Sec. 1087. Transfer of surplus firearms to Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety
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Section 40728 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may transfer to the corporation, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this subchapter, surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols and spare parts and related accessories for those pistols that, on the date of the enactment of this subsection, are under the control of the Secretary and are surplus to the requirements of the Department of the Army, and such material as may be recovered by the Secretary pursuant to section 40728A(a) of this title.
The Secretary shall determine a reasonable schedule for the transfer of such surplus pistols. The Secretary may not transfer more than 10,000 surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols to the corporation during any year and may only transfer such pistols as long as pistols described in paragraph
(1)remain available for transfer. . Such title is further amended— in section 40728A— by striking rifles each place it appears and inserting surplus firearms ; and in subsection (a), by striking section 40731(a) and inserting section 40732(a) ; in section 40729(a)— in paragraph (1), by striking section 40728(a) and inserting subsections
(a)and
(h)of section 40728 ; in paragraph (2), by striking 40728(a) and inserting subsections
(a)and
(h)of section 40728 ; and in paragraph (4), by inserting and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols after caliber .30 and caliber .22 rimfire rifles ; in section 40732— by striking caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 surplus rifles both places it appears and inserting surplus caliber .22 rimfire rifles, caliber .30 surplus rifles, and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols ; and in subsection (b), by striking is over 18 years of age and inserting is legally of age ; and in section 40733— by striking Section 922(a)(1)-(3) and
(5)and inserting
(a); and In general.— Except as provided in subsection (b), section 922(a)(1)-(3) and
(5)by adding at the end the following new subsection: With respect to firearms other than caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 rifles, the corporation shall obtain a license as a dealer in firearms and abide by all requirements imposed on persons licensed under chapter 44 of title 18, including maintaining acquisition and disposition records, and conducting background checks. . The Secretary of the Army may carry out a one-year pilot program under which the Secretary may transfer to the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety not more than 10,000 firearms described in paragraph (2). The firearms described in this paragraph are surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols and spare parts and related accessories for those pistols that, on the date of the enactment of this section, are under the control of the Secretary and are surplus to the requirements of the Department of the Army. Transfers of surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols from the Army to the Corporation under the pilot program shall be made in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 407 of title 36, United States Code. Not later than 90 days after the Secretary initiates the pilot program under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an interim report on the pilot program. Not later than 15 days after the Secretary completes the pilot program under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a final report on the pilot program. Each report required by this subsection shall include, for the period covered by the report— the number of firearms described in subsection (a)(2) transferred under the pilot program; and information on any crimes committed using firearms transferred under the pilot program. The Secretary may not transfer firearms described in subsection (b)(2) under subchapter II of chapter 407 of title 36, United States Code, until the date that is 60 days after the date of the submittal of the final report required under subsection (b)(4)(B).