,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ba1     
#bjae ,mr4 ,johnson introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to permit service
 members to carry firearms on military  
installations1 including reserve centers
 and recruitment offices4  #a4 ,short   
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,armed ,forces ,self-,defense ,act4  #b4
 ,statement of policy  7a7 ,in general  
,it is the policy of the ,united ,states
 that ,department of ,defense personnel 
shall be appropriately armed and have   
the inherent right to self-defense4  7b7
 ,department of ,defense policy ,it     
shall be the policy of the ,department  
of ,defense to permit trained military  
personnel to carry1 open or concealed1  
certain personal firearms while on      
military installations in the ,united   
,states4  7c7 ,effective date ,this     
section shall take effect not later than

 #fj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4  #c4 ,repeal of 
portions of regulations and directives  
prohibiting service members trained in  
the use of firearms from carrying a     
personal firearm on a military          
installation  7a7 ,termination of force 
and effect of current regulations and   
directives ,effective not later than #fj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the following regulations1  
directives1 and rules shall have no     
further force or effect3  7#a7 ,section 
#d4;b4 of the ,department of ,defense   
,directive ,number #ebaj4ef1 issued on  
,november #a1 #bjja1 and modified on    
,january #bd1 #bjjb1 and on ,april #a1  
#bjaa4  7#b7 ,army ,regulation #aij-ad1 
issued on ,march #ab1 #aiic4  7b7 ,other
 firearm bans ,effective not later than 
#fj days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 any provision in any     
other rule1 regulation1 or ,executive   
order that prohibits military personnel 
trained in firearms from carrying       

personal firearms on ,united ,states    
military installations shall have no    
further force or effect with regard to  
such military personnel1 and such       
military personnel shall not be         
prohibited from carrying personal       
firearms on ,united ,states military    
installations4  #d4 ,process by which   
service members may carry a personal    
firearm on a military installation  7a7 
,process required ,not later than #fj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense1  
taking into consideration the views of  
senior leadership of military           
installations in the ,united ,states1   
shall establish a process by which the  
commander of a military installation in 
the ,united ,states may authorize a     
member of the ,armed ,forces who is     
assigned to duty at the installation to 
carry a personal firearm on the         
installation if the commander determines
 it to be necessary as a personal- or   
force-protection measure4  7b7 ,relation

 to ,state and local law ,in            
establishing the process under          
subsection 7a7 for a military           
installation1 the commander of the      
installation shall consult with elected 
officials of the ,state and local       
jurisdictions in which the installation 
is located and take into consideration  
the law of the ,state and such          
jurisdictions regarding carrying a      
personal firearm4  7c7 ,member          
qualifications ,to be eligible to be    
authorized to carry a personal firearm  
on a military installation pursuant to  
the process established under subsection
 7a71 a member of the ,armed ,forces--  
7#a7 must complete any training and     
certification required by any ,state in 
which the installation is located that  
would permit the member to carry in that
 ,state2  7#b7 must not be subject to   
disciplinary action under the ,uniform  
,code of ,military ,justice for any     
offense that could result in            
incarceration or separation from the    

,armed ,forces2 and  7#c7 must not be   
prohibited from possessing a firearm    
because of conviction of a crime of     
domestic violence4  7d7 ,state defined  
,in this section1 the term ,state       
includes the ,district of ,columbia1 the
 ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 and any
 territory or possession of the ,united 
,states4  #e4 ,definitions ,in this     
,act3 7#a7 ,military installation ,the  
term military installation means a base1
 camp1 post1 station1 yard1 center1 or  
other activity1 including a reserve     
center and a recruitment office1 under  
the jurisdiction of the ,secretary of a 
military department4  7#b7 ,firearm ,the
 term firearm means a handgun1          
specifically1 a gun designed for use in 
one hand such as a pistol or a revolver4