To clarify the definition of switchblade knives.

SA 1447. Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Vitter,
Mr. Risch, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Corker, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Barrasso, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Crapo) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1373 proposed by Mr. Reid (for
Mr. Byrd (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mrs. Murray)) to the bill H.R.
2892, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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On page S7275, July 8, 2009, in the third column, the following
appears: SA 1447. Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Risch,
Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Corker, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Crapo) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed to amendment SA 1373 . . .

The online version has been corrected to read: SA 1447. Mr.
CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Risch,
Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Corker, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Crapo) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed to amendment SA 1373 . . .

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On page 77, between lines 16 and 17, add the following:

SEC. 556. DEFINITION OF SWITCHBLADE KNIVES.

Section 4 of the Act entitled ``An Act to prohibit the
introduction, or manufacture for introduction, into
interstate commerce of switchblade knives, and for other
purposes'' (commonly known as the Federal Switchblade Act)
(15 U.S.C. 1244) is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and
inserting ``; or'' and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) a knife that contains a spring, detent, or other
mechanism designed to create a bias toward closure of the
blade and that requires exertion applied to the blade by
hand, wrist, or arm to overcome the bias toward closure to
assist in opening the knife.''.

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