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Union Calendar No. 311

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3431

[Report No. 104–623]

To amend the Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993 to clarify

certain requirements and to improve the flow of interstate commerce.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 9, 1996

Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. STEARNS, and Mrs. COLLINS

of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

JUNE 17, 1996

Additional sponsor: Mr. COBURN

JUNE 17, 1996

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

and ordered to be printed

A BILL

To amend the Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of

1993 to clarify certain requirements and to improve the

flow of interstate commerce.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Armored Car Industry

3 Reciprocity Improvement Act of 1996’’.

4 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF STATE RECIPROCITY OF WEAP5 ONS LICENSES ISSUED TO ARMORED CAR

6 COMPANY CREW MEMBERS.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Armored Car

8 Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993 (15 U.S.C. 5902(a)) is

9 amended to read as follows:

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If an armored car crew member

11 employed by an armored car company—

12 ‘‘(1) has in effect a license issued by the appro13 priate State agency (in the State in which such

14 member is primarily employed by such company) to

15 carry a weapon while acting in the services of such

16 company in that State, and such State agency meets

17 the minimum requirements under subsection (b);

18 and

19 ‘‘(2) has met all other applicable requirements

20 to act as an armored car crew member in the State

21 in which such member is primarily employed by such

22 company;

23 then such crew member shall be entitled to lawfully carry

24 any weapon to which such license relates and function as

25 an armored car crew member in any State while such

26 member is acting in the service of such company.’’.
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1 (b) MINIMUM STATE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3(b)

2 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5902(b)) is amended to read as

3 follows:

4 ‘‘(b) MINIMUM STATE REQUIREMENTS.—A State

5 agency meets the minimum State requirements of this

6 subsection if—

7 ‘‘(1) in issuing an initial weapons license to an

8 armored car crew member described in subsection

9 (a), the agency determines to its satisfaction that—

10 ‘‘(A) the crew member has received class11 room and range training in weapons safety and

12 marksmanship during the current year; and

13 ‘‘(B) the receipt or possession of a weapon

14 by the crew member would not violate Federal

15 law, determined on the basis of a criminal

16 record background check conducted during the

17 current year; and

18 ‘‘(2) in issuing a renewal of a weapons license

19 to an armored car crew member described in sub20 section (a), the agency determines to its satisfaction

21 that—

22 ‘‘(A) the crew member has received con23 tinuing training in weapons safety and marks24 manship from a qualified instructor for each
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1 weapon that the crew member is licensed to

2 carry; and

3 ‘‘(B) the receipt or possession of a weapon

4 by the crew member would not violate Federal

5 law, as determined by the agency.’’.

6 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

7 The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect

8 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Union Calendar No. 311

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3431

[Report No. 104–623]

A BILL

To amend the Armored Car Industry Reciprocity

to improve the flow of interstate commerce.Act of 1993 to clarify certain requirements and

JUNE 17, 1996

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed