,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ag 7legislative  
day1 ,m>* #af71 #bjba ,mr4 ,m>%all 7=   
himself1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?1 ,mr4 ,braun1
 & ,mr4 ,hawley7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf to
 remove %ort-b>rel$ rifles f ! def9ition
 ( fire>ms = purposes ( ! ,national     
,fire>ms ,act1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,home ,def5se & ,competitive ,%oot+ ,act
 ( #bjba4  #b4 ,%ort-b>rel$ rifles  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,section #ehde7;a7 ( ! ,int]nal
 ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$--  7#a7 
by /rik+ 7#c7 a rifle & all t foll[s    
?r\gh 7#e7 any o!r weapon & ins]t+ 7#c7 
any o!r weapon1 &  7#b7 by r$esignat+   
p>agraphs 7#f71 7#g71 & 7#h7 z p>agraphs
 7#d71 7#e71 & 7#f71 respectively4  7b7 
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by ?is  
section %all apply to cal5d> qu>t]s     
beg9n+ m ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !   

enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4 ,elim9ation ( 
disp>ate treatm5t ( %ort-b>rel$ rifles  
us$ = lawful purposes ,section #ibb (   
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 9 ea* ( subsections 7a77#d7 & 7b77#d7  
by /rik+ %ort-b>rel$ %otgun1 or         
%ort-b>rel$ rifle & ins]t+ or           
%ort-b>rel$ %otgun4  #d4 ,treatm5t (    
%ort-b>rel$ rifles det]m9$ by ref]5ce to
 ,national ,fire>ms ,act ,section #ehda 
( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7f7   
,%ort-,b>rel$ rifle requirem5ts det]m9$ 
by ref]5ce ,9 ! case ( any %ort-b>rel$  
rifle regi/ration or lic5s+ requirem5t  
"u ,/ate or local law :i* is det]m9$ by 
ref]5ce to ! ,national ,fire>ms ,act1   
any p]son :o acquires or possesses su* a
 rifle 9 accordance ) *apt] #dd ( title 
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all be treat$
 z meet+ any su* regi/ration or lic5s+  
requirem5t ) respect to su* rifle4  4   
#e4 ,preemption ( c]ta9 /ate laws 9     
relation to %ort-b>rel$ rifles ,section 
#ibg ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  

is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
,not)/&+ ! prec$+ s5t5ce1 a law ( a     
,/ate or a political subdivision ( a    
,/ate t imposes a tax1 o!r ?an a g5]ally
 applicable sales or use tax1 on mak+1  
transf]r+1 us+1 possess+1 or transport+ 
a %ort-b>rel$ rifle 9 or affect+        
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1 or imposes a 
m>k+1 recordkeep+ or regi/ration        
requirem5t ) respect to su* a rifle1    
%all h no =ce or effect44  #f4          
,de/ruction ( records  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n  
lat] ?an #cfe days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
%all de/roy any regi/ration ( an        
applicable rifle ma9ta9$ 9 ! ,national  
,fire>ms ,regi/ration & ,transf] ,record
 pursuant to section #ehda ( ! ,int]nal 
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 any application  
to transf] fil$ "u section #ehab ( !    
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf t        
id5tifies ! transf]ee ( an applicable   
rifle1 & any application to make fil$ "u
 section #ehbb ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue     
,code ( #aihf t id5tifies ! mak] ( an   

applicable rifle4  7b7 ,applicable rifle
 ,= purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m       
applicable rifle means a rifle1 or      
weapon made f a rifle1 describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#c7 or 7#d7 ( section         
#ehde7;a7 ( su* ,code 7z 9 effect on !  
day be=e ! enactm5t ( ! ,home ,def5se & 
,competitive ,%oot+ ,act ( #bjba74