,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ac1 #bjai ,ms4  
,wass]man ,s*ultz 7= h]self1 ,mr4       
,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4        
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1
 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,ms4      
,moore1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,pallone1    
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mrs4     
,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4      
,khanna1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,ms4
 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1
 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,miss ,rice ( ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,ms4 ,jackson  
,lee1 ,ms4 ,frankel1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4   
,rask91 ,ms4 ,muc>sel-,p[ell1 ,mr4      
,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1  
,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,ms4 ,haal&1 ,mr4       
,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4 ,takano1   
,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4     
,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51     
,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,mr4        
,cisn]os1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,br[n (     
,m>yl&1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4

 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lev9 (    
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,cl>k (  
,massa*usetts1 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1 ,mr4       
,v>gas1 & ,mr4 ,k5n$y7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to prev5t ! pur*ase ( ammunition by    
prohibit$ pur*as]s4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ,jaime's ,law4  
#b4 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to
 enhance ! backgr\nd *eck process 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates to prev5t ! pur*ase (     
ammunition by individuals prohibit$ f   
do+ s4  #c4 ,transf]s ( fire>ms or      
ammunition  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ibb (
 title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ subsection 7s7 &  
r$esignat+ subsection 7t7 z subsection  
7s72  7#b7 9 subsection 7s7 7z s        
r$esignat$7-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ or         
ammunition aft] fire>m ea* place x      
appe>s except 9 p>agraph 7#c72  7,b7 9  
p>agraph 7#a77;,b77ii71 by ins]t+ 9 !   
case ( a fire>m1 be=e #c2  7,c7 9       
p>agraph 7#c7--  7i7 by /rik+ all t     

prec$es subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ !     
foll[+3  7#c7 ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n     
apply to a transf] betwe5 a lic5see &   
ano!r p]son if--  7,a7  7i7 9 ! case ( a
 fire>m transf]-- 7,i7 su* o!r p]son has
 pres5t$ to ! lic5see a p]mit t--  7aa7 
all[s su* o!r p]son to possess or       
acquire a fire>m2 &  7bb7 0 issu$ n m   
?an #e ye>s e>li] by ! ,/ate 9 :i* !    
transf] is to take place2 &  7,,ii7 !   
law ( ! ,/ate provides t su* a p]mit is 
to be issu$ only aft] an au?oriz$       
gov]nm5t (ficial has v]ifi$ t !         
in=mation available to su* (ficial does 
n indicate t possession ( a fire>m by   
su* o!r p]son w\ld be 9 violation ( law2
 or  7ii7 9 ! case ( an ammunition      
transf]--  7,i7 su* o!r p]son has       
pres5t$ to ! lic5see a p]mit t-- 7aa7   
all[s su* o!r p]son to possess or       
acquire ammunition1 or to possess or    
acquire a fire>m2 &  7bb7 0 issu$ n m   
?an #e ye>s e>li] by ! ,/ate 9 :i* !    
transf] is to take place2 &  7,,ii7 !   
law ( ! ,/ate provides t su* a p]mit is 

to be issu$ only aft] an au?oriz$       
gov]nm5t (ficial has v]ifi$ t !         
in=mation available to su* (ficial does 
n indicate t possession ( ammunition by 
su* o!r p]son w\ld be 9 violation ( law2
  2 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,c77ii71 by  
/rik+ 7z def9$ 9 subsection 7s77#h772 & 
7,d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#g7 ,9
 ?is subsection1 ! t]m *ief law en=cem5t
 (fic] means ! *ief ( police1 ! %]iff1  
or an equival5t (fic] or ! designee (   
any su* individual4  2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+
 aft] subsection 7s7 7z s r$esignat$7 ! 
foll[+3  7t7  7#a7  7,a7 ,x %all be     
unlawful = any p]son :o is n a lic5s$   
import]1 lic5s$ manufactur]1 or lic5s$  
deal] to transf] ammunition to any o!r  
p]son :o is n s lic5s$1 unless a lic5s$ 
import]1 lic5s$ manufactur]1 or lic5s$  
deal] has fir/ tak5 possession ( !      
ammunition = ! purpose ( comply+ )      
subsection 7s74  7,b7 ,^u tak+          
possession ( ammunition "u subp>agraph  
7,a71 a lic5see %all comply ) all       
requirem5ts ( ?is *apt] z if ! lic5see 7

