,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cacj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ai1 
#bjai,mr4 ,paul introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,armed ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to amend titles #aj and #ah1
 to permit members of the ,armed ,forces
 to possess firearms on military        
installations in accordance with        
applicable ,state law1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,servicemembers     
,self-,defense ,act of #bjai4  #b4      
,firearms permitted on ,department of   
,defense property ,section #icj7;g77#a7 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,the term    
,federal facility means and inserting   
the following3 8,the term #8,federal    
facility'--  7,a7 means  2  7#b7 by     
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,b7 with       
respect to a qualified member of the    

,armed ,forces1 as defined in section   
#ibf;,d7a71 does not include any land1 a
 building1 or any part thereof owned or 
leased by the ,department of ,defense4  
4  #c4 ,lawful possession of firearms on
 military installations by members of   
the ,armed ,forces  7a7 ,modification of
 general article ,section #icd of title 
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code 7article #acd
 of the ,uniform ,code of ,military     
,justice71 is amended--  7#a7 by        
inserting 7a7 ,in general4-- before     
,though not specifically mentioned2 and 
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 
new subsection3  7b7 ,possession of a   
firearm ,the possession of a concealed  
or open carry firearm by a member of the
 ,armed ,forces subject to this chapter 
on a military installation1 if lawful   
under the laws of the ,state in which   
the installation is located1 is not an  
offense under this section4  4  7b7     
,modification of regulations ,not later 
than #cj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  

of ,defense shall amend ,department of  
,defense ,directive number #ebaj4ef to  
provide that members of the ,armed      
,forces may possess firearms for        
defensive purposes on facilities and    
installations of the ,department of     
,defense in a manner consistent with the
 laws of the ,state in which the        
facility or installation concerned is   
located4  #d4 ,carrying of concealed    
firearms by qualified members of the    
,armed ,forces  7a7 ,in general ,chapter
 #dd of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by inserting after    
section #ibf;,c the following3  #ibf;,d4
 ,carrying of concealed firearms by     
qualified members of the ,armed ,forces 
7a7 ,definitions ,as used in this       
section-- 7#a7 the term firearm--  7,a7 
except as provided in this paragraph1   
has the same meaning as in section #iba2
  7,b7 includes ammunition not expressly
 prohibited by ,federal law or subject  
to the provisions of the ,national      
,firearms ,act2 and  7,c7 does not      

include-- 7i7 any machinegun 7as defined
 in section #ehde of the ,national      
,firearms ,act72  7ii7 any firearm      
silencer2 or  7iii7 any destructive     
device2 and  7#b7 the term qualified    
member of the ,armed ,forces means an   
individual who-- 7,a7 is a member of the
 ,armed ,forces on active duty status1  
as defined in section #aja7;d77#a7 of   
title #aj2  7,b7 is not the subject of  
disciplinary action under the ,uniform  
,code of ,military ,justice2  7,c7 is   
not under the influence of alcohol or   
another intoxicating or hallucinatory   
drug or substance2 and  7,d7 is not     
prohibited by ,federal law from         
receiving a firearm4  7b7 ,authorization
 ,notwithstanding any provision of the  
law of any ,state or any political      
subdivision thereof1 an individual who  
is a qualified member of the ,armed     
,forces and who is carrying             
identification required by subsection   
7d7 may carry a concealed firearm that  
has been shipped or transported in      

interstate or foreign commerce1 subject 
to subsection 7c74  7c7 ,limitations    
,this section shall not be construed to 
supersede or limit the laws of any      
,state that-- 7#a7 permit private       
persons or entities to prohibit or      
restrict the possession of concealed    
firearms on their property2 or  7#b7    
prohibit or restrict the possession of  
firearms on any ,state or local         
government property1 installation1      
building1 base1 or park4  7d7           
,identification ,the identification     
required by this subsection is the      
photographic identification issued by   
the ,department of ,defense for the     
qualified member of the ,armed ,forces4 
4  7b7 ,technical and conforming        
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #dd of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section      
#ibf;,c the following3  #ibf;,d4        
,carrying of concealed firearms by      
qualified members of the ,armed ,forces4

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