,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #caii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bf1      
#bjac,mr4 ,stockman 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,posey1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4
 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 and  
,mr4 ,burgess7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary1 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 safeguard military and   
civilian personnel on military bases by 
repealing bans on military personnel    
carrying firearms1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,safe ,military     
,bases ,act4  #b4 ,repeal of laws and   
regulations disarming firearms-trained  
military personnel and prohibition on   
reimposing bans on military personnel   

carrying firearms  7a7 ,definitions ,in 
this section3 7#a7 ,the term firearms   
means only handguns4  7#b7 ,the term    
military personnel means all members of 
the ,armed ,forces who are trained by   
the ,armed ,forces in the use of        
firearms4  7b7 ,findings ,congress makes
 the following findings3 7#a7 ,in both  
the ,fort ,hood and ,navy ,yard         
shootings1 military personnel unable to 
carry firearms by the military gun bans 
were unable to stop the shooters4  7#b7 
,military personnel are trained in      
firearms use and are prepared to protect
 and defend the ,united ,states at all  
times4  7#c7 ,military personnel are    
entrusted with firearms and other       
weapons in the defense of the ,united   
,states4  7#d7 ,gun free zones attract  
mass-murderers4 ,the ,aurora1 ,colorado1
 shooter selected the single theater in 
the area that banned concealed-carry4   
7#e7 ,following the ,fort ,hood         
terrorist attack1 the world--including  
the ,navy ,yard shooter--learned that   

post-gun-ban military bases are         
inadequately defended targets4 ,such    
shootings may happen again as long as   
military personnel are disarmed4  7c7   
,repeal of laws and regulations         
disarming firearms-,trained military    
personnel  7#a7 ,repeal ,effective on   
the date of the enactment of this ,act--
 7,a7 ,army ,regulation #aij-ad1 issued 
on ,march #ab1 #aiic1 is repealed2 and  
7,b7 ,department of ,defense ,directive 
,number #ebaj4ef1 issued on ,november   
#a1 #bjja1 as modified on ,january #bd1 
#bjjb1 and by any subsequent            
modification1 is repealed4  7#b7 ,effect
 of other firearm bans ,effective on the
 date of the enactment of this ,act1 any
 provision in any other law1 rule1      
regulation1 or ,executive order that    
prohibits military personnel trained in 
firearms from carrying officially issued
 or personally owned firearms on        
military bases shall have no force or   
effect with regard to such military     
personnel1 and such military personnel  

shall not be prohibited from carrying   
officially issued or personally owned   
firearms on military bases4 ,this       
paragraph includes the relevant         
provisions in section #aehe of title    
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code 7relating to 
carrying of firearms71 section #ibb of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code        
7relating to unlawful acts71 and part   
#ajh4aa of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal 
,regulations 7relating to carriage of   
weapons74  7d7 ,prohibition on military 
personnel gun bans  7#a7 ,department of 
defense ,the ,secretary of ,defense and 
the ,secretaries of the military        
departments shall not reinstate the     
firearm bans referred to in subsection  
7c7 or enact similar restrictions       
prohibiting or restricting military     
personnel from carrying firearms4  7#b7 
,president ,the ,president shall not    
take any executive action or promulgate 
any rule or issue any ,executive order  
or regulation to prohibit military      
personnel from carrying firearms4  7e7  

,reporting requirement ,the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall submit to ,congress1  
not later than #ij days after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 a report 
describing the actions taken to ensure  
compliance with this section4