---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 U.S.C. § 7715"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
number: "7715"
heading: "Army museum system"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/7715"
units:
  - "Subtitle B — Army"
  - "Part IV — Service, Supply, and Procurement"
  - "Chapter 775 — Disposition of Effects of Deceased Persons; Captured Flags"
---

# §7715. Army museum system

- (a) **In General.—** The [Secretary](/usc/10/7551.md?p=5) of the Army shall support a system of official Army museums within the [United States](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-1) Army Center of Military History. Such system shall include the National Museum of the [United States](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-1) Army and may contain other museums honoring individual installations, units, and branches, as designated by the [Secretary](/usc/10/7551.md?p=5) of the Army, that meet criteria established under [subsection (b)](#b).
- (b) **Criteria for Designation.—** The [Secretary](/usc/10/7551.md?p=5) of the Army shall establish criteria for designating museums of [subsection (a)](#a) for inclusion in the Army museum system. Such criteria shall include—
  - (1) historical significance to Army operations, technology, or personnel;
  - (2) public accessibility and educational outreach programs; and
  - (3) alignment with the mission of the Army to preserve its heritage.
- (c) **Criteria for Closure.—** The [Secretary](/usc/10/7551.md?p=5) of the Army shall establish criteria for closing museums within the Army museum system. No museum within such system may be closed until—
  - (1) the [Secretary](/usc/10/7551.md?p=5) of the Army submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate notice that [includes](/usc/10/101.md?p=g-4)—
    - (A) a plan for the preservation, storage, or alternate display of historical collections contained in the museum;
    - (B) how any issues relating to museum personnel will be resolved;
    - (C) an identification of any efforts to maintain museum operations through public-private partnerships; and
    - (D) an analysis of the cost to transport, consolidate, and preserve the historical collections contained in the museum; and
  - (2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the date on which such notice is received by such committees.
- (d) **Funding and Support.—** Consistent with applicable law, the [Secretary](/usc/10/7551.md?p=5) may enter into partnerships, including with nonprofit organizations, to enhance the financial sustainability and public engagement of the museums in the Army museum system.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title III, § 374, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 838.)