Title: Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act
This bill generally permits a federal law enforcement officer to purchase a retired handgun from the agency that issued a handgun to the officer.
The bill directs the General Services Administration to develop policies to facilitate the sale and disposition of eligible handguns.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4150 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4150

 To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service 
                    weapons, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 5, 2022

 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Cortez Masto, and 
  Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service 
                    weapons, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Law Enforcement Service 
Weapon Purchase Act''.

SEC. 2. PURCHASE OF RETIRED HANDGUNS BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
              OFFICERS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) the term ``Federal law enforcement officer'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 115(c)(1) of title 18, 
        United States Code;
            (2) the term ``handgun'' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code; and
            (3) the term ``retired handgun'' means any handgun that has 
        been declared surplus by the applicable agency.
    (b) Authorization.--A Federal law enforcement officer may purchase 
a retired handgun from the Federal agency that issued the handgun to 
such officer.
    (c) Limitations.--A Federal law enforcement officer may purchase a 
retired handgun under subsection (b) if--
            (1) the purchase is made during the 6-month period 
        beginning on the date the handgun was so retired; and
            (2) the officer is not prohibited from possessing or 
        receiving the handgun under the laws of the United States or 
        the laws of the State, territory, or possession of the United 
        States in which the officer resides.
    (d) Cost.--A handgun purchased under this section shall be sold at 
the fair market value for such handgun taking into account the age and 
condition of the handgun.
    (e) Policy Guidance.--The Administrator of General Services shall 
develop policies to facilitate the sale and disposition of eligible 
handguns under this section consistent with section 922 of title 18, 
United States Code.
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