[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1585 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1585

 To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service 
                    weapons, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 11, 2023

Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service 
                    weapons, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Federal Law Enforcement Service 
Weapon Purchase Act''.

SEC. 2. PURCHASE OF RETIRED HANDGUNS BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
              OFFICERS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) the term ``Federal law enforcement officer'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 115(c)(1) of title 18, United 
        States Code;
            (2) the term ``handgun'' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code; and
            (3) the term ``retired handgun'' means any handgun that has 
        been declared surplus by the applicable Federal agency.
    (b) Authorization.--A Federal law enforcement officer may purchase 
a retired handgun from the Federal agency that issued the handgun to 
the officer.
    (c) Limitations.--A Federal law enforcement officer may purchase a 
retired handgun under subsection (b) if--
            (1) the purchase is made during the 6-month period 
        beginning on the date on which the handgun was so retired; and
            (2) the Federal law enforcement officer is not prohibited 
        from possessing or receiving the handgun under the laws of the 
        United States or the laws of the State, territory, or 
        possession of the United States in which the Federal law 
        enforcement officer resides.
    (d) Cost.--A handgun purchased under this section shall be sold at 
the fair market value for the handgun taking into account the age and 
condition of the handgun.
    (e) Policy Guidance.--The Administrator of General Services shall 
develop policies to facilitate the sale and disposition of eligible 
handguns under this section consistent with section 922 of title 18, 
United States Code.
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