Suppressor Export Act

Bill: 114-hr-5135
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2016-04-29
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Firearms and explosives

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Suppressor Export Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Arms Export Control Act to provide that a regulation or related implementing policy or practice regarding registration and licensing requirements for manufacturers, exporters, or importers of designated defense articles and defense services may not prohibit the otherwise lawful export for sale or transfer of any firearm silencer or component, if: </p> <ul> <li>the item may be lawfully manufactured in the United States; and </li> <li>the importing country has a lawful public or private use market for such item and is not listed as a country prohibited from receiving arms exports.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5135 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2016 Mr. Stewart (for himself, Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. Abraham , Mr. Babin , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mr. Chaffetz , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Westerman , Mr. Cook , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. Carter of Texas , Mr. Zinke , Mr. Collins of New York , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Buck , and Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide that no regulation issued under section 38(a)(1) of that Act, and no policy or practice in implementing such a regulation, may prohibit the otherwise lawful export for sale or transfer of any firearm silencer, or any component, part, accessory or attachment for any firearm silencer, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Suppressor Export Act . 2. Amendments to Arms Export Control Act (a) In general Section 38(b) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2778(b) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) No regulation issued under subsection (a)(1), and no policy or practice in implementing such a regulation, may prohibit the otherwise lawful export for sale or transfer of any firearm silencer (as defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code), or any component, part, accessory or attachment for any firearm silencer, if— (A) the item may be lawfully manufactured in the United States; (B) the country to which the item is sought to be exported has a lawful market for such item, whether for public or private use; and (C) the country to which the item is sought to be exported is not listed as a country prohibited from receiving arms exports by statute or by part 126 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to the lawful export for sale or transfer of any firearm silencer, or any component, part, accessory or attachment for any firearm silencer, on or after such date of enactment.