,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ech  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #f1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,engel introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to protect the ,nation's law           
enforcement officers by banning the     
,five-seve,n ,pistol and #e4g x #bhmm   
,,ss#aij1 ,,ss#aib1 ,,ss#aie,,lf1       
,,ss#aif1 and ,,ss#aig cartridges1      
testing handguns and ammunition for     
capability to penetrate body armor1 and 
prohibiting the manufacture1            
importation1 sale1 or purchase of such  
handguns or ammunition by civilians4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,protect ,law ,enforcement      
,armor ,act or the ,,plea ,act4  #b4    
,findings and purpose  7a7 ,findings    
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,law enforcement is facing a threat from
 handguns and accompanying ammunition1  
which are designed to penetrate police  
body armor1 being marketed and sold to  

civilians4  7#b7 ,a ,five-seve,n ,pistol
 and accompanying ammunition1           
manufactured by ,,fn ,herstal of        
,belgium as the #e4g x #bh mm ,system1  
has recently been recovered by law      
enforcement on the streets4 ,the        
,five-seve,n ,pistol is legally         
available for purchase by civilians     
under current law4  7#c7 ,the           
,five-seve,n ,pistol is capable of      
penetrating level ,,iia armor4 ,the     
manufacturer advertises that ammunition 
fired from the ,five-seve,n will        
perforate #dh layers of ,kevlar up to   
#bjj meters and that the ammunition     
travels at #b1ajj feet per second4  7#d7
 ,the ,five-seve,n ,pistol1 and similar 
handguns designed to use ammunition     
capable of penetrating body armor1 pose 
a devastating threat to law enforcement4
  7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act
 is to protect the ,nation's law        
enforcement officers by--  7#a7 testing 
handguns and ammunition for capability  
to penetrate body armor2 and  7#b7      

prohibiting the manufacture1            
importation1 sale1 or purchase by       
civilians of the ,five-seve,n ,pistol1  
ammunition for such pistol1 or any other
 handgun that uses ammunition found to  
be capable of penetrating body armor4   
#c4 ,armor piercing ammunition  7a7     
,expansion of definition of armor       
piercing ammunition ,section            
#iba7;a77#ag77;,b7 of title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in   
clause 7i71 by striking or at the end2  
7#b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking the    
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7iii7 a projectile that--   
7,i7 may be used in a handgun2 and      
7,,ii7 the ,attorney ,general           
determines1 pursuant to section         
#ibf7;d71 to be capable of penetrating  
body armor4  4  7b7 ,determination of   
capability of projectiles ,to penetrate 
body armor ,section #ibf of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7d7   

7#a7 ,not later than #a year after the  
date of enactment of this subsection1   
the ,attorney ,general shall promulgate 
standards for the uniform testing of    
projectiles against ,body ,armor        
,exemplar4  7#b7 ,the standards         
promulgated pursuant to paragraph 7#a7  
shall take into account1 among other    
factors1 variations in performance that 
are related to the type of handgun used1
 the length of the barrel of the        
handgun1 the amount and kind of powder  
used to propel the projectile1 and the  
design of the projectile4  7#c7 ,as used
 in paragraph 7#a71 the term ,body      
,armor ,exemplar means body armor that  
the ,attorney ,general determines meets 
minimum standards for the protection of 
law enforcement officers4  4  #d4 ,armor
 piercing handguns and ammunition  7a7  
,in general ,section #ibb of title #ah1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7aa7  
,five-seve,n ,pistol  7#a7 ,in general  
,it shall be unlawful for any person to 

manufacture1 import1 market1 sell1 ship1
 deliver1 possess1 transfer1 or         
receive--  7,a7 the ,fabrique ,nationale
 ,herstal ,five-seve,n ,pistol2  7,b7   
#e4g x #bhmm ,,ss#aij1 ,,ss#aib1        
,,ss#aie,,lf1 ,,ss#aif1 or ,,ss#aig     
cartridges2 or  7,c7 any other handgun  
that uses armor piercing ammunition4    
7#b7 ,exceptions ,this subsection shall 
not apply to--  7,a7 any firearm or     
armor piercing ammunition manufactured  
for1 and sold exclusively to1 military1 
law enforcement1 or intelligence        
agencies of the ,united ,states2 and    
7,b7 the manufacture1 possession1       
transfer1 receipt1 shipment1 or delivery
 of a firearm or armor piercing         
ammunition by a licensed manufacturer1  
or any person acting pursuant to a      
contract with a licensed manufacturer1  
for the purpose of examining and testing
 such firearm or ammunition to determine
 whether paragraph 7#a7 applies to such 
firearm4  4  7b7 ,penalties ,section    
#ibd7;a77#a77;,b7 of title #ah1 ,united 

,states ,code1 is amended by striking or
 7q7 and inserting 7q71 or 7aa74