10 USC § 7686 - Obsolete ordnance: gift to State homes for soldiers and sailors

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title: "10 USC § 7686 - Obsolete ordnance: gift to State homes for soldiers and sailors"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "7686"
section_name: "Obsolete ordnance: gift to State homes for soldiers and sailors"
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. 263, § 4686; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 512(19), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2930; Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(b)(27), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1297; renumbered § 7686, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)"
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# § 7686. Obsolete ordnance: gift to State homes for soldiers and sailors

section 121 of title 40

Subject to regulations under , the Secretary of the Army may give not more than two obsolete bronze or iron cannons suitable for firing salutes to any home for soldiers or sailors established and maintained under State authority.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 263, § 4686; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 512(19), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2930; Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(b)(27), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1297; renumbered § 7686, 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) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 4686 | 50:66. | Feb. 8, 1889, ch. 116, 25 Stat. 657; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 2(27), 65 Stat. 707. |
|  |  | Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 423 (1st proviso under “Ordnance Department”), 30 Stat. 1073; May 26, 1900, ch. 586 (1st proviso under “Ordnance Department”), 31 Stat. 216; June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 402(e), 64 Stat. 273. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

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

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 .