Lifesaving Gear for Police Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9745 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9745

 To prohibit the enforcement of certain regulations relating to sale, 
 donation, and transfer of Federal Government property, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 20, 2024

 Mr. Waltz (for himself, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Williams of 
  New York, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mrs. Kiggans of 
  Virginia, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
 Calvert, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
  Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. Steube, Mr. Flood, Mr. 
     Valadao, Mr. Kean of New Jersey, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Stauber, Mr. 
 DesJarlais, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Duarte, Mr. 
   Suozzi, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Guest, Mr. Mills, Mr. 
 Bacon, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Bean of Florida, 
   Mr. Posey, Mrs. Gonzalez-Colon, and Mr. Garbarino) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the enforcement of certain regulations relating to sale, 
 donation, and transfer of Federal Government property, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lifesaving Gear for Police Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCESS TO LIFESAVING FEDERAL 
              EQUIPMENT.

    (a) Unenforceability of Certain Regulations Unless Enacted Into 
Law.--
            (1) In general.--No regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or 
        recommendation issued on or after May 15, 2015, that limits the 
        sale, donation, or transfer of property of the Federal 
        Government pursuant to Executive Order 13688 (entitled 
        ``Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment 
        Acquisition'') or Executive Order 14074 (entitled ``Advancing 
        Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices 
        To Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety''), including excess 
        property of the Department of Defense, to State and local 
        agencies for law enforcement activities (whether pursuant to 
        section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, or any other 
        provision of law, or as a condition on the use of Federal 
        funds) shall have any force or effect after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act unless enacted into law by Congress.
            (2) Prohibition on use of funds to enforce regulations.--No 
        agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government may use any 
        Federal funds, fees, or resources to implement or carry out a 
        regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or recommendation issued as 
        described in paragraph (1) that is not enacted into law by 
        Congress.
            (3) Limitations on subsequent executive orders.--In 
        accordance with this subsection, the President may not 
        reinstate any section of the Executive orders listed in 
        paragraph (1) nor establish any substantially similar Executive 
        order regarding the transfer of equipment to law enforcement 
        under section 2576a of title 10, United States Code.
    (b) Return or Reissue of Equipment Recalled or Seized Pursuant to 
Regulations.--Any property recalled or seized on or after May 15, 2015, 
pursuant to a regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or recommendation 
issued as described in subsection (a)(1) shall be returned, replaced, 
or re-issued to the agency from which recalled or seized, at no cost to 
such agency, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, if--
            (1) such agency requests that the property be returned, 
        replaced, or re-issued;
            (2) such agency satisfies the conditions set forth under 
        2576a of title 10, United States Code, authorizing transfer and 
        use of such property, if applicable; and
            (3) the property is in stock and available for transfer to 
        the agency to be used for law enforcement activities at the 
        time the agency submits a request referred to in paragraph (1).
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