§ 7688. Armor-piercing ammunition and components: condition on disposal
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(a)Limitation on Resale or Other Transfer.— Except as provided in subsection (b), whenever the Secretary of the Army carries out a disposal (by sale or otherwise) of armor-piercing ammunition, or a component of armor-piercing ammunition, the Secretary shall require as a condition of the disposal that the recipient agree in writing not to sell or otherwise transfer any of the ammunition (reconditioned or otherwise), or any armor-piercing component of that ammunition, to any purchaser in the United States other than a law enforcement or other governmental agency.
(b)Exception.— Subsection
(a)does not apply to a transfer of a component of armor-piercing ammunition solely for the purpose of metal reclamation by means of a destructive process such as melting, crushing, or shredding.
(c)Special Rule for Non-Armor-Piercing Components.— A component of the armor-piercing ammunition that is not itself armor-piercing and is not subjected to metal reclamation as described in subsection
(b)may not be used as a component in the production of new or remanufactured armor-piercing ammunition other than for sale to a law enforcement or other governmental agency or for a government-to-government sale or commercial export to a foreign government under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751).
(d)Definition.— In this section, the term “armor-piercing ammunition” means a center-fire cartridge the military designation of which includes the term “armor penetrator” or “armor-piercing”, including a center-fire cartridge designated as armor-piercing incendiary
(API)or armor-piercing incendiary-tracer (API–T).
(Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title III, § 382(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–85, § 4688; renumbered § 7688, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)
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- Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]
- 114 Stat. 1654
- 132 Stat. 1839
- Pub. L. 90–629
- 82 Stat. 1320
- section 4688 of this title
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§ 7688
Armor-piercing ammunition and components: condition on disposal
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]
Stat.114 Stat. 1654
Stat.132 Stat. 1839
Pub. L.Pub. L. 90–629
Stat.82 Stat. 1320
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