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SECNAVINST 5755.2B
ASN (RD&A)
11 Apr 2019
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5755.2B
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY MUSEUM EXCHANGES
Ref: See enclosure (1).
Encl: (1) References
(2) Responsibilities
1. Purpose. To reissue Department of the Navy (DON) policy for
undertakings arising under reference (a), which are referred to
as museum exchanges. This is a complete revision and should be
read in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 5755.2A.
3. Applicability. Museum exchanges involve ownership transfers
of certain Government property to obtain certain property or
services that directly benefit the historical collections of the
armed forces using the specific statutory authority under
reference (a). The Office of the Secretary of Defense issued
implementing policy guidance, references (b) and (c), that
directs each military department to issue its own policy and
procedures. This instruction applies to all DON activities
involved in museum exchanges, including the Director, Naval
History and Heritage Command (NHHC), and the Director, National
Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC). Authority and
responsibilities assigned in references (d) and (e) are not
otherwise altered by this instruction. This instruction does
not apply to loans or gifts of certain items of historical
interest or condemned or obsolete combat materiel under
references (f) and (g).
4. Definitions
a. Condemned Combat Materiel: Arms, ammunition, or
implements of war, cited in reference (h), if their condition
makes them no longer usable by the military services. Similar
items may be in the operational inventory, but specific items
