,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bbdg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #d1 #bjac ,mrs4 ,lummis introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 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 ,defense1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,collectible ,firearms ,protection ,act4 #b4 ,amendments to ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7a7 ,in general ,section #ch7;b77#a7 of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggh7;b77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the first subparagraph 7,b7 7as added by section #hadb of the ,department of ,defense ,appropriations ,act1 #aihh 7,public ,law #ajj-bjb2 #aja ,stat4 #acbi-hh77-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting subparagraph 7,a77i72 7,b7 in clause 7i71 by striking ,secretary of the ,treasury and inserting ,attorney ,general2 and 7,c7 by striking clause 7ii7 and inserting the following3 7ii7 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 country4 2 7#b7 by redesignating the second subparagraph 7,b7 7as added by section #abee7;b7 of the ,foreign ,relations ,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,years #aihh and #aihi 7,public ,law #ajj-bjd2 #aja ,stat4 #adca77 as subparagraph 7,c72 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 regulation1 or ,executive order1 any such firearms described in subparagraph 7,b7 may be imported into the ,united ,states by an importer licensed under the provisions of chapter #dd of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 without the importer or the person described in subparagraph 7,b77ii7-- 7i7 obtaining authorization from the ,department of ,state or the ,department of ,defense for the transfer of such firearms by the person to the importer2 or 7ii7 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 importer4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by subsection 7a7 apply to the importation of firearms described in section #ch7;b77#a77;,b7 of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7as amended by subsection 7a7 of this section7 on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4