(a) Purpose. Sections 543.1-543.3 prescribe the method of implementing the program of the Secretary of the Army for promoting marksmanship training with rifled arms among able-bodied citizens of the United States. See § 543.4. Members of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Reserve components thereof and the ROTC are not eligible to receive support under the provisions of §§ 543.1-543.3.

(b) Prerequisite for enrollment. As a condition precedent to consideration of enrollment application and/or continued support, clubs, schools and State associations must comply with existing civil rights laws and ordinances as prescribed in DOD Directive 5500.11 (29 F.R. 19291, 31 December 1964) and AR 600-23. surances, in the following format, will be prepared in triplicate and forwarded to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship as a part of initial enrollment or as requested by the Director of Civilian Marksmanship.

As

ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE UNDER TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

(Name of Applicant-Recipient) (hereinafter called "Applicant-Recipient") Hereby Agrees That it will comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88352) and all requirements imposed by or pursuant to the Directive of the Department of Defense (32 CFR part 300, issued as Department of Defense Directive 5500.11, December 28, 1964) issued pursuant to that title, to the end that, in accordance with title VI of that Act and the Directive, no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which the Applicant-Recipient receives Federal aid in the form of equipment, supplies of financial assistance from the Department of Army and Hereby Gives Assurance That it will immediately take any measures necessary to effectuate this agreement.

If any real property or structure thereon is provided or improved with the aid of Federal financial assistance extended to the Applicant-Recipient by the Department of Army, assurance shall obligate the ApplicantRecipient, or in the case of any transfer of such property, any transferee, for the period during which the real property or structure is used for a purpose for which the Federal financial assistance is extended or for another purpose involving the provision of similar services or benefits. If any personal property is so provided, this assurance shall obligate the Applicant-Recipient for the period during which it retains ownership or possession of the property. In all other cases, this assurance shall obligate the Applicant-Recipient for the period during which the Federal financial assistance is extended to it by the Department of Army. This Assurance is given in consideration of and for the purpose of obtaining after the date hereof, the loan of rifled arms for marksmanship training, the receipt of ammunition, targets, and other supplies and appliances necessary for such training, and of conducting competitive marksmanship activities in which equipment, property, and supplies provided in whole or in part through federally financed assistance are utilized. The Applicant-Recipient recognizes and agrees that such Federal financial assistance will be extended in reliance on the representations and agreements made in this assurance, and that the United States shall have the right to seek judicial enforcement of this assurance. This assurance is binding on the Applicant-Recipient, its successors, transferees, and assignees, and the person or persons whose signatures appear below are authorized to sign this assurance on behalf of the Applicant-Recipient.

such as section 4651 and 4652, Title 10, United States Code. To draw this equipment, a school must be approved by the State adjutant general, must maintain during the active school year a uniformed Corps of Cadets numbering at least 30 above the age of 14 years who receive military instruction including target practice and must fire a Director of Civilian Marksmanship approved qualification course. Only items listed in §§ 543.1-543.3 will be issued. Arms will be issued only for the use of cadets receiving military training determined to be adequate as the result of inspection by or under the direction of the Adjutant General of the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia. Cadets who are 14 years of age or over may fire any or all of the qualification courses prescribed for schools contained in the Director of Civilian Marksmanship pamphlet "Courses of Fire for Civilian Marksmanship Training." Appropriate awards will be issued in accordance with the Director of Civilian Marksmanship qualification pamphlet when scores are submitted to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship.

(2) Application for enrollment. Schools desiring enrollment in the Director of Civilian Marksmanship program should write directly to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C., 20315. Upon receipt of such request, enrollment forms and other related material will be furnished for completion and return to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship. Enrollment forms consist of

(i) DA Form 1276 (Initial or Annual Inspection of Institutions for Qualification).

(ii) DA Form 1289 (Requisition). (iii) DA Form 1272 (Bond Application).

(iv) Assurance of Compliance with Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964.

(3) Issues. (i) The arms and accessories to be issued are as follows, subject to availability:

Form 1289, specifying the number of rifles by type desired. The requisition will be processed upon enrollment of the school and approval of the school's surety bond. See paragraph (c) (1) of this section. The accountable officer will be designated in writing by the president or principal of the school. If nonexpendable items are requested, a bond must be executed to cover the value of the issued property. See paragraph (c) (2) of this section.

(iii) Annual issues of appropriate ammunition and targets will be made to authorized schools, subject to availability of funds and in accordance with basis of issue and directives published as necessary by the Director of Civilian Marksmanship. The number of uniformed cadets receiving prescribed military instruction and participating in small arms marksmanship training must be shown in item 3, DA Form 1289.

(b) Issues of rifles, ammunition, and related equipment to civilian shooting clubs.-(1) Authority. The Secretary of the Army is authorized by Title 10, United States Code, section 4308, within the limits of funds made available annually to him in accordance with rules and regulations approved by him upon the recommendation of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, to assist civilian shooting clubs in conducting small arms marksmanship training with rifled arms; the support, maintenance, and management of matches or competitions in the use of such arms; the issue, in connection therewith, of arms, ammunition and targets; and the procurement and award of trophies, medals, badges, and other pertinent insignia to winning competitors. (Title 10, United States Code, sections 4307-4313.)

