PROMOTION OF CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP.

SEC. 380. PROMOTION OF CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP. (a) Authority of the Secretary of the Army.—(1) Section 4308 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 4308. Promotion of civilian marksmanship: authority of the Secretary of the Army “(a) Program Required.—The Secretary of the Army, under regulations approved by him upon the recommendation of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, shall provide for— “(1) the operation and maintenance of indoor and outdoor rifle ranges and their accessories and appliances; “(2) the instruction of citizens of the United States in marksmanship, and the employment of necessary instructors for that purpose; “(3) the promotion of practice in the use of rifled arms, the maintenance and management of matches or competitions in the use of those arms, and the issue, without cost, of the arms, ammunition (including caliber .22 and caliber .30 ammunition), targets, and other supplies and appliances necessary for those purposes, to gun clubs under the direction of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice that provide training in the use of rifled arms to youth, the Boy Scouts of America, 4–H Clubs, Future Farmers of America, and other youth-oriented organizations for training and competition; “(4) the award to competitors of trophies, prizes, badges, and other insignia; “(5) the loan or sale at fair market value of caliber .30 rifles, caliber .22 rifles, and air rifles, and the sale of ammunition at fair market value, to gun clubs that— “(A) are under the direction of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice; and “(B) provide training in the use of rifled arms; “(6) the sale at fair market value of arms (including surplus M–1 Garand rifles), ammunition, targets, and other supplies and appliances necessary for target practice to citizens of the United States over 18 years of age who are members of a gun club under the direction of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice; “(7) the maintenance of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, including provision for its necessary expenses and those of its members and for the Board’s expenses incidental to the conduct of the Board’s annual meetings; “(8) the procurement of necessary supplies, appliances, trophies, prizes, badges, and other insignia, clerical and other services, and labor; and “(9) the transportation of employees, instructors, and civilians to give or to receive instruction or to assist or engage in practice in the use of rifled arms, and the transportation and subsistence, or an allowance instead of subsistence, of members of teams authorized by the Secretary to participate in matches or competitions in the use of rifled arms. “(b) Additional Authority.—The Secretary may— 106 STAT. 2390 “(1) provide personnel services (in addition to pay and nontravel-related allowances for members of the armed forces) in carrying out the Civilian Marksmanship Program; and “(2) impose reasonable fees for persons and gun clubs participating in any program conducted by the Secretary for the promotion of marksmanship among civilians. “(c) Amounts Collected.—Amounts collected by the Secretary under the Civilian Marksmanship Program, including the proceeds from the sale of arms, ammunition, targets, and other supplies and appliances under subsection (a), shall be credited to the appropriation available for the support of the Civilian Marksmanship Program and shall be available to carry out such program. “(d) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to pay the personnel costs and other expenses of the Civilian Marksmanship Program in such fiscal year to the extent that the amounts available out of the revenues collected under the program are insufficient to defray such costs and expenses. “(e) Definition.—In this section, the term ‘Civilian Marksmanship Program’ means the program carried out by the Secretary of the Army under this section and sections 4310 through 4312 of this title and includes the National Matches and small-arms firing schools referred to in section 4312 of this title.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 401 of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to section 4308 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “4308. Promotion of civilian marksmanship: authority of the Secretary of the Army.”. (b) Availability of Rifle Ranges for Armed Forces and Civilians.—(1) Section 4309 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 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.”. 106 STAT. 2391 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 401 of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to section 4309 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “4309. Rifle ranges: availability for use by members and civilians.”. (c) Payment of Expenses for National Match Competitors.—(1) Section 4313 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 4313. National matches and small-arms school: expenses “(a) Junior Competitors.—(1) Junior competitors at National Matches, small-arms firing schools, and competitions in connection with National Matches and special clinics under section 4312 of this title may be paid a subsistence allowance in such amount as the Secretary of the Army shall prescribe. “(2) A junior competitor referred to in paragraph (1) may be paid a travel allowance, in such amount as the Secretary of the Army shall prescribe, instead of travel expenses and subsistence while traveling. The travel allowance for the return trip may be paid in advance. “(3) For the purposes of this subsection, a junior competitor is a competitor who is under 18 years of age or is a member of a gun club organized for the students of a college or university. “(b) Reserve Component Personnel.—Appropriated funds available for the Civilian Marksmanship Program (as defined in section 4308(e) of this title) may be used to pay the personnel costs and travel and per diem expenses of a member of a reserve component for any active duty performed by the member in a fiscal year in support of the program after the end of that member’s scheduled period of annual training for that fiscal year.”. (2) The item relating to section 4313 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 401 of such title is amended by striking out “rifle”. (d) Report.—(1) Chapter 401 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 4316. Reporting requirements “The Secretary of the Army shall biennially submit to the Congress a report that specifies the overall expenditures for programs and activities under this chapter, including fees charged and amounts collected pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of section 4308, and any progress made with respect to achieving financial self-sufficiency of the programs and activities.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: “4316. Reporting requirements.”. (e) Effective Date.—(1) This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the earlier of— (A) the date of the enactment of this Act; 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 106 STAT. 2392Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1533).