US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

15 U.S.C. § 5901

Findings

Congress finds that—
(1)
the distribution of goods and services to consumers in the United States requires the free flow of currency, bullion, securities, supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, and other items of unusual value in interstate commerce;
(2)
the armored car industry transports and protects such items in interstate commerce, including daily transportation of currency and supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits valued at more than $1,000,000,000;
(3)
armored car crew members are often subject to armed attack by individuals attempting to steal such items;
(4)
to protect themselves and the items they transport, such crew members are armed with weapons;
(5)
various States require both weapons training and a criminal record background check before licensing a crew member to carry a weapon; and
(6)
there is a need for each State to reciprocally accept weapons licenses of other States for armored car crew members to assure the free and safe transport of valuable items in interstate commerce.

Pub. L. 103–55, § 2107 Stat. 276Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, § 4002(b)(1)(E)122 Stat. 1096Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)122 Stat. 1664(, , ; , (2)(L), , , 1097; , title IV, § 4002(b)(1)(E), (2)(L), , , 1857, 1858.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 and made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by were repealed by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 110–246, § 4002(b)(1)(E)2008—Pars. (1), (2). , (2)(L), substituted “supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits” for “food stamps”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246section 8701 of Title 7Amendment of this section and repeal of by effective , the date of enactment of , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Agriculture.

Pub. L. 110–246section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246section 1161 of Title 2Amendment by section 4002(b)(1)(E), (2)(L) of effective , see , set out as a note under , The Congress.

Short Title of 1998 Amendment

Pub. L. 105–287, § 1112 Stat. 2776

section 5902 of this titlesection 5902 of this title“This Act [amending and enacting provisions set out as a note under ] may be cited as the ‘Armored Car Reciprocity Amendments of 1998’.”
, , , provided that:

Short Title

Pub. L. 103–55, § 1107 Stat. 276

“This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993’.”
, , , provided that: