10 USC 1062 Public Law 111-383
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PROHIBITION ON INFRINGING ON THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHT TO LAWFULLY ACQUIRE, POSSESS, OWN, CARRY, AND OTHERWISE USE PRIVATELY OWNED FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, AND OTHER WEAPONS
Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1062, Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4363,
provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(c), the Secretary of Defense shall not prohibit, issue
any requirement relating to, or collect or record any
information relating to the otherwise lawful acquisition,
possession, ownership, carrying, or other use of a
privately owned firearm, privately owned ammunition,
or another privately owned weapon by a member of the
Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Department
of Defense on property that is not—
‘‘(1) a military installation; or
‘‘(2) any other property that is owned or operated
by the Department of Defense.
‘‘(b) EXISTING REGULATIONS AND RECORDS.—
‘‘(1) REGULATIONS.—Any regulation promulgated before
the date of enactment of this Act [Jan. 7, 2011]
shall have no force or effect to the extent that it requires
conduct prohibited by this section.
‘‘(2) RECORDS.—Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall destroy any record containing information described
in subsection (a) that was collected before the
date of enactment of this Act.
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (a) shall not
be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of
Defense to—
‘‘(1) create or maintain records relating to, or regulate
the possession, carrying, or other use of a firearm,
ammunition, or other weapon by a member of
the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Department
of Defense while—
‘‘(A) engaged in official duties on behalf of the
Department of Defense; or
‘‘(B) wearing the uniform of an Armed Force; or
‘‘(2) create or maintain records relating to an investigation,
prosecution, or adjudication of an alleged
violation of law (including regulations not prohibited
under subsection (a)), including matters related to
whether a member of the Armed Forces constitutes a
threat to the member or others.
‘‘(d) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall—
‘‘(1) conduct a comprehensive review of the privately
owned weapons policy of the Department of
Defense, including legal and policy issues regarding
the regulation of privately owned firearms off of a
military installation, as recommended by the Department
of Defense Independent Review Related to Fort
Hood; and
‘‘(2) submit to the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives a report regarding the
findings of and recommendations relating to the review
conducted under paragraph (1), including any
recommendations for adjustments to the requirements
under this section.
‘‘(e) MILITARY INSTALLATION DEFINED.—In this section,
the term ‘military installation’ has the meaning
given that term under section 2687(e)(1) of title 10,
United States Code.’’