,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ah1 #bjba ,mrs4
 ,demings 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,thompson  
of ,california1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4   
,quigley1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4      
,neguse1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 and ,mr4         
,de,fazio7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,ways and 
,means1 for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to help
 reduce gun violence through background 
checks and the ,national ,firearms ,act1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protecting ,our ,communities ,act4  #b4
 ,firearm assembly kits considered to be
 firearms ,section #iba7;a7 of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking or

 7,d7 any destructive device and        
inserting 2 7,d7 any destructive device2
 or 7,e7 any combination of parts       
designed or intended for use in         
converting any device into a firearm and
 from which a firearm may be readily    
assembled2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d7--
  7,a7 by adding and at the end of      
subparagraph 7,a72  7,b7 by striking and
 at the end of subparagraph 7,b7 and    
inserting a period2 and  7,c7 by        
striking subparagraph 7,c74  #c4 ,law   
enforcement protection  7a7             
,armor-,piercing1 concealable weapons   
7#a7 ,in general ,section #ehde7;a7 of  
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is
 amended by striking and 7#h7 and       
inserting 2 7#h7 an armor-piercing1     
concealable weapon2 and 7#i74  7#b7     
,armor-piercing1 concealable weapon     
,section #ehde of such ,code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7n7 ,armor-,piercing1      
concealable weapon ,the term            
armor-piercing1 concealable weapon means

 any weapon or device capable of being  
concealed on the person and from which  
can be discharged through the energy of 
an explosive any of the following rounds
 of ammunition3  7#a7 4#dej ,bushmaster4
  7#b7 #e4efmm 7including the           
#e4efx#demm ,,nato and 4#bbc            
,remington74  7#c7 #g4fbmm 7including   
the #g4fbx#cimm1 4#cjh ,winchester1     
#g4fb ,,nato1 #g4fbx#eamm ,,nato1 4#cj  
carbine1 #g4fbx#ccmm1 or 4#cjj ,,aac    
,blackout74  7#d7 4#ej ,,bmg4  7#e7     
#e4gx#bhmm4  7#f7 ,any other round      
determined by the ,bureau of ,alcohol1  
,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives to  
be capable of1 when fired by such weapon
 or device1 penetrating the standard    
body armor worn by law enforcement      
officers4  4  7#c7 ,conforming          
amendments  7,a7 ,section #iba7;a7 of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#cf7 ,the term             
armor-piercing1 concealable weapon has  
the meaning given such term in section  

#ehde7n7 of the ,national ,firearms ,act
 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ehde7n774  4  7,b7     
,section #ibb of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7i7 in      
subsection 7a77#d71 by striking or      
short-barreled rifle1 and inserting     
short-barreled rifle1 or armor-piercing1
 concealable weapon12 and  7ii7 in      
subsection 7b77#d7 by striking or       
short-barreled rifle1 and inserting     
short-barreled rifle1 or armor-piercing1
 concealable weapon14  7,c7 ,section    
#ibd7;c77#a77;,b77i7 of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting armor-piercing1 concealable   
weapon1 after short-barreled shotgun14  
7#d7 ,effective date  7,a7 ,in general  
,the amendments made by this subsection 
shall take effect on the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4  7,b7           
,application to possession on date of   
enactment ,notwithstanding subparagraph 
7,a71 any person on the date of the     
enactment of this ,act possessing a     
device described in section             

#ehde7;a77#h7 of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf 7as amended by this      
section7 shall1 not later than the end  
of the #ahth month beginning after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act1     
register such weapon or device with the 
,secretary of the ,treasury and include 
with such registration the information  
required under section #ehda7;a7 of such
 ,code4 ,such registration shall become 
a part of the ,national ,firearms       
,registration and ,transfer ,record     
required to be maintained by such       
section4  7b7 ,use of ,national         
,firearms ,act taxes ,part ,i of        
subchapter ,b of chapter #ec of the     
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended redesignating section #ehdi as  
section #ehej and by inserting after    
section #ehdg the following new section3
  #ehdi4 ,use of taxes ,to carry out the
 purposes of this chapter and to        
supplement appropriations otherwise made
 available for such purposes1 the       
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms

