,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #defh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjai,ms4 ,meng 7for herself1 ,mr4      
,quigley1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,brownley
 of ,california1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4     
,engel1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 
,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 and ,mr4 
,carson of ,indiana7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to prohibit the purchase1      
ownership1 or possession of enhanced    
body armor by civilians1 with           
exceptions4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,responsible ,body 
,armor ,possession ,act4  #b4 ,ban on   
purchase1 ownership1 or possession of   
enhanced body armor by civilians2       
exceptions  7a7 ,ban  7#a7 ,in general  
,chapter #dd of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #icb4 ,ban on   
purchase1 ownership1 or possession of   
enhanced body armor by civilians  7a7   

,except as provided in subsection 7b71  
it shall be unlawful for a person to    
purchase1 own1 or possess enhanced body 
armor4  7b7 ,subsection 7a7 shall not   
apply to-- 7#a7 a purchase1 ownership1  
or possession by or under the authority 
of--  7,a7 the ,united ,states or any   
department or agency of the ,united     
,states2 or  7,b7 a ,state1 or a        
department1 agency1 or political        
subdivision of a ,state2  7#b7 a        
qualified law enforcement officer2 or   
7#c7 enhanced body armor that was       
lawfully possessed by any person at any 
time before the date this section takes 
effect4  7c7 ,in this section1 the term 
qualified law enforcement officer means 
any current or former officer 7including
 a corrections officer71 agent1 or      
employee of the ,united ,states1 a      
,state1 or a political subdivision of a 
,state authorized by law to engage in or
 supervise the prevention1 detection1   
investigation1 or prosecution of any    
violation of the laws of the ,united    

,states1 a ,state1 or a political       
subdivision of a ,state4  4  7#b7       
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #dd of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #icb4 
,ban on purchase1 ownership1 or         
possession of enhanced body armor by    
civilians4  4  7b7 ,enhanced body armor 
defined ,section #iba7;a7 of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7#cf7 ,the term enhanced    
body armor means body armor1 including a
 helmet or shield1 the ballistic        
resistance of which meets or exceeds the
 ballistic performance of ,type ,,iii   
armor1 determined using such standard as
 the ,national ,institute of ,justice   
has in effect at the time at which a    
person purchases1 owns1 or possesses    
such armor4  4  7c7 ,penalties ,section 
#ibd7;a7 of such title is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7#h7  
,whoever knowingly violates section #icb
 shall be fined under this title1       

imprisoned not more than #aj years1 or  
both4  4