10 U.S.C. § 2722 — Theft or loss of ammunition, destructive devices, and explosives: report to Secretary of the Treasury
submitted 38 years ago by Pub. L. 100-456 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 183 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of Defense must generally report stolen or otherwise lost Department of Defense ammunition, destructive devices, and explosive material to the Treasury Secretary within 72 hours of discovery. Low-risk items may be excluded under a joint agreement.
(a) General rule. If possible, within 72 hours after discovering theft or other loss, the Secretary of Defense must report it to the Secretary of the Treasury when it involves ammunition, a destructive device, or explosive material from Department of Defense stocks. (b) Exclusion. The Secretary of Defense may exclude an item if (1) the Secretary finds it poses little danger to the public and would be minimally useful to someone who illegally receives it, and (2) a memorandum of agreement between the two Secretaries specifically excludes it from reporting. (c) Definitions. "Explosive material" means explosives, blasting agents, and detonators. "Destructive device" and "ammunition" have the meanings in paragraphs (4) and (17), respectively, of section 921(a) of title 18.
The Secretary of Defense shall report the theft or other loss of any ammunition, destructive device, or explosive material from the stocks of the Department of Defense to the Secretary of the Treasury within 72 hours, if possible, after the discovery of such theft or loss.
The Secretary of Defense may exclude from the reporting requirement under subsection (a) any item referred to in that subsection if—
the Secretary determines that the item represents a low risk of danger to the public and would be of minimal utility to any person who may illegally receive such item; and
the exclusion of such item is specified as being excluded from the reporting requirement in a memorandum of agreement between the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Treasury.
In this section:
The term “explosive material” means explosives, blasting agents, and detonators.
The terms “destructive device” and “ammunition” have the meanings given those terms by paragraphs (4) and (17), respectively, of section 921(a) of title 18.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title III, § 344(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1961; amended Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1071(a)(24), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2399.)
- 1988Enacted · Pub. L. 100-456 · 102 Stat. 1961
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-364 · 120 Stat. 2399
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 100-456 on 1988-09-29.
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