Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Suppressor Export Act”.
Suppressor Export Act
A BILL
To amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide that no regulation issued under section 38(a)(1) of that Act, and no policy or practice in implementing such a regulation, may prohibit the otherwise lawful export for sale or transfer of any firearm silencer, or any component, part, accessory or attachment for any firearm silencer, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Amendments to Arms Export Control Act
by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
“(3) No regulation issued under subsection (a)(1), and no policy or practice in implementing such a regulation, may prohibit the otherwise lawful export for sale or transfer of any firearm silencer (as defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code), or any component, part, accessory or attachment for any firearm silencer, if—
“(A) the item may be lawfully manufactured in the United States;
“(B) the country to which the item is sought to be exported has a lawful market for such item, whether for public or private use; and
“(C) the country to which the item is sought to be exported is not listed as a country prohibited from receiving arms exports by statute or by part 126 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations.”
Effective date— The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to the lawful export for sale or transfer of any firearm silencer, or any component, part, accessory or attachment for any firearm silencer, on or after such date of enactment.