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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 385

To establish a commission responsible for making recommendations for laws

that will control crime and formulating a national firearms policy without

denying Second Amendment rights.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 4, 1995

Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To establish a commission responsible for making recommendations for laws that will control crime and formulating a national firearms policy without denying

Second Amendment rights.

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 ‘‘National Firearms

5 Policy Commission Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. NATIONAL GUN CONTROL COMMISSION.

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com8 mission to be known as the ‘‘National Firearms Policy
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1 Commission’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commis2 sion’’).

3 (b) DUTIES.—The Commission shall formulate a na4 tional firearms policy and develop recommendations for

5 legislation designed to control crime without violating

6 rights provided by the Second Amendment to the Con7 stitution of the United States.

8 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—

9 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall be

10 composed of 39 members, as follows:

11 (A) The Attorney General of the United

12 States.

13 (B) 5 Members of the House of Represent14 atives appointed by the House of Representa15 tives.

16 (C) 5 Senators appointed by the Senate.

17 (D) 3 Associate Justices of the Supreme

18 Court of the United States, appointed by the

19 Chief Justice of the United States.

20 (E) 5 individuals who are not officers of

21 employees of any government, appointed by the

22 President of the United States.

23 (F) 5 individuals who are not officers of

24 employees of any government, appointed by the

25 Senate.
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1 (G) 5 individuals who are not officers of

2 employees of any government, appointed by the

3 House of Representatives.

4 (H) 5 individuals who represent organiza5 tions that advocate responsible firearms owner6 ship, supports the rights of Americans to bear

7 firearms, and administers training, safety, and

8 education programs on firearms use.

9 (I) 5 individuals who represent organiza10 tions that represent the interests of law enforce11 ment officers.

12 (2) TERMS.—Members shall be appointed for

13 the life of the Commission.

14 (3) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission

15 shall be filled in the manner in which the original

16 appointment was made.

17 (4) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members shall serve

18 without pay but shall receive travel expenses, includ19 ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance

20 with subchapter 1 of chapter 57 of title 5, United

21 States Code.

22 (5) CHAIRMAN.—The President, in consultation

23 with the Speaker of the House of Representatives

24 and the majority leader of the Senate, shall des-
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1 ignate the chairman of the Commission from among

2 its members.

3 (d) COMMISSION PANELS.—The chairman of the

4 Commission may establish such panels consisting of mem5 bers of the Commission as the chairman determines appro6 priate to carry out the duty of the Commission.

7 (e) STAFF.—The Commission may appoint and fix

8 the pay of such personnel as it considers appropriate.

9 (f) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request

10 of the Commission, the head of any department or agency

11 of the United States may detail, on a reimbursable basis,

12 any of the personnel of that department or agency to the

13 Commission to assist it in carrying out its duty.

14 (g) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon

15 the request of the Commission or a panel of the Commis16 sion, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the Com17 mission or panel with staff and other support to assist

18 the Commission or panel in carrying out its duty.

19 (h) STAFF AND OTHER SUPPORT.—Upon the request

20 of the Commission or a panel of the Commission, the Sec21 retary of the Treasury shall provide the Commission or

22 panel with staff and other support to assist the Commis23 sion or panel in carrying out its duty.

24 (i) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission

25 may secure directly from any department or agency of the
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1 United States information (other than information re2 quired by any statute of the United States to be kept con3 fidential by such department or agency) necessary for the

4 Commission to carry out its duties under this section.

5 Upon request of the Commission, the head of that depart6 ment or agency shall furnish such nonconfidential infor7 mation to the Commission.

8 (j) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date

9 initial appointments of members to the Commission are

10 completed, the Commission shall transmit to the President

11 and the Congress, and make public, the recommendations

12 of the Commission.

13 (k) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate

14 on the 30th day following the date of transmittal of the

15 report under subsection (j). All records and papers of the

16 Commission shall thereupon be delivered by the Adminis17 trator of General Services for deposit in the National Ar18 chives.

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