[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1779 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1779

 To repeal certain provisions of the Federal Switchblade Act to allow 
   domestic manufacturers to ship and sell their products to buyers 
located in other States and to permit the importation of certain knife 
                                 parts.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 7, 2017

   Mr. Crapo introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To repeal certain provisions of the Federal Switchblade Act to allow 
   domestic manufacturers to ship and sell their products to buyers 
located in other States and to permit the importation of certain knife 
                                 parts.

    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 ``Freedom of Commerce Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LAWS RELATED TO SWITCHBLADE KNIVES.

    (a) In General.--The Act entitled ``An Act to prohibit the 
introduction, or manufacture for introduction, into interstate commerce 
of switchblade knives, and for other purposes'' (commonly known as the 
``Federal Switchblade Act'') is amended by striking sections 1 through 
4 (15 U.S.C. 1241 et seq.).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 83 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 1716, by redesignating subsections (h), (j), 
        and (k) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively; and
            (2) in section 1716E(i), by striking ``section 1716(k)'' 
        and inserting ``section 1716(i)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The repeals made by this section--
            (1) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; 
        and
            (2) shall not apply with respect to any indictment, 
        convictions, sentencing, appeals, civil or criminal fines or 
        penalties obtained, forfeitures obtained, terms of 
        imprisonment, or any other enforcement actions or proceedings 
        occurring or commenced before the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.
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