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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.Section 5 › Proposal

No firearm transfer to a suspected cartel agent without monitoring

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

No firearm transfer to a suspected cartel agent without monitoring

The document says “may notWho acts: Federal law enforcement officersHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel unless law enforcement personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

Section 520. Money in this Act may not be used by a federal law enforcement officer to help transfer a working firearm to someone the officer knows or suspects is a cartel agent, unless United States law enforcement personnel monitor or control the weapon continuously.

What the document actually says

“None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel unless law enforcement personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

An officer may not help hand a working gun to a suspected cartel agent. The one exception needs constant watch on the gun.

What this is about

This bars letting guns walk to trace them later. Any such gun must be watched at all times.

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