,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 #bjai
 ,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,murphy1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1
 and ,mr4 ,cardin7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect the  
,american people from undetectable ghost
 guns1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,stopping the ,traffic in ,overseas
 ,proliferation of ,ghost ,guns ,act4   
#b4 ,findings ,congress makes the       
following findings3 7#a7 ,small arms and
 associated ammunition are--  7,a7      
uniquely lethal2  7,b7 easily spread and
 easily modified1 and  7,c7 the primary 
means of injury1 death1 and destruction 
in civil and military conflicts         
throughout the world4  7#b7 ,congress   
enacted legislation in #bjjb to ensure  
that the sale and export of such weapons
 would receive close congressional      

scrutiny and oversight1 which has proven
 important on multiple occasions4  7#c7 
,president ,donald ,trump has proposed  
to transfer the oversight of the export 
of most of these lethal weapons from the
 control of the ,department of ,state   
under the ,united ,states ,munitions    
,list to the less stringent export      
controls of the ,department of          
,commerce1 in part to expedite the sale 
of such weapons abroad4  7#d7 ,this     
proposed transfer would-- 7,a7 lessen   
the oversight of the ,secretary of      
,state to ensure that such exports      
comply with ,united ,states foreign     
policy1 national security1 and human    
rights requirements2  7,b7 completely   
eliminate congressional review of these 
sales by removing them from the         
jurisdiction of the ,arms ,export       
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et   
seq471 which mandates that such sales of
 #a1jjj1jjj and higher be reviewed by   
,congress and subject to the            
introduction1 consideration1 and vote on

 a resolution of disapproval to reject  
such sales2 and  7,c7 facilitate the    
global dissemination of technical       
information1 including blueprints1 of   
firearms1 allowing their easy production
 with #c;,d printers4  7#e7 ,firearms   
manufactured with #c;,d printers could  
be untraceable and undetectable by      
conventional means1 making it easier for
 criminals1 terrorists1 and other bad   
actors to commit violent crimes4  #c4   
,statement of policy ,it is the policy  
of the ,united ,states that-- 7#a7 the  
export of lethal firearms and ammunition
 deserves the highest level of executive
 and congressional scrutiny and         
oversight2 and  7#b7 long-standing      
practices1 policies1 and legal          
requirements regarding such exports     
should be continued and strengthened4   
#d4 ,prohibition on removal of firearms 
from ,united ,states ,munitions ,list   
7a7 ,restriction on removal of firearms 
from ,united ,states ,munitions ,list   
,notwithstanding section #ch of the     

,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bggh71 the ,president may not
 remove any firearm1 or technical       
information relating to such firearm1   
from the ,united ,states ,munitions     
,list4  7b7 ,limitation on modifying    
regulations ,the ,president and the     
,secretary of ,state may not change or  
alter any requirement under the         
,international ,traffic in ,arms        
,regulations 7subchapter ,m of chapter  
,i of title #bb1 ,code of ,federal      
,regulations7 or such successor         
regulations relating to the export of   
firearms controlled on the ,united      
,states ,munitions ,list1 as such       
regulations and munitions list were     
composed as of ,january #a1 #bjah4  #e4 
,congressional oversight of suspension  
of export control regulations ,the      
,secretary of ,state may not suspend the
 application of the ,international      
,traffic in ,arms ,regulations          
7subchapter ,m of chapter ,i of title   
#bb1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations7 or 

any such successor regulations1 or any  
part thereof1 unless the ,secretary of  
,state has notified the ,committee on   
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives in       
accordance with the process and         
procedures specified in section #ch7;f7 
of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bggh7;f774