[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3473 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3473

  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
  restrict the transfer by local law enforcement agencies of certain 
                               firearms.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 1999

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
  restrict the transfer by local law enforcement agencies of certain 
                               firearms.

    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 ``Surplus Firearm Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. BYRNE GRANT REDUCTION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

    (a) Grant Reduction for Noncompliance.--Section 506 of title I of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3756) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Restrictions on Transfer of Firearms by Local Law Enforcement 
Agencies.--
            ``(1) In general.--The funds available under this subpart 
        for a State shall be reduced by 5 percent and redistributed 
        under paragraph (2) unless the State demonstrates to the 
        satisfaction of the Director that the law or regulations of the 
        State, with respect to firearms acquired by a local law 
        enforcement agency through seizure, purchase, voluntary 
        surrender, or otherwise, require one or more of the following:
                    ``(A) That such firearms, to the extent not 
                maintained for a legitimate law enforcement, 
                evidentiary, or forensic purpose, be destroyed in a 
                fashion that renders them permanently unusable as 
                firearms.
                    ``(B) That such firearms, to the extent not 
                maintained for a legitimate law enforcement, 
                evidentiary, or forensic purpose, not be transferred by 
                that agency, with or without consideration, except to a 
                law enforcement agency for such a purpose or to a 
                museum for legitimate museum purposes.
            ``(2) Redistribution.--Any funds available for 
        redistribution shall be redistributed to participating States 
        that comply with the requirements of paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Compliance.--The Attorney General shall issue 
        regulations to ensure compliance with the requirements of 
        paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 506(a) of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by striking 
``subsection (f),'' and inserting ``subsections (f) and (g),''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the first day of the fiscal year succeeding the first 
fiscal year beginning 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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