[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1761 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1761

To eliminate taxpayer subsidies for recreational shooting programs, and 
to prevent the transfer of federally-owned weapons, ammunition, funds, 
and other property to a private Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle 
                     Practice and Firearms Safety.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 15, 1996

 Mr. Lautenberg (for himself and Mr. Bumpers) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To eliminate taxpayer subsidies for recreational shooting programs, and 
to prevent the transfer of federally-owned weapons, ammunition, funds, 
and other property to a private Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle 
                     Practice and Firearms Safety.

    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 ``Self Financing Civilian Marksmanship 
Program Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. PRIVATE SHOOTING COMPETITIONS AND FIREARM SAFETY PROGRAMS.

    Nothing in this Act prohibits any private person from establishing 
a privately financed program to support shooting competitions or 
firearms safety programs.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF CHARTER LAW FOR THE CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF 
              RIFLE PRACTICE AND SAFETY.

    (a) Repeal of Charter.--The Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle 
Practice and Firearms Safety Act (title XVI of Public Law 104-106; 110 
Stat. 515; 36 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.), except for section 1624 of such Act 
(110 Stat. 522), is repealed.
    (b) Related Repeals.--Section 1624 of such Act (110 Stat. 522) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), by 
        striking out ``and 4311'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``4311, 
        4312, and 4313'';
            (2) by striking out subsection (b); and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking out ``on the earlier 
        of--'' and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof ``on 
        October 1, 1996.''.
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