,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bc1 #bjaf    
,mr4 ,ratcliffe 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,hensarling1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4          
,farenthold1 ,mr4 ,brady of ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,smith of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,sam ,johnson of
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,calvert1 ,mr4 ,hurt of   
,virginia1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4          
,culberson1 ,mr4 ,barr1 and ,mr4        
,meadows7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,armed ,services1 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     
prohibit any regulation1 rule1 guidance1
 recommendation1 or policy issued after 
,may #ae1 #bjae1 that limits the sale or
 donation of excess property of the     
,federal ,government to ,state and local
 agencies for law enforcement           

activities1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,protecting ,lives ,using ,surplus 
,equipment ,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,general 
prohibition ,no regulation1 rule1       
guidance1 recommendation1 or policy     
issued after ,may #ae1 #bjae1 that      
limits the sale or donation of excess   
property of the ,federal ,government1   
including excess property of the        
,department of ,defense1 to ,state and  
local agencies for law enforcement      
activities 7whether pursuant to section 
#begf;a of title #aj1 ,united ,states   
,code1 or any other provision of law1 or
 as a condition on the use of ,federal  
funds7 shall have any force or effect   
unless enacted into law by ,congress4   
#c4 ,limitation on ,federal funds ,no   
agency or instrumentality of the        
,federal ,government may use any        
,federal funds1 fees1 or resources to   
implement such regulation1 rule1        
guidance1 recommendation1 or policy4    
#d4 ,return or reissue of equipment     

recalled or seized ,any property        
recalled or seized on or after ,may #ae1
 #bjae1 pursuant to a regulation1 rule1 
guidance1 recommendation1 or policy     
described in section #a shall be        
returned1 replaced1 or re-issued to the 
,state or local agency from which it was
 recalled or seized1 at no cost to such 
agency1 as soon as practicable after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act4