,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aehh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bb1      
#bjai,mr4 ,crapo 7for himself and ,mr4  
,risch7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to repeal  
certain provisions of the ,federal      
,switchblade ,act to allow domestic     
manufacturers to ship and sell their    
products to buyers located in other     
,states1 to permit the importation of   
certain knife parts1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,freedom of         
,commerce ,act4  #b4 ,repeal of certain 
laws related to switchblade knives  7a7 
,in general ,the ,act entitled ,an ,act 
to prohibit the introduction1 or        
manufacture for introduction1 into      
interstate commerce of switchblade      
knives1 and for other purposes1 approved
 ,august #ab1 #aieh 7commonly known as  
the ,federal ,switchblade ,act2 #ae     

,u4,s4,c4 #abda et seq471 is amended by 
striking sections #a through #d4  7b7   
,conforming amendments ,chapter #hc of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in section #agaf-- 7,a7  
by striking subsection 7g72  7,b7 by    
redesignating subsections 7h7 through   
7k7 as subsections 7g7 through 7j71     
respectively2 and  7,c7 by striking     
subsection 7h71 as so redesignated1 and 
inserting the following3  7h7 7#a7 ,all 
ballistic knives are nonmailable and    
shall not be deposited in or carried by 
the mails or delivered by any officer or
 employee of the ,postal ,service4 ,such
 knives may be conveyed in the mails1   
under such regulations as the ,postal   
,service shall prescribe-- 7,a7 to      
civilian or ,armed ,forces supply or    
procurement officers and employees of   
the ,federal ,government ordering1      
procuring1 or purchasing such knives in 
connection with the activities of the   
,federal ,government2  7,b7 to supply or
 procurement officers of the ,national  

,guard1 the ,air ,national ,guard1 or   
militia of a ,state ordering1 procuring1
 or purchasing such knives in connection
 with the activities of such            
organizations2  7,c7 to supply or       
procurement officers or employees of any
 ,state1 or any political subdivision of
 a ,state or ,territory1 ordering1      
procuring1 or purchasing such knives in 
connection with the activities of such  
government2 and  7,d7 to manufacturers  
of such knives or bona fide dealers     
therein in connection with any shipment 
made pursuant to an order from any      
person designated in subparagraphs 7,a71
 7,b71 and 7,c74  7#b7 ,as used in this 
subsection1 the term ballistic knife    
means a knife with a detachable blade   
that is propelled by a spring-operated  
mechanism4  2 and  7#b7 in section      
#agaf;,e7i71 by striking section        
#agaf7k7 and inserting section          
#agaf7;j74  7c7 ,effective date ,the    
amendments made by this section-- 7#a7  
shall take effect on the date of        

enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7 shall 
not apply with respect to any           
indictment1 conviction1 sentencing1     
appeal1 civil or criminal fine or       
penalty obtained1 forfeiture obtained1  
term of imprisonment1 or any other      
enforcement action or proceeding        
occurring or commenced before the date  
of enactment of this ,act4