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4	4	STSESSION S. 961
5	5	To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a
6	6	member of the Armed Forces and the spouse of that member shall
7	7	have the same rights regarding the receipt of firearms at the location
8	8	of any duty station of the member.
9	9	IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
10	10	MARCH11 (legislative day, MARCH10), 2025
11	11	Mr. R
12	12	OUNDS(for himself, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. RISCH, Mr. CRAMER, Mr.
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14	14	OEVEN, Mr. SCOTTof Florida, Mr. JUSTICE, Mr. BUDD, Mrs. HYDE-
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16	16	MITH, and Mr. CRUZ) introduced the following bill; which was read
17	17	twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
18	18	A BILL
19	19	To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to
20	20	provide that a member of the Armed Forces and the
21	21	spouse of that member shall have the same rights regard-
22	22	ing the receipt of firearms at the location of any duty
23	23	station of the member.
24	24	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
25	25	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
26	26	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
27	27	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Our Military 4
28	28	Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act’’. 5
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31	31	•S 961 IS
32	32	SEC. 2. RECEIPT OF FIREARM OR AMMUNITION BY SPOUSE 1
33	33	OF MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES AT A 2
34	34	DUTY STATION OF THE MEMBER OUTSIDE 3
35	35	THE UNITED STATES. 4
36	36	Section 925(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is 5
37	37	amended— 6
38	38	(1) by inserting ‘‘or to the spouse of such a 7
39	39	member’’ before ‘‘or to’’; 8
40	40	(2) by striking ‘‘members,’’ and inserting 9
41	41	‘‘members and spouses,’’; 10
42	42	(3) by striking ‘‘members or’’ and inserting 11
43	43	‘‘members, spouses, or’’; and 12
44	44	(4) by striking ‘‘member or’’ and inserting 13
45	45	‘‘member, spouse, or’’. 14
46	46	SEC. 3. RESIDENCY OF SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF THE 15
47	47	ARMED FORCES TO BE DETERMINED ON THE 16
48	48	SAME BASIS AS THE RESIDENCY OF SUCH 17
49	49	MEMBERS FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL FIRE-18
50	50	ARMS LAWS. 19
51	51	Section 921(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 20
52	52	amended to read as follows: 21
53	53	‘‘(b) For purposes of this chapter, a member of the 22
54	54	Armed Forces on active duty, or a spouse of such a mem-23
55	55	ber, is a resident of— 24
56	56	‘‘(1) the State in which the member or spouse 25
57	57	maintains legal residence; 26
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61	61	‘‘(2) the State in which the permanent duty 1
62	62	station of the member is located; and 2
63	63	‘‘(3) the State in which the member maintains 3
64	64	a place of abode from which the member commutes 4
65	65	each day to the permanent duty station of the mem-5
66	66	ber.’’. 6
67	67	SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 7
68	68	The amendments made by this Act shall apply to con-8
69	69	duct engaged in after the date that is 180 days after the 9
70	70	date of enactment of this Act. 10
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