,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ach  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1 #bjac   
,mrs4 ,mc,carthy of ,new ,york 7for     
herself and ,ms4 ,de,gette7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prohibit the transfer or    
possession of large capacity ammunition 
feeding devices1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,large ,capacity           
,ammunition ,feeding ,device ,act4  #b4 
,prohibition on transfer or possession  
of large capacity ammunition feeding    
devices  7a7 ,definition ,section       
#iba7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by inserting after    
paragraph 7#bi7 the following3  7#cj7   
,the term large capacity ammunition     
feeding device--  7,a7 means a magazine1
 belt1 drum1 feed strip1 or similar     
device that has a capacity of1 or that  
can be readily restored or converted to 
accept1 more than #aj rounds of         

ammunition2 but  7,b7 does not include  
an attached tubular device designed to  
accept1 and capable of operating only   
with1 4#bb caliber rimfire ammunition4  
4  7b7 ,prohibitions ,section #ibb of   
such title is amended by inserting after
 subsection 7u7 the following3  7v7 7#a7
 7,a7 7i7 ,except as provided in clause 
7ii71 it shall be unlawful for a person 
to transfer or possess a large capacity 
ammunition feeding device4  7ii7 ,clause
 7i7 shall not apply to the possession  
of a large capacity ammunition feeding  
device otherwise lawfully possessed     
within the ,united ,states on or before 
the date of the enactment of this       
subsection4  7,b7 ,it shall be unlawful 
for any person to import or bring into  
the ,united ,states a large capacity    
ammunition feeding device4  7#b7        
,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to--    
7,a7 a manufacture for1 transfer to1 or 
possession by the ,united ,states or a  
department or agency of the ,united     
,states or a ,state or a department1    

agency1 or political subdivision of a   
,state1 or a transfer to or possession  
by a law enforcement officer employed by
 such an entity for purposes of law     
enforcement 7whether on or off duty72   
7,b7 a transfer to a licensee under     
title ,i of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of 
#aied for purposes of establishing and  
maintaining an on-site physical         
protection system and security          
organization required by ,federal law1  
or possession by an employee or         
contractor of such a licensee on-site   
for such purposes or off-site for       
purposes of licensee-authorized training
 or transportation of nuclear materials2
  7,c7 the possession1 by an individual 
who is retired from service with a law  
enforcement agency and is not otherwise 
prohibited from receiving ammunition1 of
 a large capacity ammunition feeding    
device transferred to the individual by 
the agency upon that retirement2 or     
7,d7 a manufacture1 transfer1 or        
possession of a large capacity          

ammunition feeding device by a licensed 
manufacturer or licensed importer for   
the purposes of testing or              
experimentation authorized by the       
,attorney ,general4  4  7c7 ,penalties  
,section #ibd7;a7 of such title is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#h7 ,whoever knowingly     
violates section #ibb7v7 shall be fined 
under this title1 imprisoned not more   
than #aj years1 or both4  4  7d7        
,identification markings ,section       
#ibc7;i7 of such title is amended by    
adding at the end the following3 ,a     
large capacity ammunition feeding device
 manufactured after the date of the     
enactment of this sentence shall be     
identified by a serial number that      
clearly shows that the device was       
manufactured after such date of         
enactment1 and such other identification
 as the ,attorney ,general may by       
regulation prescribe44