A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the United States by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Department of State or the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
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To amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the United States by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Department of State or the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. WICKER, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ENZI, Mr. BEGICH, Ms. MURKOWSKI, and Mr. BAUCUS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign RelationsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the United States by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Department of State or the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(a) In General- Section 38(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) by redesignating the first subparagraph (B) (as added by section 8142(a) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988 (as enacted into law by Public Law 100-202; 101 Stat. 1329-88)) as subparagraph (C);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) the person seeking to export such firearms to the United States certifies to the Attorney General that the firearms are lawfully possessed under the laws of the exporting country.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or executive order, any such firearms described in subparagraph (C) may be imported into the United States by an importer licensed under the provisions of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, without the importer or the person described in subparagraph (C)(ii)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) obtaining authorization from the Department of State or the Department of Defense for the transfer of such firearms by the person to the importer; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) providing payment to the Department of State or the Department of Defense of any of the proceeds of the transfer of such firearms by the person to the importer.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Effective Date- The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to the importation of firearms described in section 38(b)(1)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of S.381 as Introduced in Senate Collectible Firearms Protection Act
