Regulatory Agency Demilitarization Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8735 To prohibit certain Federal agencies from using or purchasing certain firearms, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 9, 2020 Mr. STEWART introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To prohibit certain Federal agencies from using or purchasing certain firearms, and for other purposes. 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 ‘‘Regulatory Agency De- 4 militarization Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE AND USE BY A FED- 6 ERAL AGENCY OF FIREARMS. 7 (a) PROHIBITION.—Not later than 30 days after the 8 date of the enactment of this Act, a Federal agency may 9 not purchase or use a firearm. 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Nov 24, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8735.IH H8735 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8735 IH (b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 1 the date of the enactment of this Act the Comptroller Gen- 2 eral shall submit to Congress a report that includes the 3 following: 4 (1) Each Federal agency, including the office of 5 Inspector General for the Federal agency, that has 6 specialized units that receive special tactical or mili- 7 tary-style training or use hard-plated body armor, 8 shields, or helmets and that respond to high-risk sit- 9 uations that fall outside the capabilities of regular 10 law enforcement officers, including any special weap- 11 ons and tactics (SWAT) team, tactical response 12 teams, special events teams, special response teams, 13 or active shooter teams. 14 (2) A description of each such unit. 15 (3) A description of the training and weapons 16 of each such unit. 17 (4) The criteria for activating each such unit 18 and how often each such unit was activated for each 19 year of the previous ten years. 20 (5) The annual cost of equipping and operating 21 each such unit. 22 (6) Any other information that is relevant to 23 understanding the usefulness and justification for 24 the units. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Nov 24, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8735.IH H8735 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 8735 IH (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 1 (1) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 2 agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3 102 of title 40, United States Code, but does not in- 4 clude— 5 (A) the Department of Defense; 6 (B) the Department of Justice; 7 (C) the Department of Homeland Security; 8 (D) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; 9 (E) the United States Capitol Police; 10 (F) the Bureau of Diplomatic Security; 11 (G) the Central Intelligence Agency; and 12 (H) the military departments (as defined 13 in section 102 of title 5, United States Code). 14 (2) FIREARM.—The term ‘‘firearm’’ has the 15 meaning given that term in section 5845(a) of the 16 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, but does not include 17 a silencer (as defined in section 921 of title 18, 18 United States Code). 19 SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS OF IN- 20 SPECTOR GENERAL AGENTS. 21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Inspector General 22 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 23 (1) by striking subsection (e); and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Nov 24, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8735.IH H8735 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 8735 IH (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub- 1 section (e). 2 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef- 3 fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Nov 24, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8735.IH H8735 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS