[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1815 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1815
To require a process by which members of the Armed Forces may carry a
concealed personal firearm on a military installation.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 21, 2015
Mr. Heller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To require a process by which members of the Armed Forces may carry a
concealed personal firearm on a military installation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROCESS BY WHICH MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES MAY CARRY A
CONCEALED PERSONAL FIREARM ON A MILITARY INSTALLATION.
(a) Process Required.--The Secretary of Defense, taking into
consideration the views of senior leadership of military installations
in the United States, shall establish a process by which the commander
of a military installation in the United States may authorize a member
of the Armed Forces who is assigned to duty at the installation to
carry a concealed personal firearm on the installation if the commander
determines it to be necessary as a personal-protection or force-
protection measure.
(b) Relation to State and Local Law.--In establishing the process
under subsection (a) for a military installation, the commander of the
installation shall consult with elected officials of the State and
local jurisdictions in which the installation is located and take into
consideration the law of the State and such jurisdictions regarding
carrying a concealed personal firearm.
(c) Member Qualifications.--To be eligible to be authorized to
carry a concealed personal firearm on a military installation pursuant
to the process established under subsection (a), a member of the Armed
Forces--
(1) must complete any training and certification required
by any State in which the installation is located that would
permit the member to carry concealed in that State;
(2) must not be subject to disciplinary action under the
Uniform Code of Military Justice for any offense that could
result in incarceration or separation from the Armed Forces;
(3) must not be prohibited from possessing a firearm
because of conviction of a crime of domestic violence; and
(4) must meet such service-related qualification
requirements for the use of firearms, as established by the
Secretary of the military department concerned.
(d) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' includes
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any
territory or possession of the United States.
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