[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 391 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 391

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an authority to issue 
   permits to certain members of the Armed Forces who seek to carry 
          concealed firearms while on military installations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 17, 2023

Mr. Steube (for himself, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, and Mr. Duncan) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an authority to issue 
   permits to certain members of the Armed Forces who seek to carry 
          concealed firearms while on military installations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Bases Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PERMITS TO CARRY CONCEALED FIREARMS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
single element of the Department of Defense to issue, upon request by a 
covered member, a permit that authorizes that covered member to carry a 
concealed firearm while on any military installation.
    (b) Covered Member Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
member'' means a member of the Armed Forces who--
            (1) is not prohibited from purchasing, owning, or 
        possessing a firearm under section 922 of title 18, United 
        States Code; and
            (2) is on active duty.
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