[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3091 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3091

 To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service 
                    weapons, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2023

   Mr. Fry (for himself, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Biggs) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service 
                    weapons, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Federal Law Enforcement Officer 
Service Weapon Purchase Act''.

SEC. 2. PURCHASE OF RETIRED HANDGUNS BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
              OFFICERS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall establish a 
program under which a Federal law enforcement officer may purchase a 
retired handgun from the Federal agency that issued the handgun to such 
officer.
    (b) Limitations.--A Federal law enforcement officer may purchase a 
retired handgun under subsection (a) if--
            (1) the purchase is made during the 6-month period 
        beginning on the date the handgun was so retired; and
            (2) with respect to such purchase, the officer is in good 
        standing with the Federal agency that employs such officer.
    (c) Cost.--A handgun purchased under this section shall be sold at 
the fair market value for such handgun taking into account the age and 
condition of the handgun.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Federal law enforcement officer'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 115(c)(1) of title 18, 
        United States Code;
            (2) the term ``handgun'' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code; and
            (3) the term ``retired handgun'' means any handgun that has 
        been declared surplus by the applicable agency.
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