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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1839 

To amend titles 10 and 18, to permit members of the Armed Forces to 

possess firearms on military installations in accordance with applicable 

State law, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 22, 2015 

Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend titles 10 and 18, to permit members of the Armed 

Forces to possess firearms on military installations in 

accordance with applicable State law, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Servicemembers Self5 Defense Act of 2015’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FIREARMS PERMITTED ON DEPARTMENT OF DE2 FENSE PROPERTY. 

3 Section 930(g)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘The term ‘Federal facility’ 

6 means’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘The term ‘Fed7 eral facility’— 

8 ‘‘(A) means’’; 

9 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert10 ing ‘‘; and’’; and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(B) with respect to a qualified member of 

13 the Armed Forces, as defined in section 

14 926D(a), does not include any land, a building, 

15 or any part thereof owned or leased by the De16 partment of Defense.’’. 

17 SEC. 3. LAWFUL POSSESSION OF FIREARMS ON MILITARY 

18 INSTALLATIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE 

19 ARMED FORCES. 

20 (a) MODIFICATION OF GENERAL ARTICLE.—Section 

21 934 of title 10, United States Code (article 134 of the 

22 Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— 

23 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 

24 ‘‘Though not specifically mentioned’’; and 

25 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub26 section: 


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1 ‘‘(b) POSSESSION OF A FIREARM.—The possession of 

2 a concealed or open carry firearm by a member of the 

3 Armed Forces subject to this chapter on a military instal4 lation, if lawful under the laws of the State in which the 

5 installation is located, is not an offense under this sec6 tion.’’. 

7 (b) MODIFICATION OF REGULATIONS.—Not later 

8 than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

9 the Secretary of Defense shall amend Department of De10 fense Directive number 5210.56 to provide that members 

11 of the Armed Forces may possess firearms for defensive 

12 purposes on facilities and installations of the Department 

13 of Defense in a manner consistent with the laws of the 

14 State in which the facility or installation concerned is lo15 cated. 

16 SEC. 4. CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS BY QUALI17 FIED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 

19 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 926C 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘§ 926D. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified 

22 members of the Armed Forces 

23 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 

24 ‘‘(1) the term ‘firearm’— 


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1 ‘‘(A) except as provided in this paragraph, 

2 has the same meaning as in section 921; 

3 ‘‘(B) includes ammunition not expressly 

4 prohibited by Federal law or subject to the pro5 visions of the National Firearms Act; and 

6 ‘‘(C) does not include— 

7 ‘‘(i) any machinegun (as defined in 

8 section 5845 of the National Firearms 

9 Act); 

10 ‘‘(ii) any firearm silencer; or 

11 ‘‘(iii) any destructive device; and 

12 ‘‘(2) the term ‘qualified member of the Armed 

13 Forces’ means an individual who— 

14 ‘‘(A) is a member of the Armed Forces on 

15 active duty status, as defined in section 

16 101(d)(1) of title 10; 

17 ‘‘(B) is not the subject of disciplinary ac18 tion under the Uniform Code of Military Jus19 tice; 

20 ‘‘(C) is not under the influence of alcohol 

21 or another intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or 

22 substance; and 

23 ‘‘(D) is not prohibited by Federal law from 

24 receiving a firearm. 


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1 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding any provi2 sion of the law of any State or any political subdivision 

3 thereof, an individual who is a qualified member of the 

4 Armed Forces and who is carry identification required by 

5 subsection (d) may carry a concealed firearm that has 

6 been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign com7 merce, subject to subsection (c). 

8 ‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—This section shall not be con9 strued to superseded or limit the laws of any State that— 

10 ‘‘(1) permit private persons or entities to pro11 hibit or restrict the possession of concealed firearms 

12 on their property; or 

13 ‘‘(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of fire14 arms on any State or local government property, in15 stallation, building, base, or park. 

16 ‘‘(d) IDENTIFICATION.—The identification required 

17 by this subsection is the photographic identification issued 

18 by the Department of Defense for the qualified member 

19 of the Armed Forces.’’. 

20 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

21 The table of sections for chapter 44 of title 18, United 

22 States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relat23 ing to section 926C the following: 

‘‘926D. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified members of the Armed 

Forces.’’. 

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