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[CITE: 10USC4309]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                            Subtitle B--Army
 
                           PART III--TRAINING
 
                     CHAPTER 401--TRAINING GENERALLY
 
Sec. 4309. Rifle ranges: availability for use by members and 
        civilians
        
    (a) Ranges Available.--All rifle ranges constructed in whole or in 
part with funds provided by the United States may be used by members of 
the armed forces and by persons capable of bearing arms.
    (b) Military Ranges.--(1) In the case of a rifle range referred to 
in subsection (a) that is located on a military installation, the 
Secretary concerned may establish reasonable fees for the use by 
civilians of that rifle range to cover the material and supply costs 
incurred by the armed forces to make that rifle range available to 
civilians.
    (2) Fees collected pursuant to paragraph (1) in connection with the 
use of a rifle range shall be credited to the appropriation available 
for the operation and maintenance of that rifle range and shall be 
available for the operation and maintenance of that rifle range.
    (3) Use of a rifle range referred to in paragraph (1) by civilians 
may not interfere with the use of the range by members of the armed 
forces.
    (c) Regulations.--Regulations to carry out this section with respect 
to a rifle range shall be prescribed, subject to the approval of the 
Secretary concerned, by the authorities controlling the rifle range.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 236; Pub. L. 99-145, title XIII, 
Sec. 1301(b)(3)(A), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 735; Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, 
title III, Sec. 328(e), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1533; Pub. L. 102-484, 
div. A, title III, Sec. 380(b)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2390.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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            Revised section                      Source (U.S. Code)            
   Source (Statutes at Large)
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4309(a)...............................  32:186 (1st sentence).               Ju
ne 3, 1916, ch. 134, Sec.  113
4309(b)...............................  32:186 (less 1st sentence).           (
1st 2 sentences), 39 Stat. 211.
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    In subsection (a), the words ``such a comprehensive * * * as will 
ultimately result in'' are omitted as surplusage.
    In subsection (b), the words ``United States'' are substituted for 
the word ``Congress''. The words ``members of the armed forces'' are 
substituted for the words ``those in any branch of the military or naval 
service''. The words ``of the United States'' are omitted as surplusage.


                               Amendments

    1992--Pub. L. 102-484 amended section generally. Prior to amendment 
section read as follows:
    ``(a) Ranges Available.--(1) All rifle ranges constructed in whole 
or in part with funds provided by the United States may be used by 
members of the armed forces and by able-bodied persons capable of 
bearing arms.
    ``(b) Military Ranges.--(1) In the case of a rifle range referred to 
in subsection (a) located on a military installation, the Secretary of 
the Army shall establish reasonable fees for the use by civilians of 
that rifle range to cover any costs incurred by the Army to make that 
rifle range available to civilians.
    ``(2) Use of a rifle range referred to in paragraph (1) by civilians 
may not interfere with the use of those ranges by members of the armed 
forces.
    ``(c) Regulations.--Regulations to carry out this section shall be 
prescribed by the authorities controlling the rifle range, subject to 
the approval of the Secretary of the Army.''
    1990--Pub. L. 101-510 substituted ``Rifle ranges: available for use 
by members and civilians'' for ``Rifle ranges: recommendations to 
Congress; regulations'' in section catchline and amended text generally. 
Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
    ``(a) The Secretary of the Army shall submit annually to Congress 
recommendations and estimates for the establishment and maintenance of 
indoor and outdoor rifle ranges under a plan to provide facilities for 
rifle practice in all sections of the country.
    ``(b) All rifle ranges established under subsection (a) and all 
rifle ranges already constructed, in whole or in part with funds 
provided by the United States, may be used by members of the armed 
forces and by all able-bodied persons capable of bearing arms, under 
regulations prescribed by the authorities controlling those ranges and 
approved by the Secretary.''
    1985--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-145 substituted ``persons'' for 
``males''.


                    Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

    Section 380(e) of Pub. L. 102-484 provided that:
    ``(1) This section [enacting section 4316 of this title and amending 
this section and sections 4308 and 4313 of this title] and the 
amendments made by this section shall take effect on the earlier of--
        ``(A) the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 23, 1992]; or
        ``(B) October 1, 1992.
    ``(2) If under paragraph (1) the amendments made by this section 
take effect before October 1, 1992, the amendments made by section 328 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public 
Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1533) shall not take effect.
    ``(3) If under paragraph (1) the amendments made by this section 
take effect on October 1, 1992, the amendments made by this section 
shall be considered executed immediately following the amendments made 
by section 328 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1533).''


                    Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

    Section 328(h) of Pub. L. 101-510 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending this section and sections 4308, 4311, and 
4313 of this title] shall take effect on October 1, 1992.''