 and ,explosives may spend the amounts  
collected under subchapter ,a for fiscal
 years #bjba and thereafter4  4  #d4    
,reporting of background check denials  
7a7 ,reporting to ,state authorities    
7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #dd of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after section #ibe;,a the  
following3  #ibe;,b4 ,reporting of      
background check denials to ,state      
authorities  7a7 ,in general ,if the    
national instant criminal background    
check system established under section  
#ajc of the ,brady ,handgun ,violence   
,prevention ,act 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibb    
note7 provides a notice pursuant to     
section #ibb7t7 of this title that the  
receipt of a firearm by a person would  
violate subsection 7g7 or 7n7 of section
 #ibb of this title or ,state law1 the  
,attorney ,general shall1 in accordance 
with subsection 7b7 of this section--   
7#a7 report to the law enforcement      
authorities of the ,state where the     
person sought to acquire the firearm    

and1 if different1 the law enforcement  
authorities of the ,state of residence  
of the person-- 7,a7 that the notice was
 provided2  7,b7 of the specific        
provision of law that would have been   
violated2  7,c7 of the date and time the
 notice was provided2  7,d7 of the      
location where the firearm was sought to
 be acquired2 and  7,e7 of the identity 
of the person2 and  7#b7 where          
practicable1 report the incident to     
local law enforcement authorities and   
,state and local prosecutors in the     
jurisdiction where the firearm was      
sought and in the jurisdiction where the
 person resides4  7b7 ,requirements for 
report ,a report is made in accordance  
with this subsection if the report is   
made within #bd hours after the         
provision of the notice described in    
subsection 7a71 except that the making  
of the report may be delayed for so long
 as is necessary to avoid compromising  
an ongoing investigation4  7c7 ,rule of 
construction ,nothing in subsection 7a7 

shall be construed to require a report  
with respect to a person to be made to  
the same ,state authorities that        
originally issued the notice with       
respect to the person4  4  7#b7         
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to    
section #ibe;,a the following3  #ibe;,b4
 ,reporting of background check denials 
to ,state authorities4  4  7b7 ,annual  
report to ,congress  7#a7 ,in general   
,chapter #dd of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 as amended by subsection 
7a77#a7 of this section1 is amended by  
inserting after section #ibe;,b the     
following3  #ibe;,c4 ,annual report to  
,congress ,not later than #a year after 
the date of the enactment of this       
section1 and annually thereafter1 the   
,attorney ,general shall submit to the  
,congress a report detailing the        
following1 broken down by ,federal      
judicial district3  7#a7 ,with respect  
to each category of persons prohibited  

by section #ibb7;g7 from receiving or   
possessing a firearm who are so denied a
 firearm-- 7,a7 the number of cases     
referred to the ,bureau of ,alcohol1    
,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives2    
7,b7 the number of cases with respect to
 which an investigation was opened by a 
field division of the ,bureau of        
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and       
,explosives2  7,c7 the number of arrests
 made2 and  7,d7 the number of          
convictions obtained by ,federal        
authorities in connection with the      
denial4  7#b7 ,the number of background 
check notices reported to ,state        
authorities pursuant to section #ibe;,b 
7including the number of the notices    
that would have been so reported but for
 section #ibe;,b7c774  4  7#b7 ,clerical
 amendment ,the table of sections for   
such chapter1 as amended by subsection  
7a77#b7 of this section1 is amended by  
inserting after the item relating to    
section #ibe;,b the following3  #ibe;,c4
 ,annual report to ,congress4  4  #e4   

,codification of regulations classifying
 bump stocks as machineguns ,the        
amendments to parts #ddg1 #dgh1 and #dgi
 of title #bg1 ,code of ,federal        
,regulations1 made by the final rule    
promulgated by the ,department of       
,justice1 entitled ,bump-,stock-,type   
,devices1 and published ,december #bf1  
#bjah 7#hc ,fed4 ,reg4 #ffead71 shall   
have the force and effect of law4