Sec. 348. REPURPOSING AND REUSE OF SURPLUS ARMY FIREARMS

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## SEC. 348 REPURPOSING AND REUSE OF SURPLUS ARMY FIREARMS **[**[10 U.S.C. 4681 note](/us/usc/t10/s4681)**]** ###

(a)Required Transfer Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of the Army shall transfer to a suitable organic facility all excess firearms, related spare parts and components, small arms ammunition, and ammunition components currently stored at Defense Distribution Depot, Anniston, Alabama, that are no longer actively issued for military service and that are otherwise prohibited from commercial sale, or distribution, under Federal law. ###

(b)Repurposing and Reuse The items specified for transfer under subsection

(a)shall be shredded or melted and repurposed for military use as determined by the Secretary of the Army, including— ####

(1)the reforging of new firearms or their components; and ####

(2)force protection barriers and security bollards. ###

(c)Items Exempt From Transfer M-1 Garand, caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols, caliber .22 rimfire rifles, and such additional items as designated by the Secretary in the annual report required under subsection

(d)are not subject to the transfer requirement under subsection (a). ###

(d)Annual Report Not later than 5 days after the budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the Army, in coordination with the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report specifying additional excess firearms, related spare parts and components, small arms ammunition, and ammunition components designated as no longer actively issued for military service and that are otherwise prohibited from commercial sale, or distribution, under Federal law. The Secretary of the Army shall designate these items to either be added to the transfer list for the purposes described under subsection

(b)or the list of items exempted under subsection (c). The report may not include the redesignation or change in status of items previously designated for transfer or exemption pursuant to subsections

(a)or (c). ###

(e)Actions Pursuant to Annual Report The Secretary of the Army may not take any action to transfer items designated in the report submitted under subsection

(d)until the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for the fiscal year following the year such report is submitted. Upon enactment of such Act, the Secretary shall transfer or exempt the items so designated.

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REPURPOSING AND REUSE OF SURPLUS ARMY FIREARMS

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