[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2853]
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SA 730. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 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 F of title III, add the following:
SEC. 359. RESTRICTION OF PRIVATELY OWNED FIREARMS ON PROPERTY
OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
The Secretary of Defense shall establish a policy for the
Department of Defense that--
(1) prohibits the possession and storage of privately owned
firearms in military barracks and dormitories; and
(2) prohibits the possession of privately owned firearms
that are not related to the performance of official duties on
property of the Department by anyone who does not live on
property of the Department.
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