[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2931 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 2931

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the procurement 
 program under which the Department of Defense assists State and local 
governments to purchase equipment suitable for counter-drug activities 
       to include the purchase of any law enforcement equipment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 1996

  Mr. Luther introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on National Security

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the procurement 
 program under which the Department of Defense assists State and local 
governments to purchase equipment suitable for counter-drug activities 
       to include the purchase of any law enforcement equipment.

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

SECTION 1. PROCUREMENT BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF LAW 
              ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Expansion of Current Procurement Program.--Section 381 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking out ``suitable for counter-drug 
                activities'' in the matter preceding subparagraph (A); 
                and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking out 
                ``equipment suitable for counter-drug activities'' and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``law enforcement 
                equipment'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking out ``suitable for 
        counter-drug activities'';
            (3) in subsection (d)(3), by striking out ``suitable for 
        counter-drug activities''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 381. Procurement by State and local governments of law 
              enforcement equipment through the Department of 
              Defense''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 18 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to 
section 381 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item:

``381. Procurement by State and local governments of law enforcement 
                            equipment through the Department of 
                            Defense.''.
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