36 USC § 40724 - Priority of youth participation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s40724"
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title: "36 USC § 40724 - Priority of youth participation"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "40724"
section_name: "Priority of youth participation"
chapter_number: 407
chapter_name: "CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1338.)"
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# § 40724. Priority of youth participation

In carrying out the Civilian Marksmanship Program, the corporation shall give priority to activities that benefit firearms safety, training, and competition for youth and that reach as many youth participants as possible.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1338.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 40724 | 36:5502(b). | Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L. 104–106, title XVI, § 1612(b), 110 Stat. 516. |