(2) Application for enrollment. Shooting clubs which are affiliated with the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) and meet Director of Civilian Marksmanship requirements, are eligible to receive Government assistance for civilian marksmanship training through the Office of the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, Department of the Army. This assistance will be provided eligible clubs enrolled by the Director of Civilian Marksmanship in accordance with subdivisions (i) through (viii) of this subparagraph.

(i) General requirements: to be eligible for enrollment with the Director of

Civilian Marksmanship, a club must(a) Affiliate with the National Rifle Association.

(b) Write directly to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C., 20315. Upon receipt of a request for enrollment, enrollment forms and other related material will be furnished for completion and return to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship. Enrollment forms consist of

(1) DA Form 1271 (Application for Enrollment).

(2) DA Form 1272 (Bond Application).

(3) DA Form 1273 (Requisition). (4) DA Form 1274 (Description of Available Range Facilities).

(5) ODCM Form 137 (Roster of Club Members).

(6) Assurance of Compliance with Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964.

(c) Be composed of at least 10 members meeting the age requirements established for its type of club (Junior, Senior, College, Senior with Junior Division).

(d) Conduct an active program of marksmanship training for a reasonably permanent membership for at least 9 months of each year. This requirement cannot be considered as including summer camps, at which marksmanship programs are not generally in accordance with §§ 543.1-543.3 and therefore are not eligible for support.

(e) Provide, or have access to, adequate range facilities to enable each member to fire for practice and record at least once a year.

(ii) A senior club must, in addition to the foregoing requirements, insure that at least 10 of its members are physically fit citizens of the United States 19 years of age or older who are not participating in any marksmanship program with military-type small arms which is administered by the Armed Forces or their Reserve components or otherwise assisted by the Government.

(iii) All members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including the Reserve components of these services, are considered to be eligible for participation in marksmanship programs sponsored and supported by their respective service. Such persons may become members of DCM-enrolled clubs but may not be counted as members eligible to re

ceive free assistance from the Director of Civilian Marksmanship.

(iv) A junior division of a senior club, to be enrolled as a Director of Civilian Marksmanship club, must comply with subdivision (i) of this subparagraph and must have as members at least 10 physically fit youths who are 12 through 18 years of age. The senior club will be responsible for the conduct of training of the members of the junior division which it sponsors, and will be accountable for all property issued, such property to be secured by the parent club's bond.

(v) A college club will maintain a membership of at least 10 physically fit civilians enrolled in any university, college, or educational institution. Clubs organized at educational institutions having an ROTC unit will not be authorized material aid under the provisions of §§ 543.1-543.3 until they have first sought such aid from the ROTC representatives at the school involved. Depending upon the amount of assistance rendered by the ROTC activity, the Director of Civilian Marksmanship may be requested to provide supplemental assistance.

(vi) A junior club, to receive Government assistance through the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, must maintain a membership of not less than 10 physically fit youths 12 through 18 years of age, who are citizens of the United States and organized and functioning under the direct supervision of a National Rifle Association approved adult leader. In the case of Boy Scouts of America troops and posts, club strength will be limited to that established by National Council, Boy Scouts of America, normally 32 members. Director of Civilian Marksmanship support will be governed by this restriction.

(vii) All clubs enrolled with the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, Department of the Army, will carry on small arms marksmanship training in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, based upon recommendations of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and make annual reports (paragraph (c) (6) of this section) of such training to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship. Accredited clubs not desiring the loan of arms as authorized by §§ 543.1-543.3 may also enroll with the Director of Civilian Marksmanship. However, all

clubs enrolled with the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, whether receiving Government assistance or not, must comply with the above requirements and agree that the maximum number of eligible members (exclusive of those who are members of the Armed Forces of the United States and the Reserve components thereof) will fire for qualification, annually, one of the courses currently prescribed for record firing by the Director of Civilian Marksmanship and that the required report will be executed and submitted annually to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship in accordance with instructions contained in paragraph (c) (6) of this section. If the Annual Statistical Report indicates that a Director of Civilian Marksmanship club is making insufficient effort to qualify its membership, the Director of Civilian Marksmanship may remove such a club from Director of Civilian Marksmanship enrollment.

(viii) Qualification courses authorized: (a) Members of each club enrolled with the Director of Civilian Marksmanship will fire annually, for qualification purposes, one of the courses authorized in the current Director of Civilian Marksmanship qualification pamphlet. Qualifying scores, when reported to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, will be recorded and appropriate badges or certificates will be issued. Current pamphlets may be obtained by written request to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship.

(b) Record firing of a club will be conducted in accordance with current Director of Civilian Marksmanship and National Rifle Association rules, any caliber .30 military rifle (NRA rules 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3) may be used. Only metallic sights may be used.

