# § 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.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–55, § 2, July 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 276; Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, § 4002(b)(1)(E), (2)(L), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1096, 1097; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, § 4002(b)(1)(E), (2)(L), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1857, 1858.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
and made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by were repealed by .
### Amendments
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
Amendment 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.
Amendment by section 4002(b)(1)(E), (2)(L) of effective , see , set out as a note under , The Congress.
### Short Title of 1998 Amendment
> “This Act [amending
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> and enacting provisions set out as a note under
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> ] may be cited as the ‘Armored Car Reciprocity Amendments of 1998’.”
, , , provided that:
### Short Title
> “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993’.”
, , , provided that: