S.Amdt. 4826

SA 4826. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCESS TO
LIFESAVING FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.

(a) Unenforceability of Certain Regulations Unless Enacted
Into Law.--
(1) In general.--No regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or
recommendations issued on or after May 15, 2015, that limits
the sale or donation of property of the Federal Government,
including excess property of the Department of Defense, to
State and local agencies for law enforcement activities
(whether pursuant to section 2576a of title 10, United States
Code, or any other provision of law, or as a condition on the
use of Federal funds) shall have any force or effect after
the date of the enactment of this Act unless enacted into law
by Congress.
(2) Prohibition on use of funds to enforce regulations.--No
agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government may use
any Federal funds, fees, or resources to implement or carry
out a regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or recommendation
issued as described in subsection (a) that is not enacted
into law by Congress.
(b) Return or Reissue of Equipment Recalled or Seized
Pursuant to Regulations.--Any property recalled or seized on
or after May 15, 2015, pursuant to a regulation, rule,
guidance, policy, or recommendation issued as described in
subsection (a) shall be returned, replaced, or re-issued to
the agency from which recalled or seized, at no cost to such
agency, as soon as practicable after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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