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[CITE: 36USC40723]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
    CHAPTER 407--CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND 
                             FIREARMS SAFETY
 
              SUBCHAPTER II--CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM
 
Sec. 40723. Eligibility for participation

    (a) Certification.--(1) An individual shall certify by affidavit, 
before participating in an activity sponsored or supported by the 
corporation, that the individual--
        (A) has not been convicted of a felony;
        (B) has not been convicted of a violation of section 922 of 
    title 18; and
        (C) is not a member of an organization that advocates the 
    violent overthrow of the United States Government.

    (2) The Director of Civilian Marksmanship may require an individual 
to provide certification from law enforcement agencies to verify that 
the individual has not been convicted of a felony or a violation of 
section 922 of title 18.
    (b) Ineligibility.--An individual may not participate in an activity 
sponsored or supported by the corporation if the individual--
        (1) has been convicted of a felony; or
        (2) has been convicted of a violation of section 922 of title 
    18.

    (c) Limiting Participation.--The Director may limit participation in 
the program as necessary to ensure--
        (1) the safety of participants;
        (2) the security of firearms, ammunition, and equipment; and
        (3) the quality of instruction in the use of firearms.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1337.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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40723(a)..............................  36:5503(a).                      Feb. 1
0, 1996, Pub. L. 104-106, title
                                                                          XVI, 
Sec.  1613, 110 Stat. 517.
40723(b)..............................  36:5503(b).
40723(c)..............................  36:5503(c).
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    In subsection (a)(1), the words ``shall certify'' are substituted 
for ``shall be required to certify'', and the word ``felony'' is 
substituted for ``Federal or State felony'', to eliminate unnecessary 
words.
    In subsection (a)(2), the words ``provide certification'' are 
substituted for ``attach to the person's affidavit a certification'', 
and the words ``law enforcement agencies'' are substituted for 
``appropriate State or Federal law enforcement agency'', to eliminate 
unnecessary words.
    In subsection (b), the words ``may not participate'' are substituted 
for ``shall not be eligible to participate'' to eliminate unnecessary 
words. The words ``through the Civilian Marksmanship Program'' are 
omitted as unnecessary. The word ``felony'' is substituted for ``Federal 
or State felony'' to eliminate unnecessary words.
    In subsection (c)(3), the words ``the quality of instruction'' are 
substituted for ``quality instruction'' for consistency in the 
subsection.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 18 section 922.
