tation, or carrying of firearms unless there is probable 
cause to believe that the person is doing so in a manner 
not provided for by this section. Presentation of facially 
valid documents as specified in subsection (a) is prima 
facie evidence that the individual has a license or permit 
as required by this section. 
‘‘(2) When a person asserts this section as a defense 
in a criminal proceeding, the prosecution shall bear the 
burden of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the 
conduct of the person did not satisfy the conditions set 
forth in subsections (a) and (b). 
‘‘(3) When a person successfully asserts this section 
as a defense in a criminal proceeding, the court shall 
award the prevailing defendant a reasonable attorney’s 
fee. 
‘‘(d)(1) A person who is deprived of any right, privi-
lege, or immunity secured by this section, under color of 
any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any 
State or any political subdivision thereof, may bring an 
action in any appropriate court against any other person, 
including a State or political subdivision thereof, who 
causes the person to be subject to the deprivation, for 
damages or other appropriate relief. 
‘‘(2) The court shall award a plaintiff prevailing in 
an action brought under paragraph (1) damages and such 
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other relief as the court deems appropriate, including a 
reasonable attorney’s fee. 
‘‘(e) In subsection (a): 
‘‘(1) The term ‘identification document’ means 
a document made or issued by or under the author-
ity of the United States Government, a State, or a 
political subdivision of a State which, when com-
pleted with information concerning a particular indi-
vidual, is of a type intended or commonly accepted 
for the purpose of identification of individuals. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘handgun’ includes any magazine 
for use in a handgun and any ammunition loaded 
into the handgun or its magazine. 
‘‘(f)(1) A person who possesses or carries a concealed 
handgun under subsection (a) shall not be subject to the 
prohibitions of section 922(q). 
‘‘(2) A person possessing or carrying a concealed 
handgun in a State under subsection (a) may do so in 
any of the following areas in the State that are open to 
the public: 
‘‘(A) A unit of the National Park System. 
‘‘(B) A unit of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System. 
‘‘(C) Public land under the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
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‘‘(D) Land administered and managed by the 
Army Corps of Engineers. 
‘‘(E) Land administered and managed by the 
Bureau of Reclamation. 
‘‘(F) Land administered and managed by the 
Forest Service.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 926C the following: 
‘‘926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.’’. 
(c) SEVERABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this Act, if any provision of this section, or any 
amendment made by this section, or the application of 
such provision or amendment to any person or circum-
stance is held to be unconstitutional, this section and 
amendments made by this section and the application of 
such provision or amendment to other persons or cir-
cumstances shall not be affected thereby. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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