,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aehh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bb1 #bjai,mr4    
,crapo 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ris*7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to repeal c]ta9 provisions ( !
 ,f$]al ,swit*blade ,act to all[ dome/ic
 manufactur]s to %ip & sell _! products 
to buy]s locat$ 9 o!r ,/ates1 to p]mit !
 importation ( c]ta9 knife p>ts1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,fre$om ( ,comm]ce ,act4
  #b4 ,repeal ( c]ta9 laws relat$ to    
swit*blade knives  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,act 
entitl$ ,an ,act to prohibit !          
introduction1 or manufacture =          
introduction1 into int]/ate comm]ce (   
swit*blade knives1 & = o!r purposes1    
approv$ ,augu/ #ab1 #aieh 7commonly kn[n
 z ! ,f$]al ,swit*blade ,act2 #ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #abda et seq471 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ sections #a ?r\gh #d4  7b7 ,con=m+
 am5dm5ts ,*apt] #hc ( title #ah1 ,unit$

 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section
 #agaf-- 7,a7 by /rik+ subsection 7g72  
7,b7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7h7 ?r\gh
 7k7 z subsections 7g7 ?r\gh 7j71       
respectively2 &  7,c7 by /rik+          
subsection 7h71 z s r$esignat$1 & ins]t+
 ! foll[+3  7h7 7#a7 ,all balli/ic      
knives are nonmailable & %all n be      
deposit$ 9 or c>ri$ by ! mails or       
deliv]$ by any (fic] or employee ( !    
,po/al ,s]vice4 ,su* knives may be      
convey$ 9 ! mails1 "u su* regulations z 
! ,po/al ,s]vice %all prescribe-- 7,a7  
to civilian or ,arm$ ,=ces supply or    
procurem5t (fic]s & employees ( ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t ord]+1 procur+1 or pur*as+   
su* knives 9 connection ) ! activities (
 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2  7,b7 to supply or 
procurem5t (fic]s ( ! ,national ,gu>d1 !
 ,air ,national ,gu>d1 or militia ( a   
,/ate ord]+1 procur+1 or pur*as+ su*    
knives 9 connection ) ! activities ( su*
 organizations2  7,c7 to supply or      
procurem5t (fic]s or employees ( any    
,/ate1 or any political subdivision ( a 

,/ate or ,t]ritory1 ord]+1 procur+1 or  
pur*as+ su* knives 9 connection ) !     
activities ( su* gov]nm5t2 &  7,d7 to   
manufactur]s ( su* knives or bona fide  
deal]s !re9 9 connection ) any %ipm5t   
made pursuant to an ord] f any p]son    
designat$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71 &  
7,c74  7#b7 ,z us$ 9 ?is subsection1 !  
t]m balli/ic knife means a knife ) a    
deta*able blade t is propell$ by a      
spr+-op]at$ me*anism4  2 &  7#b7 9      
section #agaf;,e7i71 by /rik+ section   
#agaf7k7 & ins]t+ section #agaf7;j74    
7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
?is section-- 7#a7 %all take effect on !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7    
%all n apply ) respect to any indictm5t1
 conviction1 s5t5c+1 appeal1 civil or   
crim9al f9e or p5alty obta9$1 =feiture  
obta9$1 t]m ( imprisonm5t1 or any o!r   
en=cem5t action or proce$+ occurr+ or   
comm5c$ be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4