S. 4117: Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2026

This bill, known as the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2026, aims to create a program that allows federal law enforcement officers to buy their retired service weapons from the federal agency that issued them. The key points of the bill are as follows:

Program Establishment

Within one year of the enactment of this law, the Administrator of General Services is required to set up a program enabling federal law enforcement officers to purchase their retired firearms.

Eligibility for Purchase

Federal law enforcement officers can purchase a retired firearm under this bill if they meet the following conditions:

• The purchase must occur within six months after the firearm is retired.
• The officer must be in good standing with the federal agency they are or were employed by.

Cost of Firearm

The firearms sold under this program will be priced at their salvage value, which reflects the age and condition of the firearm.

Definition of Terms

The bill includes specific definitions for clarity:

• Federal law enforcement officer: Refers to individuals defined in section 115(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, including retired officers.
• Firearm: Defined according to section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, with the exception of machine guns not lawfully possessed before specific regulations took effect.
• Retired firearm: A firearm that an agency has declared as surplus.
• Salvage value: The expected value of an asset after it has become useless to the original owner, or the estimated amount obtainable when an asset is disposed of at the end of its useful life.

Conclusion

The proposed legislation aims to facilitate the transition of federally issued firearms from government possession to the ownership of the officers who used them, under defined conditions and at a specific cost.

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