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title: "36 U.S.C. § 40724"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "407"
chapter_name: "CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 40724 - Priority of youth participation

## Text

In carrying out the Civilian Marksmanship Program, the corporation shall give priority to activities that benefit firearms safety, training, and competition for youth and that reach as many youth participants as possible.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1338.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4072436:5502(b).Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L. 104–106, title XVI, § 1612(b), 110 Stat. 516.