,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deid  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #a1         
#bjai,mr4 ,moulton introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to treat bump-stock-type 
devices as machineguns1 and to ban the  
possession or transfer of other devices 
designed to accelerate the rate of fire 
of a semiautomatic firearm4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,bumpstocks and ,acceleration ,devices  
,act4  #b4 ,bump-stock-type devices     
treated as machineguns  7a7 ,in general 
,section #iba7;a77#bc7 of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 by inserting 7,a7 before ,the2 and 
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,b7 ,in such section #ehde7;b7 as    
applied to this chapter-- 7i7 the term  
automatically as it modifies shoots1 is 
designed to shoot1 or can be readily    
restored to shoot1 means functioning as 

the result of a self-acting or          
self-regulating mechanism that allows   
the firing of multiple rounds through a 
single function of the trigger2  7ii7   
the term single function of the trigger 
means a single pull of the trigger and  
analogous motions2 and  7iii7 the term  
machinegun includes a bump-stock-type   
device4  4  7b7 ,definitions ,section   
#iba7;a7 of such title is amended by    
inserting after paragraph 7#bi7 the     
following3  7#cj7 ,bump-stock-type      
device ,the term bump-stock-type device 
means a device that allows a            
semiautomatic firearm to shoot more than
 one shot with a single pull of the     
trigger by harnessing the recoil energy 
of the semiautomatic firearm to which it
 is affixed so that the trigger resets  
and continues firing without additional 
physical manipulation of the trigger by 
the shooter4  7#ca7 ,semiautomatic      
firearm ,the term semiautomatic firearm 
means any repeating firearm that-- 7,a7 
utilizes a portion of the energy of a   

firing cartridge to extract the fired   
cartridge case and chamber the next     
round2 and  7,b7 requires a separate    
function of the trigger to fire each    
cartridge4  4  #c4 ,ban on possession or
 transfer of acceleration device or     
binary-trigger-type device  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #ibb of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7aa7  
7#a7 ,it shall be unlawful for any      
person1 in or affecting interstate or   
foreign commerce1 to possess or transfer
 an acceleration device or a            
binary-trigger-type device4  7#b7       
,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to--    
7,a7 the otherwise lawful possession of 
such a device before the date that is   
#ij days after the date this subsection 
takes effect1 if the device is destroyed
 or disposed of within that #ij-;day    
period2 or  7,b7 the possession of such 
a device by or for1 or the transfer of a
 device for or to1 the ,united ,states1 
a department or agency of the ,united   

,states1 a ,state1 or a department1     
agency1 or political subdivision of a   
,state1 for the purposes of testing or  
experimentation authorized by the       
,attorney ,general4  4  7b7 ,definitions
 ,section #iba7;a7 of such title is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#cf7 ,the term acceleration
 device means any part1 combination of  
parts1 component1 device1 attachment1 or
 accessory that is designed and         
functions to accelerate the rate of fire
 of a semiautomatic firearm but not     
convert the semiautomatic firearm into a
 machinegun4  7#cg7 ,the term           
binary-trigger-type device means a      
device that allows a semiautomatic      
firearm to fire more than one cartridge 
with a single pull and release of the   
trigger if--  7,a7 the device treats the
 pull and release of the trigger as     
separate functions to fire a cartridge2 
and  7,b7 each function results in at   
least one fired cartridge4  4  7c7      
,penalties ,section #ibd7;a77#b7 of such

 title is amended by striking or 7o7 and
 inserting 7o71 or 7aa74  #d4           
,sentencing guidelines  ,pursuant to its
 authority under section #ibd of title  
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 and in      
accordance with this section1 the       
,united ,states ,sentencing ,commission 
shall amend and review the ,federal     
sentencing guidelines and policy        
statements to ensure that the guidelines
 provide for a penalty enhancement of   
not less than #b offense levels for a   
violation of section #ibb7;aa7 of title 
#ah of such ,code1 and for a violation  
of section #ibb7o7 of such title #ah    
consisting of possession of a           
bump-stock-type device 7as defined in   
section #iba7;a77#cj7 of such title #ah7
 if the device that is the subject of   
the violation has been--  7#a7 used1    
carried1 or possessed during or in      
relation to a crime of violence or drug 
trafficking crime 7as such terms are    
defined in section #ibd7;c77#c7 of such 
title #ah72 or  7#b7 smuggled unlawfully

 into or from the ,united ,states4