,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bfgj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #aj1 #bjai,mr4 ,engel 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 and ,ms4 ,de,lauro7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to protect the ,nation's law enforcement officers by regulating the sale of the ,five-seve,n pistol and its variants1 testing handguns for capability to penetrate body armor1 and regulating the manufacture1 importation1 sale1 or purchase of such handguns 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 handguns treated the same as machineguns for purposes of all ,federal criminal laws relating to firearms 7a7 ,definition of armor-,piercing handgun ,section #iba7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#cf7 ,the term armor-piercing handgun means any handgun that fires ammunition that the ,attorney ,general determines is capable of penetrating body armor when fired from such handgun pursuant to section #ibf7;d7 of this title4 4 7b7 ,determination of ability ,to penetrate body armor ,section #ibf of such title 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 firearms and ammunition for their ability to penetrate the ,body ,armor ,exemplar4 7#b7 ,the standards promulgated pursuant to this subsection shall take into account variations in performance relating to the size of the firearm and ammunition1 the propellant included in the ammunition1 the material composition of the bullet1 the length of the barrel of the firearm1 the current or historical marketing of the firearm's capabilities1 and any other considerations the ,attorney ,general deems relevant1 except that in no case shall a handgun capable of piercing the ,body ,armor ,exemplar be deemed exempt from any restrictions under this title by reason of sporting use4 7#c7 ,the standards promulgated pursuant to this subsection shall recognize that the ,fabrique ,nationale ,herstal ,five-seve,n and ,five-seve,n ,,mk#b handguns were purposefully designed to fire ammunition capable of penetrating body armor4 7#d7 ,as used in this subsection1 the term ,body ,armor ,exemplar means body armor that the ,attorney ,general determines meets minimum standards for the protection of law enforcement officers4 4 7c7 ,inclusion in definition of firearm ,section #iba7;a77#c77;,a7 of such title is amended by inserting 1 including an armor-piercing handgun before the semicolon4 7d7 ,ban on possession or transfer ,section #ibb7o7 of such title is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting or armor-piercing handgun after machinegun2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking or at the end of subparagraph 7,a72 7,b7 by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting 2 or2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 any otherwise lawful transfer or otherwise lawful possession of an armor-piercing handgun that was lawfully possessed before the date this subparagraph takes effect4 4 7e7 ,ban on unauthorized transport in interstate or foreign commerce ,section #ibb of such title is amended in each of subsections 7a77#d7 and 7b77#d7 by inserting armor-piercing handgun1 before machinegun4 7f7 ,enhanced penalties for using1 carrying1 or possessing during and in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime ,section #ibd7;c77#a7 of such title is amended in each of subparagraphs 7,b77ii7 and 7,c77ii7 by inserting 1 an armor-piercing handgun1 after machinegun4 7g7 ,penalties for conspiring ,to commit an offense subject to certain enhanced penalties ,section #ibd7o7 of such title is amended by inserting 1 armor-piercing handgun1 after machinegun4 7h7 ,exception from requirement ,to allow importation of an unserviceable firearm that is a curio or museum piece ,section #ibe7;d77#b7 of such title is amended by inserting an armor-piercing handgun or before a machinegun4 7i7 ,exception from concealed firearms allowed ,to be carried by qualified law enforcement officers ,section #ibf;,b7e77#c7 of such title is amended by redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 as subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d71 respectively1 and inserting after subparagraph 7,a7 the following3 7,b7 any armor-piercing handgun2 4 7j7 ,exception from concealed firearms allowed ,to be carried by qualified retired law enforcement officers ,section #ibf;,c7e77#a77;,c7 of such title is amended by redesignating clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7 as clauses 7iii7 and 7iv71 respectively1 and inserting after clause 7i7 the following3 7ii7 any armor-piercing handgun2 4