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10 U.S.C. § 7657

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Sale of ammunition for avalanche-control purposes
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Title
10 — Armed Forces
Chapter
STB/PTIV/CH771
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Subject to the needs of the Army, the Secretary of the Army may sell ammunition for military weapons which are used for avalanche-control purposes to any State (or entity of a State) or to any other non-Federal entity that has been authorized by a State to use those weapons in that State for avalanche-control purposes. Sales of ammunition under this section shall be on a reimbursable basis and shall be subject to the condition that the ammunition be used only for avalanche-control purposes. (Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XV, § 1538(a)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2636, § 4657; renumbered § 7657, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.) Editorial Notes Prior ProvisionsPrior sections 7657 to 7681 were renumbered sections 8857 to 8881 of this title, respectively. Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4657 of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. Effective DatePub. L. 98–525, title XV, § 1538(b), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2636, provided that: “Section 4657 [now 7657] of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 1984.”

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