,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1        
#bjai,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland 7for      
himself1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1
 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4         
,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1  
,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4         
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of    
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,fudge1    
,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,hastings1  
,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4  
,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,kelly of      
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1    
,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,levin of
 ,michigan1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4        
,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,moore1   
,mr4 ,neguse1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,omar1 
,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,ms4    
,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of      
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,thompson  
of ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,underwood1 ,mr4  
,veasey1 and ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      

,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to require      
certain semiautomatic pistols           
manufactured1 imported1 or sold by      
,federal firearms licensees to be       
capable of microstamping ammunition1 and
 to prohibit the removal1 obliteration1 
or alteration of the microstamped code  
or microstamping capability of a        
firearm4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,make ,identifiable 
,criminal ,rounds ,obvious ,act or the  
,,micro ,act4  #b4 ,requirement that    
certain semiautomatic pistols           
manufactured1 imported1 or sold by      
,federal firearms licensees be capable  
of microstamping ammunition ,section    
#ibc of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7m7  7#a7  7,a7 ,a      
person licensed under this chapter shall
 not manufacture1 import1 or transfer a 
semiautomatic pistol to which this      
subparagraph applies that is not capable
 of microstamping ammunition4  7,b7 ,for
 purposes of subparagraph 7,a71 a pistol

 is capable of microstamping ammunition 
if--  7i7 a microscopic array of        
characters that identify the make1      
model1 and serial number of the pistol  
is etched into the breech face and      
firing pin of the pistol2 and  7ii7 when
 ammunition is fired from the pistol1   
the characters are copied from the      
breech face and firing pin onto the     
cartridge case of the ammunition4  7,c7 
,subparagraph 7,a7 shall apply only to  
semiautomatic pistols which-- 7i7 are   
manufactured1 or imported into the      
,united ,states1 on or after the        
effective date of this subsection2 and  
7ii7 have not been transferred to a     
person not licensed under this chapter4 
7#b7 ,whoever violates paragraph 7#a7   
shall be fined an amount equal to--     
7,a7 in the case of a first such        
violation by the violator1 #a1jjj       
multiplied by the number of             
semiautomatic pistols involved in the   
violation2  7,b7 in the case of a second
 such violation by the violator1 #b1jjj 

multiplied by the number of             
semiautomatic pistols involved in the   
violation2 or  7,c7 in the case of a    
third such violation by the violator1   
#c1jjj multiplied by the number of      
semiautomatic pistols involved in the   
violation4  4  #c4 ,prohibition on the  
removal1 obliteration1 or alteration of 
the microstamped code or microstamping  
capability of a firearm  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #ibb of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after subsection 7u7 the following3  7v7
  7#a7 ,it shall be unlawful for any    
person to remove1 obliterate1 or alter  
the microstamped code or microstamping  
capability of a firearm that has been   
shipped or transported in interstate or 
foreign commerce4  7#b7 ,paragraph 7#a7 
shall not apply to the replacement of a 
firing pin that is damaged or worn1 and 
is in need of replacement4  4  7b7      
,penalties ,section #ibd of such title  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7q7 7#a7 7,a7 ,in the case  

of a knowing violation of section       
#ibb7v71 the ,attorney ,general may1    
after notice and opportunity for        
hearing--  7i7 subject the violator to a
 civil penalty in an amount equal to not
 more than #e1jjj2 and  7ii7 if the     
violator is a licensed manufacturer1    
licensed importer1 or licensed dealer1  
suspend for not more than #f months1 or 
revoke1 any license issued to the       
licensee under this chapter4  7,b7 ,an  
action under subparagraph 7,a7 may be   
reviewed only as provided under section 
#ibc7;f74  7#b7 ,the suspension or      
revocation of a license or the          
imposition of a civil penalty under     
paragraph 7#a7 shall not preclude any   
administrative remedy that is otherwise 
available to the ,attorney ,general4  4 
#d4 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this ,act shall take effect on the  
date that is #b years after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act4