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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3115 

To safeguard military and civilian personnel on military bases and Armed 

Forces recruitment facilities by repealing bans on military personnel 

carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 20, 2015 

Mr. DESJARLAIS (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, 

Mr. REICHERT, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, 

Mr. COHEN, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. COOPER, and Mr. FINCHER) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 safeguard military and civilian personnel on military 

bases and Armed Forces recruitment facilities by repealing bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Enhancing Safety at 

3 Military Installations Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS DISARMING 

5 FIREARMS-TRAINED MILITARY PERSONNEL 

6 ON MILITARY BASES AND ARMED FORCES RE7 CRUITMENT FACILITIES AND PROHIBITION 

8 ON REIMPOSING BANS ON SUCH MILITARY 

9 PERSONNEL. 

10 (a) TRAINED MILITARY PERSONNEL DEFINED.—In 

11 this section, the term ‘‘trained military personnel’’ means 

12 all members of the Armed Forces who are trained by the 

13 Armed Forces in the use of firearms and are authorized 

14 to use them. 

15 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find16 ings: 

17 (1) Military personnel are trained in firearms 

18 use and are prepared to protect and defend the 

19 United States at all times. 

20 (2) Military personnel are entrusted with fire21 arms and other weapons in the defense of the 

22 United States. 

23 (c) RULEMAKING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 

24 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De25 fense shall issue a new directive authorizing trained milimstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 tary personnel to carry military-issued firearms on mili2 tary bases and Armed Forces recruitment facilities. 

3 (d) REPEAL OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS DIS4 ARMING TRAINED MILITARY PERSONNEL.— 

5 (1) REPEAL.—Effective upon the issuance of 

6 the new directive required by subsection (c) and to 

7 the extent inconsistent with such directive— 

8 (A) Army Regulation 190–14, issued on 

9 March 12, 1993, is repealed; and 

10 (B) Department of Defense Directive 

11 Number 5210.56, issued on November 1, 2001, 

12 as modified on January 24, 2002, and by any 

13 subsequent modification, is repealed. 

14 (2) EFFECT OF OTHER FIREARM BANS.—Effec15 tive upon the issuance of the new directive required 

16 by subsection (c), any provision in any other law, 

17 rule, regulation, or Executive order that prohibits 

18 trained military personnel from carrying officially 

19 issued firearms on military bases or Armed Forces 

20 recruitment facilities shall have no force or effect 

21 with regard to trained military personnel while on 

22 military bases and Armed Forces recruitment facili23 ties, and trained military personnel shall not be pro24 hibited from carrying officially issued firearms on 

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1 ties. This paragraph includes the relevant provisions 

2 in section 1585 of title 10, United States Code (re3 lating to carrying of firearms), section 922 of title 

4 18, United States Code (relating to unlawful acts), 

5 and part 108.11 of title 14, Code of Federal Regula6 tions (relating to carriage of weapons). 

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