### Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .