10 U.S.C. § 2572
10 U.S.C. § 2572
| HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 2572 | 5:150p. | May 22, 1896, ch. 231; restated May 26, 1928, ch. 785; restated Feb. 28, 1933, ch. 137; restated June 19, 1940, ch. 398; July 31, 1947, ch. 421; restated Feb. 27, 1948, ch. 76, §1, 62 Stat. 37; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §2(2), 65 Stat. 706. |
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2021-Subsec. (e)(2)(A). Pub. L. 116-283, §1870(d)(4), as amended by Pub. L. 117-81, §1701(t)(4), substituted "section 4874(c)(1)" for "section 2536(c)(1)". 2017-Subsec. (e)(2)(B)(iii). Pub. L. 115-91, §2864(a), substituted "from abroad before 1907" for "from abroad".Subsec. (e)(3)(B). Pub. L. 115-91, §2864(b), substituted "September 30, 2022" for "September 30, 2017". 2013-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 112-239 added subsec. (e).2008-Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 110-417, §352(1), inserted at end "The Secretary concerned shall ensure that an item authorized to be donated under this section is demilitarized in the interest of public safety, as determined necessary by the Secretary or the Secretary's delegee."Subsec. (d)(2)(A). Pub. L. 110-417, §352(2), inserted ",including any expense associated with demilitarizing an item under paragraph (1), for which the recipient of the item shall be responsible" before period at end. 2002-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-296 substituted "of Homeland Security" for "of Transportation" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 107-314 inserted before period at end "or a nonprofit military aviation heritage foundation or association incorporated in a State".Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 107-217 substituted "section 121 of title 40" for "section 205 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 486)". 2001-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107-107, §1043(d)(1), inserted ",county, or other political subdivision of a State" before period at end.Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 107-107, §1043(d)(2), substituted "servicemen's monument" for "soldiers' monument".Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 107-107, §1043(d)(3), inserted "or memorial" after "An incorporated museum". 1996-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104-106 substituted "not needed by the armed forces for any of the following items or services if such items or services directly benefit the historical collection of the armed forces:" for "not needed by the armed forces for similar items held by any individual, organization, institution, agency, or nation or for search, salvage, transportation, and restoration services which directly benefit the historical collection of the armed forces." and added subpars. (A) to (E).1994-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103-337 inserted "transportation," after "salvage,". 1992-Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 102-484 designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), substituted "Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the" for "The", and added subpar. (B). 1990-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 101-510, §325(1), inserted before period at end "or for search, salvage, and restoration services which directly benefit the historical collection of the armed forces".Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101-510, §325(2), inserted ",or services provided," after "monetary value of property transferred" in first sentence and "in the case of an exchange of property for property" after "preceding sentence" in second sentence. 1988-Pub. L. 100-456 substituted "Documents, historical artifacts, and condemned or obsolete combat materiel: loan, gift, or exchange" for "Condemned or obsolete material: loan or gift to certain organizations" in section catchline, and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Subject to regulations under section 205 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 486), the Secretary of a military department, or the Secretary of Transportation, under regulations to be prescribed by him, may lend or give, without expense to the United States, books, manuscripts, works of art, drawings, plans, models, and condemned or obsolete combat material that are not needed by that department to- "(1) a municipal corporation;"(2) a soldiers' monument association;"(3) a State museum; "(4) an incorporated museum, operated and maintained for educational purposes only, whose charter denies it the right to operate for profit;"(5) a post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States;"(6) a post of the American Legion; "(7) a local unit of any other recognized war veterans' association; or"(8) a post of the Sons of Veterans Reserve." 1980-Pub. L. 96-513 substituted "section 205 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 486), the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Transportation" for "section 486 of title 40, the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of the Treasury".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2021 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 117-81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116-283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117-81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and note below.Amendment by Pub. L. 116-283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116-283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2017 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 115-91, div. B, title XXVIII, §2864(d), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1869, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect October 1, 2017."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107-296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107-296, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 96-513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96-513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
ACQUISITION OF HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS THROUGH EXCHANGE OF OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS PROPERTY Pub. L. 108-136, div. A, title X, §1052, Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1614, provided that, during fiscal years 2004 and 2005, the Secretary of a military department could use the authority provided by this section to acquire an historical artifact that directly benefitted the historical collection of the Armed Forces in exchange for any obsolete or surplus property held by that military department, without regard to whether the property was described in subsec. (c) of this section.
MORATORIUM ON THE RETURN OF VETERANS MEMORIAL OBJECTS TO FOREIGN NATIONS WITHOUT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION IN LAW Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title X, §1051, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 763, as amended by Pub. L. 109-163, div. A, title X, §1061, Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3445, established a moratorium period during which the President was prohibited from transferring a veterans memorial object to a foreign country or an entity controlled by a foreign government unless specifically authorized by law, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112-239, div. A, title III, §355(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1702.
- Secretary concerned
- The term "Secretary concerned" means-(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Department of the Navy;(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force; and(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.
- armed forces
- The term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
- supplies
- The term "supplies" includes material, equipment, and stores of all kinds.