To amend the Arms Export Control Act relating to export licenses for firearm silencers.

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8461 To amend the Arms Export Control Act relating to export licenses for firearm silencers. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 Mr. PANETTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Arms Export Control Act relating to export licenses for firearm silencers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EXPORT LI- 3 CENSES FOR FIREARM SILENCERS. 4 Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 5 U.S.C. 2778) is amended by adding at the end the fol- 6 lowing: 7 ‘‘(l) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EXPORT LI- 8 CENSES FOR FIREARM SILENCERS.— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:53 Oct 27, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8461.IH H8461 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8461 IH ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 1 provision of law, the President may approve or oth- 2 erwise issue a license for the export of firearm si- 3 lencers only if the recipient end-user of the firearm 4 silencers is the government of a foreign country or 5 any person acting on behalf of such government. 6 ‘‘(2) FIREARM SILENCER DEFINED.—In this 7 subsection, the term ‘firearm silencer’ has the mean- 8 ing given that term in section 921(a)(24) of title 18, 9 United States Code.’’. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:53 Oct 27, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8461.IH H8461 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS