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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1858
To encourage States to permit members of the Armed Forces who are outside
of the State under orders to renew a permit to carry a concealed
firearm through the mail, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 11, 2021
Mr. SMITH of Missouri (for himself, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. MULLIN, Mr.
BERGMAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr.
BUDD, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. KELLER, Mr. NORMAN, Mr.
MCHENRY, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mrs. LESKO, and Mr. BABIN)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To encourage States to permit members of the Armed Forces
who are outside of the State under orders to renew
a permit to carry a concealed firearm through the mail,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘U.S. Military Right
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To Carry Act’’.
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SEC. 2. CONCEALED CARRY RENEWALS BY MAIL FOR MEM-
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BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives funds under
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subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
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trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et
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seq.) shall have in place—
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(1) a law or policy that permits a member of
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the Armed Forces who is a resident of the State and
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who is outside of the State under orders to renew a
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permit to carry a concealed firearm through the
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mail; and
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(2) a law or policy that treats a member of the
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Armed Forces on active duty in the State as a resi-
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dent of the State for purposes of issuing a permit
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to carry a concealed firearm in the State.
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(b) REDUCTION IN FUNDS.—Beginning in the first
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fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this
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Act, the Attorney General shall, with respect to the
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amount that a State would otherwise receive under the
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grant program described in subsection (a)—
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(1) reduce such amount by 5 percent in the
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case of a State that fails to comply with the require-
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ment under subsection (a)(1); and
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(2) reduce such amount by 5 percent in the
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case of a State that fails to comply with the require-
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ment under subsection (a)(2).
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(c) REALLOCATION.—The Attorney General shall re-
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allocate amounts not awarded to a State pursuant to sub-
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section (b) to States that comply with the requirement
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under subsection (a).
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