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To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the disposal by the Department of Defense of surplus military items designated as Identification Friend or Foe items, to amend title 18, United…

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To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the disposal by the Department of Defense of surplus military items designated as Identification Friend or Foe items, to amend title 18, United States Code, to make it a misdemeanor to possess or traffic in Identification Friend or Foe items, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 6, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 5, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Dec 3, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 6, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 6, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the sale or donation of Department of Defense designated as Identification Friend or Foe equipment or accessories, with specified exceptions. Subjects to civil or criminal penalties, or both, persons who manufacture, sell, or possess such items without authorization.

What's happening now December 5, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 22, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4097: To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the disposal by the Department of Defense of surplus military items designated as Identification Friend or Foe items, to amend title 18, United States Code, to make it a misdemeanor to possess or traffic in Identification Friend or Foe items, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4097/
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"H.R. 4097: To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the disposal by the Department of Defense of surplus military items designated as Identification Friend or Foe items, to amend title 18, United States Code, to make it a misdemeanor to possess or traffic in Identification Friend or Foe items, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4097/.
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H.R. 4097, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4097/.
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[H.R. 4097: To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the disposal by the Department of Defense of surplus military items designated as Identification Friend or Foe items, to amend title 18, United States Code, to make it a misdemeanor to possess or traffic in Identification Friend or Foe items, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4097/)
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