RECOVERY OF MISSING MILITARY PROPERTY.

SEC. 375. RECOVERY OF MISSING MILITARY PROPERTY.(a) In General.—Chapter 165 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sections:“§ 2788. Property accountability: regulations “The Secretary of a military department may prescribe regulations for the accounting for the property of that department and the fixing of responsibility for that property. “§ 2789. Individual equipment: unauthorized disposition“(a) Prohibition.—No member of the armed forces may sell, lend, pledge, barter, or give any clothing, arms, or equipment furnished to such member by the United States to any person other than a member of the armed forces or an officer of the United States who is authorized to receive it.“(b) Seizure of Improperly Disposed Property.—If a member of the armed forces has disposed of property in violation of subsection (a) and the property is in the possession of a person who is neither a member of the armed forces nor an officer of the United States who is authorized to receive it, that person has no right to or interest in the property, and any civil or military officer of the United States may seize the property, wherever found, subject to applicable regulations. Possession of such property furnished by the United States to a member of the armed forces by a person who is neither a member of the armed forces, nor an officer of the United States, is prima facie evidence that the property has been disposed of in violation of subsection (a).“(c) Delivery of Seized Property.—If an officer who seizes property under subsection (b) is not authorized to retain it for the United States, the officer shall deliver the property to a person who is authorized to retain it.” .(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new items: “2788. Property accountability: regulations. “2789. Individual equipment: unauthorized disposition.”. (c) Conforming Amendments.—(1) In general.—Such title is further amended by striking the following sections:(A) Section 4832.(B) Section 4836.122 STAT. 84(C) Section 9832.(D) Section 9836.(2) Clerical amendments.—(A) Chapter 453.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 453 of such title is amended by striking the items relating to sections 4832 and 4836.(B) Chapter 953.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 953 of such title is amended by striking the items relating to sections 9832 and 9836.