Uniform Code of Military Justice
Article 228. Wrongful Sale, Transfer, or Disposition of Military Property.
(a) A person subject to this Code is guilty under this Article when the person knowingly and without lawful authority sells, transfers, gives away, abandons, pledges, trades, or otherwise disposes of military property.
(b) The Government must prove that the accused knew the property was military property or was reckless as to that fact.
(c) Authorized disposal, issue, transfer, salvage, destruction, or abandonment performed within official authority does not constitute an offense.
(d) A person guilty under this Article shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.