,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjbd,ms4 ,sinema 7for herself and ,mr4 
,hagerty7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill   
,to modernize ,federal firearms laws to 
account for advancements in technology  
and less-than-lethal weapons1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,law           
,enforcement ,innovate to ,de-,escalate 
,act4  #b4 ,exemption of certain        
less-than-lethal projectile devices from
 restrictions under title #ah1 ,united  
,states ,code  7a7 ,in general ,section 
#iba7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the second  
sentence of paragraph 7#c71 by inserting
 or a less-than-lethal projectile device
 before the period2 and  7#b7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7#ch7 ,the   
term less-than-lethal projectile device 
means a device with a bore or multiple  

bores1 that-- 7,a7 is not designed or   
intended to expel a projectile at a     
velocity exceeding #ejj feet per second 
by any means2 and  7,b7 is designed or  
intended to be used in a manner that is 
not likely to cause death or serious    
bodily injury4  4  #c4 ,exemption of    
certain less-than-lethal projectile     
devices from firearms and ammunition tax
  7a7 ,in general ,section #dahb of the 
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by redesignating subsection 7d7 
as subsection 7e7 and by inserting after
 subsection 7c7 the following new       
subsection3  7d7 ,less-than-,lethal     
projectile devices ,the tax imposed by  
section #daha shall not apply to any    
less-than-lethal projectile device 7as  
defined in section #iba7;a77#ch7 of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code7 or any
 less-than-lethal shells or cartridges  
designed for use in such a device4  4   
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall apply to articles
 sold by the manufacturer1 producer1 or 

importer after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4  #d4 ,exemption of       
certain less-than-lethal projectile     
devices from ,national ,firearms ,act   
,section #ehde7;a7 of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
adding at the end the following3 ,such  
term shall not include any              
less-than-lethal projectile device 7as  
defined in section #iba7;a77#ch7 of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code744