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Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 8765

Obsolete material and articles of historical interest: loan or gift

(a)

Authority To Make Loans and Gifts .—

The Secretary of the Navy may lend or give, without expense to the United States, items described in subsection (b) that are not needed by the Department of the Navy to any of the following:
(1)
A State, Commonwealth, or possession of the United States, or political subdivision or municipal corporation thereof.
(2)
The District of Columbia.
(3)
A library.
(4)
A historical society.
(5)
An educational institution whose graduates or students fought in a foreign war.
(6)
A servicemen’s monument association.
(7)
A State museum.
(8)
A museum or memorial operated and maintained for educational purposes only, whose charter denies it the right to operate for profit.
(9)
A post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
(10)
A post of the American Legion.
(11)
Any other recognized war veterans’ association.
(12)
A post of the Sons of Veterans Reserve.
(b)

Items Eligible for Disposal .—

This section applies to the following types of property held by the Department of the Navy:
(1)
Captured, condemned, or obsolete ordnance material.
(2)
Captured, condemned, or obsolete combat or shipboard material.
(c)

Regulations .—

section 121 of title 40A loan or gift made under this section shall be subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary and to regulations under .
(d)

Maintenance of the Records of the Government .—

section 3301 of title 44Records of the Government as defined in may not be disposed of under this section.
(e)

Alternative Authorities To Make Gifts or Loans .—

section 2572 of this titleIf any disposition is authorized by this section and , the Secretary may make the gift or loan under either section.
(f)

Authority To Transfer a Portion of a Vessel .—

The Secretary may lend, give, or otherwise transfer any portion of the hull or superstructure of a vessel stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and designated for scrapping to a qualified organization specified in subsection (a). The terms and conditions of an agreement for the transfer of a portion of a vessel under this section shall include a requirement that the transferee will maintain the material conveyed in a condition that will not diminish the historical value of the material or bring discredit upon the Navy.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 466 Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 513(39)94 Stat. 2934 Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1061(i)110 Stat. 443 Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, § 1043(a)115 Stat. 1218 Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(b)(34)116 Stat. 1298 Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1062(e)(2)116 Stat. 2651 Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(3)119 Stat. 3440 Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(8)132 Stat. 1836 (, , § 7545; , (40), , , 2935; , , ; –(c), , , 1219; , , ; , , ; , , ; renumbered § 8765, , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

7545

34 U.S.C. 546g.

Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 804, § 2, 60 Stat. 897; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 2(23), 65 Stat. 707.

 

34 U.S.C. 546h (last sentence as applicable to 34 U.S.C. 546g).

Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 804, § 3 (last sentence as applicable to § 2), 60 Stat. 897.

 

34 U.S.C. 546k (1st sentence as applicable to 34 U.S.C. 546g, and 3d sentence).

Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 804, § 6 (1st sentence as applicable to § 2, and 3d sentence), 60 Stat. 898.

section 101 of this titleIn subsection (a) the words, “ordnance material” are substituted for the words “ordnance, guns, projectiles”. Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic are omitted from the list of authorized donees because there are no surviving members of that organization. The word “Commonwealth” is inserted to reflect the present status of Puerto Rico. Specific reference to the Canal Zone is omitted as unnecessary, since the Zone is a “possession of the United States” as defined in and is therefore covered by clause (1).

§ 2572 of this title§ 2 of the Act of February 27, 1948, ch. 76 62 Stat. 37 Subsection (d) is added to note the existence of a later act, codified in , which provides similar disposal authority, and to give effect to , , which is not now contained in the U.S. Code, and which saves this section despite the apparent implied repeal.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 7545 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 109–1632006—Subsec. (a)(1). struck out “Territory,” after “A State,”.

Pub. L. 107–217Pub. L. 107–314section 121 of title 4040 U.S.C. 4862002—Subsec. (c). , as amended by , substituted “” for “section 205 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ()”.

Pub. L. 107–107, § 1043(a)(1)40 U.S.C. 4862001—Subsec. (a). , inserted heading and substituted introductory provisions for provisions which read as follows: “Subject to regulations under section 205 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (), the Secretary of the Navy, under regulations prescribed by him, may lend or give, without expense to the United States, captured, condemned, or obsolete ordnance material, books, manuscripts, works of art, drawings, plans, and models, other condemned or obsolete material, trophies, and flags, and other material of historic interest not needed by the Department of the Navy, to—”.

Pub. L. 107–107, § 1043(a)(2)Subsec. (a)(1) to (12). , capitalized the first letter after the paragraph designation in each of pars. (1) to (12), substituted a period for a semicolon at end of pars. (1) to (10) and a period for “; or” at end of par. (11), substituted “a foreign war” for “World War I or World War II” in par. (5) and “servicemen’s monument” for “soldiers’ monument” in par. (6), and inserted “or memorial” after “museum” in par. (8).

Pub. L. 107–107, § 1043(b)(2)Subsecs. (b), (c). , added subsecs. (b) and (c). Former subsecs. (b) and (c) redesignated (d) and (e), respectively.

Pub. L. 107–107, § 1043(b)(1)Subsec. (d). , (c)(1), redesignated subsec. (b) as (d) and inserted heading.

Pub. L. 107–107, § 1043(b)(1)Subsec. (e). , (c)(2), redesignated subsec. (c) as (e) and inserted heading.

Pub. L. 107–107, § 1043(b)(3)Subsec. (f). , added subsec. (f).

Pub. L. 104–1061996—Subsecs. (c), (d). redesignated subsec. (d) as (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: “No loan or gift under this section may be made unless—

“(1) notice of the proposal to make the loan or gift is sent to Congress;

“(2) 30 calendar days of continuous session of Congress have expired after the notice was sent to Congress; and

“(3) during that 30-day period Congress does not pass a concurrent resolution stating in substance that it does not favor the proposed loan or gift.”

Pub. L. 96–513, § 513(39)40 U.S.C. 486section 486 of title 401980—Subsec. (a). , substituted “section 205 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (),” for “”.

Pub. L. 96–513, § 513(40)Subsec. (b). , substituted “section 3301” for “section 366”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–232section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1062(e)116 Stat. 2651 Pub. L. 107–217, , , provided that the amendment made by section 1062(e)(2) is effective as if included in as originally enacted.

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–513section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513section 101 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .