[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 385 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 385

 To establish a commission responsible for making recommendations for 
laws that will control crime and formulating a national firearms policy 
                without denying Second Amendment rights.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

Mr. Traficant introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a commission responsible for making recommendations for 
laws that will control crime and formulating a national firearms policy 
                without denying Second Amendment rights.

    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 Firearms Policy Commission 
Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL GUN CONTROL COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known 
as the ``National Firearms Policy Commission'' (in this section 
referred to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Duties.--The Commission shall formulate a national firearms 
policy and develop recommendations for legislation designed to control 
crime without violating rights provided by the Second Amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States.
    (c) Membership.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 39 
        members, as follows:
                    (A) The Attorney General of the United States.
                    (B) 5 Members of the House of Representatives 
                appointed by the House of Representatives.
                    (C) 5 Senators appointed by the Senate.
                    (D) 3 Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of 
                the United States, appointed by the Chief Justice of 
                the United States.
                    (E) 5 individuals who are not officers of employees 
                of any government, appointed by the President of the 
                United States.
                    (F) 5 individuals who are not officers of employees 
                of any government, appointed by the Senate.
                    (G) 5 individuals who are not officers of employees 
                of any government, appointed by the House of 
                Representatives.
                    (H) 5 individuals who represent organizations that 
                advocate responsible firearms ownership, supports the 
                rights of Americans to bear firearms, and administers 
                training, safety, and education programs on firearms 
                use.
                    (I) 5 individuals who represent organizations that 
                represent the interests of law enforcement officers.
            (2) Terms.--Members shall be appointed for the life of the 
        Commission.
            (3) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
        in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
            (4) Travel expenses.--Members shall serve without pay but 
        shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
        subsistence, in accordance with subchapter 1 of chapter 57 of 
        title 5, United States Code.
            (5) Chairman.--The President, in consultation with the 
        Speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority leader 
        of the Senate, shall designate the chairman of the Commission 
        from among its members.
    (d) Commission Panels.--The chairman of the Commission may 
establish such panels consisting of members of the Commission as the 
chairman determines appropriate to carry out the duty of the 
Commission.
    (e) Staff.--The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such 
personnel as it considers appropriate.
    (f) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Commission, the 
head of any department or agency of the United States may detail, on a 
reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency 
to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duty.
    (g) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the 
Commission or a panel of the Commission, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall provide the Commission or panel with staff and other support to 
assist the Commission or panel in carrying out its duty.
    (h) Staff and Other Support.--Upon the request of the Commission or 
a panel of the Commission, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide 
the Commission or panel with staff and other support to assist the 
Commission or panel in carrying out its duty.
    (i) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly 
from any department or agency of the United States information (other 
than information required by any statute of the United States to be 
kept confidential by such department or agency) necessary for the 
Commission to carry out its duties under this section. Upon request of 
the Commission, the head of that department or agency shall furnish 
such nonconfidential information to the Commission.
    (j) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date initial 
appointments of members to the Commission are completed, the Commission 
shall transmit to the President and the Congress, and make public, the 
recommendations of the Commission.
    (k) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the 30th day 
following the date of transmittal of the report under subsection (j). 
All records and papers of the Commission shall thereupon be delivered 
by the Administrator of General Services for deposit in the National 
Archives.

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