[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 201 (Thursday, November 18, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4826. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCESS TO 
                   LIFESAVING FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Unenforceability of Certain Regulations Unless Enacted 
     Into Law.--
       (1) In general.--No regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or 
     recommendations issued on or after May 15, 2015, that limits 
     the sale or donation of property of the Federal Government, 
     including excess property of the Department of Defense, to 
     State and local agencies for law enforcement activities 
     (whether pursuant to section 2576a of title 10, United States 
     Code, or any other provision of law, or as a condition on the 
     use of Federal funds) shall have any force or effect after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act unless enacted into law 
     by Congress.
       (2) Prohibition on use of funds to enforce regulations.--No 
     agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government may use 
     any Federal funds, fees, or resources to implement or carry 
     out a regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or recommendation 
     issued as described in subsection (a) that is not enacted 
     into law by Congress.
       (b) Return or Reissue of Equipment Recalled or Seized 
     Pursuant to Regulations.--Any property recalled or seized on 
     or after May 15, 2015, pursuant to a regulation, rule, 
     guidance, policy, or recommendation issued as described in 
     subsection (a) shall be returned, replaced, or re-issued to 
     the agency from which recalled or seized, at no cost to such 
     agency, as soon as practicable after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
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