 transf]r+ ammunition f ! inv5tory ( !  
lic5see to ! unlic5s$ transf]ee4  7,c7  
,if a transf] ( ammunition describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,a7 w n be complet$ = any  
reason aft] a lic5see takes possession (
 ! ammunition 7includ+ because ! transf]
 ( ! ammunition to1 or receipt ( !      
ammunition by1 ! transf]ee w\ld violate 
?is *apt]71 ! return ( ! ammunition to !
 transf]or by ! lic5see %all n con/itute
 ! transf] ( ammunition = purposes ( ?is
 *apt]4  7#b7 ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n     
apply to--  7,a7 a law en=cem5t ag5cy or
 any law en=cem5t (fic]1 arm$ private   
security pr(essional1 or memb] ( ! arm$ 
=ces1 to ! ext5t ! (fic]1 pr(essional1  
or memb] is act+ )9 ! c\rse & scope (   
employm5t & (ficial duties2  7,b7 a     
transf] t is a loan or bona fide gift   
betwe5 sp\ses1 betwe5 dome/ic p>tn]s1   
betwe5 p>5ts & _! *ildr51 betwe5 sibl+s1
 betwe5 aunts or uncles & _! nieces or  
nephews1 or betwe5 gr&p>5ts & _!        
gr&*ildr52  7,c7 a transf] to an        
executor1 adm9i/rator1 tru/ee1 or       

p]sonal repres5tative ( an e/ate or a   
tru/ t occurs by op]ation ( law ^u !    
dea? ( ano!r p]son2  7,d7 a transf] if !
 transf] is necess>y to prev5t imm95t   
dea? or great bodily h>m1 if !          
possession by ! transf]ee la/s only z   
long z imm$iately necess>y to prev5t !  
imm95t dea? or great bodily h>m2 or     
7,e7 a transf]1 if ! transf]or has no   
reason to believe t ! transf]ee w use or
 int5ds to use ! ammunition 9 a crime or
 is prohibit$ f possess+ ammunition "u  
,/ate or ,f$]al law1 & ! transf] takes  
place & ! transf]ee's possession ( !    
ammunition is exclusively-- 7i7 at a    
%oot+ range or 9 a %oot+ gall]y or o!r  
area designat$ = ! purpose ( t>get      
%oot+2  7ii7 :ile reasonably necess>y = 
! purposes ( hunt+1 trapp+1 or fi%+1 if 
! transf]or-- 7,i7 has no reason to     
believe t ! transf]ee int5ds to use !   
ammunition 9 a place :]e x is illegal2 &
  7,,ii7 has reason to believe t !      
transf]ee w comply ) all lic5s+ & p]mit 
requirem5ts = su* hunt+1 trapp+1 or     

fi%+2 or  7iii7 :ile 9 ! pres5ce ( !    
transf]or4  7#c7  7,a7 ,not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( ?is *apt]1 ! ,attorney      
,g5]al may implem5t ?is subsection )    
regulations4  7,b7 ,regulations         
promulgat$ "u ?is p>agraph may n include
 any provision requir+ lic5sees to      
facilitate transf]s 9 accordance )      
p>agraph 7#a74  7,c7 ,regulations       
promulgat$ "u ?is p>agraph may n include
 any provision requir+ p]sons n lic5s$  
"u ?is *apt] to keep records ( backgr\nd
 *ecks ( ammunition transf]s4  7,d7     
,regulations promulgat$ "u ?is p>agraph 
may n include any provision limit+ !    
am\nt ( any fee a lic5see may *>ge to   
facilitate transf]s 9 accordance )      
p>agraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,x %all be unlawful
 = a lic5s$ import]1 lic5s$ manufactur]1
 or lic5s$ deal] to transf] possession (
 ammunition to ano!r p]son :o is n s    
lic5s$ unless ! import]1 manufactur]1 or
 deal] has provid$ su* o!r p]son ) a    
notice ( ! prohibition "u p>agraph 7#a71
 & su* o!r p]son has c]tifi$ t su* o!r  

p]son has be5 provid$ ) ?is notice on a 
=m prescrib$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al4  4  
7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7   
,section #ibb ,section #ibb7y77#b7 (    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$1 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph     
7,a71 by /rik+ 1 7g77#e77;,b71 &        
7s77#c77;,b77v77,,ii7 & ins]t+ &        
7g77#e77;,b74  7#b7 ,consolidat$ & fur!r
 cont9u+ appropriations act1 #bjab      
,section #eaa ( title ,v ( division ,b (
 ! ,consolidat$ & ,fur!r ,cont9u+       
,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7#cd        
,u4,s4,c4 #djija note7 is am5d$ by /rik+
 subsection #ibb7t7 ea* place x appe>s &
 ins]t+ subsection 7s7 or 7t7 ( section 
#ibb4  #d4 ,rules ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 
?is ,act1 or any am5dm5t made by ?is    
,act1 %all be con/ru$ to--  7#a7        
au?orize ! e/abli%m5t1 directly or      
indirectly1 ( a national fire>ms or     
ammunition regi/ry2 or  7#b7 int]f]e ) !
 au?ority ( a ,/ate1 "u section #ibg (  
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to enact
 a law on ! same subject matt] z ?is    

,act4  #e4 ,effective date ,?is title & 
! am5dm5ts made by ?is title %all take  
effect #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act4