(c) The president of a senior club is responsible for designating which courses of fire will be fired by the members of that club, including those to be fired by the members of any junior division sponsored by the club. The course or courses so designated may be fired as many times during the season as the club president directs, but only the highest complete aggregate score of each individual with each arm will be reported (paragraph (c) (6) of this section).

(d) Where the course of fire of any programed individual or aggregate rifle match in a National Rifle Association approved or registered tournament cor

responds to one of the currently prescribed Director of Civilian Marksmanship approved courses or the National Match course, the scores attained in such a match may be counted as the annual record firing of individuals of a club. In a National Rifle Association Regional Championship or in a major command competition (includes Army Area matches) scores fired in the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice approved match, rifle or pistol, may also be recorded as individual record scores of members of clubs participating in such competitions. Likewise, scores made in the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice sponsored individual rifle and pistol matches of the annual National Matches may be recorded as the individual record scores of members of clubs participating in those competitions.

(e) Annual allowances of ammunition will not be increased on account of any club firing record courses more than once. Except when participating in competitions in which credits toward Distinguished designation may be earned, no restrictions will be placed upon the type of ammunition which will be used by civilians when firing the various Army rifle and pistol marksmanship qualification courses for record.

(f) Scores attained in the competitions cited above will entitle the individual to appropriate certificate of qualification. Scores attained in the National Match competitions to which reference is made in (d) of this subdivision will entitle the individual to the appropriate Army qualification badge, awarded by the Director of Civilian Marksmanship.

(3) Issues. (i) Mandatory requirements pertaining to receipt of Government assistance. To initially receive, and to continue to receive, Government assistance, indicated in §§ 543.1-543.3, clubs are required at all times to maintain current affiliation with the National Rifle Association and to comply with §§ 543.1-543.3. All issues are subject to the limitations of available resources and may be suspended or canceled at any time. The initial issue will be based upon the total membership participating in the marksmanship program at the time of enrollment; thereafter, all issues of expendable supplies will be based upon the number of members having fired a Director of Civilian Marksman

ship qualification course during the preceding reporting period. Each member is required to fire at least one of the prescribed qualification courses for record each year, although it is not necessary that qualifying scores be attained.

(ii) Issues of ammunition and targets are made to the club, not to individuals. Supplies furnished by the Director of Civilian Marksmanship are for the specific purpose of supporting the marksmanship training program conducted by the club. Under no circumstances should these issues be considered automatically the property of any individual, to be used at his discretion. The club officers are responsible for insuring that all Director of Civilian Marksmanship issues are used for the purpose for which intended and in consonance with all directives issued by the Department of the Army and the Director of Civilian Marksmanship. Sale or barter of ammunition and/or targets issued by the Director of Civilian Marksmanship is prohibited.

(iii) Caliber .30 ammunition may be issued to senior clubs for members (ages 14 and above) of the junior division of a senior club who have actually fired a caliber .30 qualification course and the results reported in ODCM Form 137, Roster of Club Members. Caliber .30 rifles and ammunition will not be issued to junior clubs.

(iv) Where the marksmanship training program of a club is limited to a brief period each year, such as at summer camps, or where there is reason to believe that such is the case, support, if rendered, will not be on the same basis as that rendered regularly organized and functioning clubs but will be as determined by the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, within the limitations of available resources and contingent upon whether the club is actually complying with §§ 543.1-543.3. Should it be determined that the club making the request is not conducting a satisfactory marksmanship training program, no support of any kind wili be furnished by the Director of Civilian Marksmanship.

(v) Clubs enrolled with. the Director of Civilian Marksmanship which have a summer camp connection will not be authorized support for those individuals which participate only during the camp period.

(vi) Rifle clubs at educational institutions: Issues to rifle clubs at educational institutions will be made only upon

1 Where the number of members of any single club who participate in rifle practice in any 1 year does not exceed 25. If more than 25 members of any club participate in rifle practice in any 1 year, then 1 additional rifle may be authorized for each additional 10 such members, the total not to exceed 8 to any single club.

2 Only when sufficient quantities are available above the needs of schools and junior rifle clubs.

3 To be issued only when available from U.S. Army stocks and when the club actually participates in pistol marksmanship activities.

(viii) Junior clubs: Each junior club, so far as funds will permit will be issued not more than the following as initial issue:

1 Any rifle, caliber .22 available at time of issue, every effort being made to insure that all caliber .22 rifles issued to a club will be the same make and model.

2 If more than 10 members of a junior club participate in target practice in any 1 year, then 1 additional rifle may be authorized for each additional 5 members, the total rifles issued not to exceed 10 to any junior club.

(ix) Additional equipment required to support club growth may be requested by a club after submission of the club's first annual statistical report. The letter of request, addressed to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, will include the number of additional items of nonexpendable equipment desired. When determined by the Director of Civilian Marksmanship to be essential to the success of a club program, issues of additional arms may also be made to enrolled clubs for the purpose of competing in competitions conducted within the intent and scope of §§ 543.1-543.3 and 543.8. Resources permitting additional ammunition and targets may also be issued as determined appropriate by the