Collectible Firearms Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-1137
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2017-02-16
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Historical and cultural resources

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Collectible Firearms Protection Act</strong></p> <p> This bill amends the Arms Export Control Act to allow the importation of certain firearms listed as curios or relics into the United States by a licensed importer without the requirement of an authorization from or payment to the Department of State or the Department of Defense upon certification to the Department of Justice that such firearms are lawfully possessed under the laws of the exporting country.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1137 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 16, 2017 Mr. Collins of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Cheney , and Mr. Babin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the United States by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Department of State or the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Collectible Firearms Protection Act . 2. Amendments to Arms Export Control Act (a) In general Section 38(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting subparagraph (A)(i) ; (B) in clause (i), by striking Secretary of the Treasury and inserting Attorney General ; and (C) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: (ii) the person seeking to export such firearms to the United States certifies to the Attorney General that the firearms are lawfully possessed under the laws of the exporting country. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or Executive order, any such firearms described in subparagraph (B) may be imported into the United States by an importer licensed under the provisions of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, without the importer or the person described in subparagraph (B)(ii)— (i) obtaining authorization from the Department of State or the Department of Defense for the transfer of such firearms by the person to the importer; or (ii) providing payment to the Department of State or the Department of Defense of any of the proceeds of the transfer of such firearms by the person to the importer. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to the importation of firearms described in section 38(b)(1)(B) of the Arms Export Control Act (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.