§ 412. — Camps for military instruction; regulations for militia.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC412]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX--NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS
Sec. 412. Camps for military instruction; regulations for
militia
The Secretary of the Army is authorized, within the limits of
appropriations which may from time to time be available for such
purpose, to assemble, at his discretion, in camp at such season of the
year and for such period as he may designate, at such field of military
maneuvers, such portions of the military forces of the United States as
he may think best, to receive military instruction there.
The Secretary of the Army is further authorized to make and publish
regulations governing the assembling of the National Guard or militia of
the several States upon the maneuvering grounds, and he may detail
instructors from the Regular Army for such forces during their
exercises.
(May 15, 1896, ch. 182, Sec. 2, 29 Stat. 121; July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.
1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ``Title 10,
Armed Forces'' which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military
Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of
the Army.
Secretary of the Air Force
For transfer of certain functions, personnel and property, insofar
as they pertain to Air Force, from Secretary of the Army and Department
of the Army to Secretary of the Air Force and Department of the Air
Force, see Secretary of Defense Transfer Order Nos. 1, Sept. 26, 1947;
10, Apr. 27, 1948; and 40 [App. B(65)], July 22, 1949.
