10 USC § 9684 - Surplus obsolete ordnance: sale to patriotic organizations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s9684"
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title: "10 USC § 9684 - Surplus obsolete ordnance: sale to patriotic organizations"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "9684"
section_name: "Surplus obsolete ordnance: sale to patriotic organizations"
chapter_number: 973
chapter_name: "DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS MATERIAL"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 583; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 514(18), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2936; Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(b)(38), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1298.)"
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# § 9684. Surplus obsolete ordnance: sale to patriotic organizations

Subject to regulations under section 121 of title 40, the Secretary of the Air Force 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. 583; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 514(18), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2936; Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(b)(38), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1298.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 9684 | 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.

The words “the Chief of Ordnance” are omitted, since the functions which, for the Army, are assigned by statute to subordinate officers of the Army, are, for the Air Force, assigned to the Secretary of the Air Force.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

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 1980 Amendment

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