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Shown Here: Referred in Senate (11/17/2011)
112th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 822
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
STATES
November 17, 2011
Received; read twice and referred to the
Committee on the
Judiciary
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to
provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State
may carry concealed firearms in the State.
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
“National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity
Act of 2011”.
SEC. 2. Reciprocity for
the carrying of certain concealed firearms.
(a) In
General.—Chapter 44 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after
section
926C the following:
“§ 926D. Reciprocity
for the carrying of certain concealed firearms
“(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the law of
any State or political subdivision thereof (except as provided in subsection
(b)), a person who is not prohibited by Federal law from possessing,
transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm, and who is carrying a valid
identification document containing a photograph of the person, and a valid
license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State and which
permits the person to carry a concealed firearm, may possess or carry a
concealed handgun (other than a machinegun or destructive device) that has been
shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, in any State, other
than the State of residence of the person, that—
“(1) has a statute that
allows residents of the State to obtain licenses or permits to carry concealed
firearms; or
“(2) does not prohibit
the carrying of concealed firearms by residents of the State for lawful
purposes.
“(b) The possession or carrying of a concealed
handgun in a State under this section shall be subject to the same conditions
and limitations, except as to eligibility to possess or carry, imposed by or
under Federal or State law or the law of a political subdivision of a State,
that apply to the possession or carrying of a concealed handgun by residents of
the State or political subdivision who are licensed by the State or political
subdivision to do so, or not prohibited by the State from doing so.
“(c) In subsection (a),
the term ‘identification document’ means a document made or issued
by or under the authority of the United States Government, a State, or a
political subdivision of a State which, when completed with information
concerning a particular individual, is of a type intended or commonly accepted
for the purpose of identification of
individuals.”.
(b) Clerical
amendment.—The table of sections for such chapter is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 926C the following:
(c) Effective
date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3.GAO Audit of the
States’ concealed carry permit or licensing requirements for
non-residents.
(a) The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct an audit of—
(1) the laws and
regulations of each State that authorize the issuance of a valid permit or
license to permit a person, other than a resident of such State, to possess or
carry a concealed firearm, including a description of the permitting or
licensing requirements of each State that issues concealed carry permits or
licenses to persons other than a resident of such State;
(2) the number of such
valid permits or licenses issued or denied (and the basis for such denials) by
each State to persons other than a resident of such State; and
(3) the effectiveness
of such State laws and regulations in protecting the public safety.
(b) Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a
report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).
SEC. 4. GAO study of the
ability of State and local law enforcement to verify the validity of
out-of-state concealed firearms permits.
(a) In
general.—The Comptroller
General of the United States shall conduct a study of the ability of State and
local law enforcement authorities to verify the validity of licenses or
permits, issued by other States, to carry a concealed firearm.
(b) Report to the
Congress.—Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a
written report which contains the results of the study required by subsection
(a).
Passed the House of
Representatives November 16, 2011.