--- kind: "range" citation: "16 U.S.C. §§ 1–18" title: "16" from: "1" to: "18" count: 84 release: "119-102" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/1..18" --- # [§1. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39, 62 Stat. 992, eff. Sept. 1, 1948 — repealed] # [§1a–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–2. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–3. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–4. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–5. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–6. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–7. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–7a. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # §1a–7b. Protection of right of individuals to bear arms - (a) **Congressional findings—** Congress finds the following: - (1) The 2d amendment to the Constitution provides that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”. - (2) [Section 27.42 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations](/cfr/50/27.42.md), provides that, except in special circumstances, citizens of the United States may not “possess, use, or transport firearms on national [wildlife refuges](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=6)” of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. - (3) The regulations described in [paragraph (2)](#a-2) prevent individuals complying with Federal and [State](/usc/16/6456.md?p=2) laws from exercising the 2d amendment rights of the individuals while at [units](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of the National [Wildlife Refuge](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=6) [System](/usc/16/668ee.md?p=14). - (4) The existence of different laws relating to the transportation and possession of firearms at different [units](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of the National [Wildlife Refuge](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=6) [System](/usc/16/668ee.md?p=14) entrapped law-abiding gun [owners](/usc/16/429b–3.md?p=4) while at [units](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of the National [Wildlife Refuge](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=6) [System](/usc/16/668ee.md?p=14). - (5) Although the Bush administration issued new regulations relating to the 2d amendment rights of law-abiding citizens in [units](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of the National [Wildlife Refuge](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=6) [System](/usc/16/668ee.md?p=14) that went into effect on January 9, 2009— - (A) on March 19, 2009, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction with respect to the implementation and enforcement of the new regulations; and - (B) the new regulations— - (i) are under review by the Obama administration; and - (ii) may be altered. - (6) Congress needs to weigh in on the new regulations to ensure that unelected bureaucrats and judges cannot again override the 2d amendment rights of law-abiding citizens on 90,790,000 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. - (7) Federal laws should make it clear that the 2d amendment rights of an individual at a [unit](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of the National [Wildlife Refuge](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=6) [System](/usc/16/668ee.md?p=14) should not be infringed. - (b) **Protection of right of individuals to bear arms in units of the National Wildlife Refuge System—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including an assembled or functional firearm, in any [unit](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of the National [Wildlife Refuge](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=6) [System](/usc/16/668ee.md?p=14) if— - (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm; and - (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the [State](/usc/16/6456.md?p=2) in which the [unit](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of the National [Wildlife Refuge](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=6) [System](/usc/16/668ee.md?p=14) is located. # [§1a–8. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–9. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–10. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–11. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–12. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–13. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–14. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1b. Repealed or Transferred — repealed] # [§1c. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1d. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1e. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1f. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1g. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1h. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1i. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1j. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§2. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§3. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§3a. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§3b. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§4. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§5. Omitted — omitted] # [§6. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§6a. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–209, § 2, Dec. 18, 1967, 81 Stat. 656 — repealed] # [§7. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1(35), 65 Stat. 702 — repealed] # [§7a. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§7b. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§7c. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§7d. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§7e. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§8. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§8–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 85–767, § 2 [33], Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 919 — repealed] # [§8a. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§8b. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§8c. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§8d. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§8e. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§8f. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§9. Repealed. June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VI, § 602(a)(12), 63 Stat. 400, eff. July 1, 1949; renumbered Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 6(a), (b), 64 Stat. 583 — repealed] # [§9a. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§10. Repealed. Pub. L. 91–383, § 10(a)(2), (3), as added Pub. L. 94–458, § 2, Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1941 — repealed] # [§10a. Repealed. Pub. L. 91–383, § 10(a)(2), (3), as added Pub. L. 94–458, § 2, Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1941 — repealed] # [§11. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§12. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§13. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§14. Repealed. Pub. L. 88–578, § 2(a), Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 899 — repealed] # [§14a. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§14b. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§14c. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§14d. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§14e. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§15. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§16. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§17. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§17a. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 647 — repealed] # [§17b. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§17b–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 415(b)(3), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3516 — repealed] # [§17c. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§17d. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§17e. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§17f. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§17g. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§17h. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§17i. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§17j. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§17j–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # §17j–2. Authorization of appropriations for road maintenance and repair, etc. Appropriations for the [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5) Service are authorized for— - (a) Necessary protection of the [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) of federally owned land in the custody of the [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5) Service known as the Ocean Strip and Queets Corridor, adjacent to Olympic [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5), Washington; necessary repairs to the roads from Glacier [Park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) Station through the Blackfeet Indian Reservation to the various points in the boundary line of Glacier [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5), Montana, and the international boundary; repair and maintenance of approximately two and seventy-seven one-hundredths miles of road leading from United States Highway 187 to the north entrance of Grand Teton [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5), Wyoming; maintenance of approach roads through the Lassen [National Forest](/usc/16/5207.md?p=3) leading to Lassen Volcanic [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5), California; maintenance and repair of the Generals Highway between the boundaries of Sequoia [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5), California, and the Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5), California; maintenance of approximately two and one-fourth miles of roads comprising those portions of the Fresno-Kings Canyon approach road, [Park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) Ridge Lookout Road, and Ash Mountain-Advance truck trail, necessary to the administration and protection of the Sequoia and Kings Canyon [National Parks](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5); maintenance of the roads in the [national forests](/usc/16/5207.md?p=3) leading out of Yellowstone [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5), Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana; maintenance of the road in the Stanislaus [National Forest](/usc/16/5207.md?p=3) connecting the Tioga Road with the Hetch Hetchy Road near Mather Station, Yosemite [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5), California; and maintenance and repair of the approach road to the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and the road connecting the said monument with the Reno Monument site, Montana; repair and maintenance of the class “C” road lying between the terminus of F.A. 383 at the east boundary of Coronado [National Forest](/usc/16/5207.md?p=3) and the point where said class “C” road enters Coronado National [Memorial](/usc/16/450ss–1.md?p=2) in the vicinity of Montezuma Pass, approximately 5.3 miles. - (b) to (g) Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272. - (h) [Acquisition](/usc/16/620e.md?p=1) of rights-of-way and construction and maintenance of a water supply line partly outside the boundaries of Mesa Verde [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5). # [§17k. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§17l. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§17m. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§17n. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§17o. Repealed or Omitted — repealed] # [§18. Transferred — transferred]