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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3096
To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 11, 2021
Mrs. DEMINGS (for herself and Mr. BACON) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired
service weapons, 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 ‘‘Federal Law Enforce-
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ment Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PURCHASE OF RETIRED HANDGUNS BY FEDERAL
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the
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date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of Gen-
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eral Services shall establish a program under which a Fed-
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eral law enforcement officer may purchase a retired hand-
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gun from the Federal agency that issued the handgun to
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such officer.
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(b) LIMITATIONS.—A Federal law enforcement offi-
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cer may purchase a retired handgun under subsection (a)
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if—
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(1) the purchase is made during the 6-month
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period beginning on the date the handgun was so re-
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tired;
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(2) with respect to such purchase, the officer
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has passed a background check within 30 days of
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purchase under the national instant criminal back-
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ground check system established under the Brady
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Handgun Violence Prevention Act; and
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(3) with respect to such purchase, the officer is
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in good standing with the Federal agency that em-
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ploys such officer.
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(c) COST.—A handgun purchased under this section
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shall be sold at the fair market value for such handgun
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taking into account the age and condition of the handgun.
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(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON USE OF FUNDS.—It is
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the sense of Congress that any amounts received by the
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Government from the sale of a handgun under this section
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should be transferred and used to fund evidence-based gun
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violence prevention or gun safety education and training
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programs.
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(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
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(1) the term ‘‘Federal law enforcement officer’’
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has the meaning given that term in section
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115(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code;
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(2) the term ‘‘handgun’’ has the meaning given
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that term in section 921(a) of title 18, United
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States Code; and
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(3) the term ‘‘retired handgun’’ means any
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handgun that has been declared surplus by the ap-
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plicable agency.
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