Safe Bases Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 391 To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an authority to issue permits to certain members of the Armed Forces who seek to carry concealed firearms while on military installations. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 17, 2023 Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, and Mr. DUNCAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an authority to issue permits to certain members of the Armed Forces who seek to carry concealed firearms while on military installations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Bases Act of 4 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:09 Jan 28, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H391.IH H391 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 391 IH SEC. 2. PERMITS TO CARRY CONCEALED FIREARMS ON 1 MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 3 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 4 shall establish a single element of the Department of De- 5 fense to issue, upon request by a covered member, a per- 6 mit that authorizes that covered member to carry a con- 7 cealed firearm while on any military installation. 8 (b) COVERED MEMBER DEFINED.—In this section, 9 the term ‘‘covered member’’ means a member of the 10 Armed Forces who— 11 (1) is not prohibited from purchasing, owning, 12 or possessing a firearm under section 922 of title 13 18, United States Code; and 14 (2) is on active duty. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:09 Jan 28, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H391.IH H391 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS