,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #i1 #bjbb,mr4    
,cotton 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 
,hawley1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mrs4  
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 & 
,mr4 ,?une7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 relat+  
to s5t5c+ ( arm$ c>e] crim9als4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,/op ,gun ,crim9als ,act4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts
 to ! ,arm$ ,c>e] ,crim9al ,act ,section
 #ibd ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#b7--  
7,a7 by /rik+ violates subsection &     
ins]t+ ! foll[+3 violates-- 7,a7        
subsection  2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
z s designat$1 by /rik+ 7g72  7,c7 by   
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or' & 
7,d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7   
section #ibb7;g7 %all be-- 7i7 f9$ z    
provid$ 9 ?is title2 &  7ii7 except z   
provid$ 9 subsection 7e7 ( ?is section1 

imprison$ n less ?an #e ye>s & n m ?an  
#aj ye>s4  2  7#b7 9 subsection         
7c77#a77;,a7-- 7,a7 9 clause 7i71 by    
/rik+ #e ye>s & ins]t+ #g ye>s2  7,b7 9 
clause 7ii71 by /rik+ #g ye>s & ins]t+  
#aj ye>s2 &  7,c7 9 clause 7iii71 by    
/rik+ #aj ye>s & ins]t+ #ae ye>s2 &     
7#c7 by /rik+ subsection 7e7 & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  7e7 7#a7 ,:oev] kn[+ly violates
 section #ibb7;g7 & has #c or m previ\s 
s]i\s felony convictions = (f5ses       
committ$ on occasions diff]5t f "o ano!r
 %all be f9$ "u ?is title & imprison$ n 
less ?an #ae ye>s & n m ?an #cj ye>s1 &1
 not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 ! c\rt
 %all n susp5d ! s5t5ce (1 or grant a   
probation>y s5t5ce to1 su* p]son )      
respect to ! conviction "u section      
#ibb7;g74  7#b7 ,9 ?is subsection-- 7,a7
 ! t]m (f5se puni%able by imprisonm5t = 
a /atutory maximum t]m ( n less ?an #aj 
ye>s includes an (f5se 7)\t reg>d to !  
application ( any s5t5c+ guidel9e1      
/atutory crit]ion1 or judgm5t t may     
provide = a %ort] p]iod ( imprisonm5t )9

 ! /atutory s5t5c+ range7 = :i* ! /atute
 provides = a range 9 ! p]iod (         
imprisonm5t t may be impos$ at s5t5c+ ! 
maximum t]m ( :i* is n less ?an #aj     
ye>s2 &  7,b7 ! t]m s]i\s felony        
conviction means-- 7i7 any conviction by
 a c\rt ref]r$ to 9 section #ibb7;g77#a7
 = an (f5se t1 at ! "t ( s5t5c+1 0 an   
(f5se puni%able by imprisonm5t = a      
/atutory maximum t]m ( n less ?an #aj   
ye>s2 or  7ii7 any gr\p ( convictions = 
:i* a c\rt ref]r$ to 9 section          
#ibb7;g77#a7 impos$ 9 ! same proce$+ or 
9 consolidat$ proce$+s a total t]m (    
imprisonm5t ( n less ?an #aj ye>s1      
reg>dless ( h[ _m ye>s ( t total t]m !  
def5dant s]v$ 9 cu/ody4  4  #c4         
,applicability  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! am5dm5ts
 made by ?is ,act relat+ to (f5ses      
committ$ by an individual :o has #c or m
 previ\s s]i\s felony convictions 7z    
def9$ 9 subsection 7e7 ( section #ibd ( 
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ 
by ?is ,act7 %all apply to any (f5se    
committ$ aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   

,act by an individual :o1 on ! date on  
:i* ! (f5se is committ$1 has #c or m    
previ\s s]i\s felony convictions4  7b7  
,rule ( con/ruction ,?is ,act & !       
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all n be     
con/ru$ to create any "r to *all5ge a   
s5t5ce impos$ "u subsection 7e7 (       
section #ibd ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4