[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3752-S3753]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6568. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2027 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 in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROTECTION OF LAWFULLY OWNED PERSONAL PROPERTY 
                   DURING EXECUTION OF MILITARY ORDERS.

       (a) Protection.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     Federal, State, or local law, in any case in which a 
     servicemember receives military orders for a permanent change 
     of station or to deploy with a military unit, or as an 
     individual in support of a military operation, the 
     servicemember and any dependent of the servicemember shall 
     not, during the period specified in paragraph (2), be 
     prohibited from--
       (A) the transportation, possession, ownership, or use of 
     any firearm (as defined in section 921(a) of title 18, United 
     States Code), and any part, component, accessory, attachment, 
     magazine, or ammunition feeding device designed and intended 
     for use in or on such firearm, other than a firearm silencer 
     (as defined in section 921(a) of title 18, United States 
     Code), that was lawfully acquired and possessed by the 
     servicemember or dependent--
       (i) before the issuance of such orders; and
       (ii) under Federal law and the laws of the State in which 
     such item was purchased or otherwise acquired; or
       (B) the transportation, possession, or ownership of 
     ammunition that was lawfully acquired and possessed by the 
     servicemember or dependent--
       (i) before the issuance of such orders; and
       (ii) under Federal law and the laws of the State in which 
     such ammunition was purchased or otherwise acquired.
       (2) Period specified.--The period specified in this 
     paragraph with respect to military orders is the period 
     beginning on the date of the issuance of the military orders 
     and ending on the date that is 180 days after the date on 
     which the military orders are completed or concluded.
       (b) Registration and Fees.--In a case described in 
     paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the servicemember and any 
     dependent of the servicemember shall not be required by any 
     State to register, or provide notice or pay any fee with 
     respect to the importation, possession, or ownership of, any 
     item described in such paragraph during the period specified 
     in paragraph (2) of such subsection.
       (c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed--
       (1) to authorize the commercial sale, transfer, or other 
     disposition within the State of assignment of any firearm, 
     firearm component, magazine, ammunition feeding device, or 
     ammunition in violation of the laws of that State;
       (2) to permit the possession, transportation, storage, or 
     use of any such item in violation of applicable Federal law, 
     including regulation of the Department of Defense and 
     regulations governing conduct on military installations;
       (3) to supersede any State or local law restricting the 
     discharge or use of certain types of ammunition for fire-
     safety or similar public-safety purposes; and
       (4) to authorize the carrying of a concealed firearm or 
     supersede State laws governing concealed carry permits.
       (d) Sale and Transfer.--A servicemember and any dependent 
     of a servicemember seeking to sell or transfer any item 
     described in subsection (a)(1) shall do so only through a 
     lawful transfer--
       (1) to a recipient or a manufacturer, dealer, or importer 
     licensed under chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, 
     located in a jurisdiction in which such item is legal to 
     possess; and

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       (2) made in accordance with applicable Federal and State 
     law.
       (e) Definitions of Military Orders and Permanent Change of 
     Station.--In this section:
       (1) The terms ``dependent'', ``servicemember'', and 
     ``State'' have the meanings given such terms in section 2 of 
     the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3902).
       (2) The terms ``military orders'' and ``permanent change of 
     station'' have the meanings given such terms in section 
     305(i) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 
     3955(i)).
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