,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #cj1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,fudge 7for herself1 ,ms4     
,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,ms4 ,lee of  
,california1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,bass1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4
 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 
,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,clay1 and ,ms4       
,adams7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services to enter into an       
arrangement with the ,national          
,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1  
and ,medicine to conduct a comprehensive
 study on the health care impacts of the
 use of kinetic impact projectiles in   
the ,united ,states1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,analyzing ,kinetic 
,impact ,projectiles ,against ,americans
 ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,study on health   

care impacts of the use of kinetic      
impact projectiles in the ,united       
,states  7a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #cj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services shall   
enter into an arrangement with the      
,national ,academies of ,sciences1      
,engineering1 and ,medicine 7or1 if the 
,national ,academies decline to enter   
into such arrangement1 another          
appropriate entity7 under which1 not    
later than #a year after such date of   
enactment1 the ,national ,academies 7or 
other appropriate entity7 will complete 
a comprehensive study on the health care
 impacts of the use of kinetic impact   
projectiles in the ,united ,states4  7b7
 ,required analysis ,the study conducted
 pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall       
include an analysis of each of the      
following3 7#a7 ,the frequency and      
severity of injuries and health impacts 
caused by the use of kinetic impact     
projectiles on individuals domestically4

  7#b7 ,the settings related to the use 
of kinetic impact projectiles4  7#c7 ,a 
statistical review of the frequency of  
use of kinetic impact projectiles by law
 enforcement entities domestically4     
7#d7 ,a demographic and racial breakdown
 of individuals who have been impacted  
by kinetic impact projectile-caused     
injuries domestically4  7#e7 ,a         
statistical review of the site and      
morbidity of injuries caused by kinetic 
impact projectiles4  7#f7 ,a review of  
treatments for kinetic impact           
projectile-caused injuries and the      
efficacy of such treatments4  7c7       
,report to ,congress ,the arrangement   
under subsection 7a7 shall provide for  
the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1  
,engineering1 and ,medicine 7or other   
appropriate entity71 not later than #f  
months after the completion of the study
 conducted pursuant to subsection 7a71  
and annually thereafter-- 7#a7 to submit
 to the relevant congressional          
committees of jurisdiction1 including   

the ,committees on ,appropriations1     
,energy and ,commerce1 and the          
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committees on 
,appropriations2 ,health1 ,education1   
,labor1 and ,pensions2 and the          
,judiciary of the ,senate1 a report that
 contains-- 7,a7 the results of the     
analysis conducted under subsection 7b72
 and  7,b7 any recommendations1         
regarding the effects of the use of     
kinetic impact projectiles in the       
,united ,states1 to-- 7i7 implement     
changes government-wide2  7ii7 establish
 guidelines and best practices for the  
use of kinetic impact projectiles2 and  
7iii7 improve the oversight of ,federal 
procurement and funding for kinetic     
impact projectiles2 and  7#b7 to make   
such report publicly available on the   
internet4  7d7 ,definition ,in this     
section1 the term kinetic impact        
projectile means-- 7#a7 a rubber or     
plastic bullet1 bean bag round1 sponge  
round1 pellet round1 or wooden dowel2   

and  7#b7 any other projectile-delivered
 impact munition determined to be       
subject to the study under this section 
by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human 
,services in consultation with the      
,national ,academies of ,sciences1      
,engineering1 and ,medicine 7or other   
appropriate entity74  7e7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this    
,act #b1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba4