PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 110 STAT. 281 SEC. 374. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR USE OF PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF CERTAIN LOST, ABANDONED, OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY. (a) PERMANENT AUTHORITY.— Section 2575 of title 10 is amended— (1) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(b)(1) In the case of lost, abandoned, or unclaimed personal property found on a military installation, the proceeds from the sale of the property under this section shall be credited to the operation and maintenance account of that installation and used— "(A) to reimburse the installation for any costs incurred by the installation to collect, transport, store, protect, or sell the property; and "(B) to the extent that the amount of the proceeds exceeds the amount necessary for reimbursing all such costs, to support morale, welfare, and recreation activities under the jurisdiction of the armed forces that are conducted for the comfort, pleasure, contentment, or physical or mental improvement of members of the armed forces at such installation. "(2) The net proceeds from the sale of other property under this section shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts."; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(d)(1) The owner (or heirs, next of kin, or legal representative of the owner) of personal property the proceeds of which are credited to a military installation under subsection (b)(1) may file a claim with the Secretary of Defense for the amount equal to the proceeds (less costs referred to in subparagraph (A) of such subsection). Amounts to pay the claim shall be drawn from the morale, welfare, and recreation account for the installation that received the proceeds. "(2) The owner (or heirs, next of kin, or legal representative of the owner) may file a claim with the Comptroller General of the United States for proceeds covered into the Treasury under subsection (b)(2). "(3) Unless a claim is filed under this subsection within 5 years after the date of the disposal of the property to which the claim relates, the claim may not be considered by a court, the Secretary of Defense (in the case of a claim filed under paragraph (1)), or the Comptroller General of the United States (in the case of a claim filed under paragraph (2)).". (b) REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— Section 343 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1343) is repealed. SEC. 375. SALE OF MILITARY CLOTHING AND SUBSISTENCE AND OTHER SUPPLIES OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 651 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 7606. Subsistence and other supplies: members of armed forces; veterans; executive or military departments and employees; prices "(a)(1) The Secretary of the Navy shall procure and sell, for cash or credit—
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