36 USC § 40729 - Reservation of firearms, ammunition, and parts

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s40729"
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title: "36 USC § 40729 - Reservation of firearms, ammunition, and parts"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "40729"
section_name: "Reservation of firearms, ammunition, and parts"
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"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1339; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title X, § 1087(a)(2)(B), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1013.)"
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# § 40729. Reservation of firearms, ammunition, and parts

**(a)** **Reservation.—** The Secretary of the Army shall reserve for the corporation—

**(1)** firearms described in subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728 of this title;

**(2)** ammunition for firearms described in subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728 of this title;

**(3)** M–16 rifles held by the Department of the Army on February 10, 1996, and used to support the small-arms firing school; and

**(4)** parts from, and other supplies for, surplus caliber .30 and caliber .22 rimfire rifles and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols.

**(b)** **Exception.—** This section does not supersede the authority provided in section 1208 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101–189; 10 U.S.C. 372 note).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1339; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title X, § 1087(a)(2)(B), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1013.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 40729(a) | 36:5506(a). | Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L. 104–106, title XVI, § 1616(a), (d), 110 Stat. 519. |
| 40729(b) | 36:5506(d). |  |

In subsection (a)(4), the words “other supplies” are substituted for “accessories and accouterments” for consistency in the revised title.

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 1208 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, referred to in subsec. (b), is , div. A, title XII, , , which was set out as a note under , Armed Forces, and was repealed and restated in  by , (b)(1), , , 2640.  was renumbered section 272 by , , .

### Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a)(1). , substituted “subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728” for “section 40728(a)”.

Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted “subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728” for “40728(a)”.

Subsec. (a)(4). , inserted “and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols” after “caliber .30 and caliber .22 rimfire rifles”.