[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 153 (Thursday, September 22, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5579. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1077. PURCHASE OF RETIRED HANDGUNS BY FEDERAL LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

       (a) 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.
       (b) Authorization.--A Federal law enforcement officer may 
     purchase a retired handgun from the Federal agency that 
     issued the handgun to such officer.
       (c) Limitations.--A Federal law enforcement officer may 
     purchase a retired handgun under subsection (b) if--
       (1) the purchase is made during the 6-month period 
     beginning on the date the handgun was so retired; and
       (2) the officer is not prohibited from possessing or 
     receiving the handgun under the laws of the United States or 
     the laws of the State, territory, or possession of the United 
     States in which the officer resides.
       (d) 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.
       (e) Policy Guidance.--The Administrator of General Services 
     shall develop policies to facilitate the sale and disposition 
     of eligible handguns under this section consistent with 
     section 922 of title 18, United States Code.
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