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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3091
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 18, 2023
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AN ACT
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 FIREARMS 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 fire-
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arm from the Federal agency that issued the firearm 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 firearm under subsection (a)
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if—
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(1) the purchase is made during the six-month
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period beginning on the date the firearm was so re-
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tired; and
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(2) 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 or employed such officer.
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(c) COST.—A firearm purchased under this section
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shall be sold at the salvage value for such firearm taking
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into account the age and condition of the firearm.
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(d) 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, and in-
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cludes a retired Federal law enforcement officer;
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(2) the term ‘‘firearm’’ has the meaning given
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that term in section 921(a) of title 18, United
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States Code, excluding any machinegun (as defined
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in section 921(a)(24) of such title) not lawfully pos-
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sessed before section 922(o) of such title took effect;
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(3) the term ‘‘retired firearm’’ means any fire-
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arm that has been declared surplus by the applicable
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agency; and
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(4) the term ‘‘salvage value’’ means the value of
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an asset after it has become useless to the owner or
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the amount expected to be obtained when a fixed
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asset is disposed of at the end of its useful life.
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Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2023.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.
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