[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3405 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3405

To transfer certain items from the United States Munitions List to the 
                         Commerce Control List.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 27, 2016

Mr. Daines (for himself and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                           and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To transfer certain items from the United States Munitions List to the 
                         Commerce Control List.

    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 ``Export Control Reform Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. EXPORT CONTROLS ON CERTAIN ITEMS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 38(f) of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(f)) or any other provision of law, all 
items described in subsection (b) that are on the United States 
Munitions List and controlled under section 38 of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) on the date of the enactment of this Act 
shall be transferred to the Commerce Control List of dual-use items in 
the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. part 730 et seq.).
    (b) Transferred Items.--The items referred to in subsection (a) are 
the following:
            (1) Non-automatic and semi-automatic firearms, including 
        all rifles, carbines, pistols, revolvers and shotguns.
            (2) Non-automatic and non-semi-automatic rifles, carbines, 
        revolvers, or pistols of a caliber greater than .50 inches 
        (12.7 mm) up to and including .72 inches (18.0 mm).
            (3) Ammunition for such firearms excluding caseless 
        ammunition.
            (4) Silencers, mufflers, and sound and flash suppressors.
            (5) Rifle scopes.
            (6) Barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames), or complete 
        breech mechanisms.
            (7) Related components, parts, accessories, attachments, 
        tooling, and equipment for any articles listed in paragraphs 
        (1) through (6).
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and shall not apply to any export 
license issued before such effective date or to any export license 
application made under the United States Munitions List before such 
effective date.
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