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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1691 

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain 

procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 12, 2011 

Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Mr. HATCH) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to 

update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Firearms Interstate 

5 Commerce Reform Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT INTERSTATE FIREARMS 

2 TRANSACTIONS. 

3 (a) FIREARMS DISPOSITIONS.—Section 922(b)(3)(A) 

4 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘rifle or shotgun’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘firearm’’; 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘located’’ and inserting ‘‘located 

8 or temporarily located’’; and 

9 (3) by striking ‘‘both such States’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘the State in which the transfer is conducted 

11 and the State of residence of the transferee’’. 

12 (b) DEALER LOCATION.—Section 923 of such title is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (j)— 

15 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, and 

16 such location is in the State which is specified 

17 on the license’’; and 

18 (B) in the last sentence— 

19 (i) by inserting ‘‘transfer,’’ after 

20 ‘‘sell,’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking all that follows ‘‘Act’’ 

22 and inserting a period; and 

23 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(m) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to 

25 prohibit the sale, transfer, delivery, or other disposition 

26 of a firearm or ammunition— 


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1 ‘‘(1) by a person licensed under this chapter to 

2 another person so licensed, at any location in any 

3 State; or 

4 ‘‘(2) by a licensed importer, licensed manufac5 turer, or licensed dealer to a person not licensed 

6 under this chapter, at a temporary location de7 scribed in subsection (j) in any State.’’. 

8 (c) RESIDENCE OF UNITED STATES OFFICERS.— 

9 Section 921 of such title is amended by striking subsection 

10 (b) and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(b) For purposes of this chapter: 

12 ‘‘(1) A member of the Armed Forces on active 

13 duty is a resident of— 

14 ‘‘(A) the State in which the member main15 tains legal residence; 

16 ‘‘(B) the State in which the permanent 

17 duty station of the member is located; and 

18 ‘‘(C) the State in which the member main19 tains a place of abode from which the member 

20 commutes each day to the permanent duty sta21 tion. 

22 ‘‘(2) An officer or employee of the United 

23 States (other than a member of the Armed Forces) 

24 stationed outside the United States for a period exVerDate Mar 15 2010 18:33 Oct 13, 2011 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1691.IS S1691

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1 ceeding one year is a resident of the State in which 

2 the member maintains legal residence.’’. 

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