HR 615
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 615
To amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide that certain firearms
listed as curios or relics may be imported into the United States by a licensed
importer without obtaining authorization from the Department of State or the
Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 10, 2011
Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. BROUN
of Georgia, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. CARTER, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. ROSS
of Arkansas, and Mr. BISHOP of Utah) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee
on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction
of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide that certain firearms
listed as curios or relics may be imported into the United States by a licensed
importer without obtaining authorization from the Department of State or the
Department of Defense, 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 `Collectible Firearms Protection Act'.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.
(a) In General- Section 38(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2778(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating the second subparagraph (B) (as added by section 1255(b)
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public
Law 100-204; 101 Stat. 1431)) as subparagraph (C);
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking `subparagraph (A)'
and inserting `subparagraph (A)(i)';
(B) in clause (i), by striking `Secretary of the Treasury' and inserting
`Attorney General'; and
(C) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
`(ii) the person seeking to export such firearms to the United States certifies
to the Attorney General that the firearms are lawfully possessed under the
laws of the exporting country.'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
`(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or executive
order, any such firearms described in subparagraph (C) may be imported into
the United States by an importer licensed under the provisions of chapter
44 of title 18, United States Code, without the importer or the person described
in subparagraph (C)(ii)--
`(i) obtaining authorization from the Department of State or the Department
of Defense for the transfer of such firearms by the person to the importer;
or
`(ii) providing payment to the Department of State or the Department of
Defense of any of the proceeds of the transfer of such firearms by the person
to the importer.'.
(b) Effective Date- The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to the importation
of firearms described in section 38(b)(1)(B) of the Arms Export Control Act
(as amended by subsection (a) of this section) on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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