#aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bahi ,,an ,,act ,to modernize ,federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons1 and for other purposes4 ,i ,law-,enforcement ,innovate to ,de-,escalate #aja4 ,short title ,this title may be cited as the ,law-,enforcement ,innovate to ,de-,escalate ,act4 #ajb4 ,exemption of certain less-than-lethal projectile devices from restrictions under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code ,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#ci7 7,a7 ,the term less-than-lethal projectile device means a device that-- 7i7 is not designed or intended to expel and may not be readily converted to accept and discharge-- 7,i7 ammunition commonly used in handguns1 rifles1 or shotguns2 or 7,,ii7 any other projectile at a velocity exceeding #ejj feet per second2 7ii7 is designed and intended to be used in a manner that is not likely to cause death or serious bodily injury2 and 7iii7 does not accept1 and is not able to be readily modified to accept1 an ammunition feeding device-- 7,i7 loaded through the inside of a pistol grip2 or 7,,ii7 commonly used in semiautomatic firearms4 7,b7 ,if a person requests that the ,attorney ,general determine whether a device satisfies the definition of less-than-lethal projectile device under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,attorney ,general shall make the determination not later than #ij days after the date on which the ,attorney ,general receives the device pursuant to the request4 4 ,,ii ,innovate ,less ,lethal to ,de-,escalate ,tax ,modernization #bja4 ,short title ,this title may be cited as the ,innovate ,less ,lethal to ,de-,escalate ,tax ,modernization ,act4 #bjb4 ,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-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7d7 as subsection 7e71 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7c7 the following new subsection3 7d7 ,less-than-,lethal projectile devices 7#a7 ,in general ,the tax imposed by section #daha shall not apply to-- 7,a7 any less-than-lethal projectile device1 7,b7 any device contained on the most recent list made available by the ,secretary under paragraph 7#d77;,b71 and 7,c7 any shell or cartridge that meets the requirement of paragraph 7#b77;,b7 and is designed for use in a device referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b74 7#b7 ,less-than-lethal projectile device ,the term less-than-lethal projectile device means a device that-- 7,a7 is not designed or intended to expel1 and may not be readily converted to accept and discharge-- 7i7 ammunition commonly used in handguns1 rifles1 or shotguns1 or 7ii7 any other projectile at a velocity exceeding #ejj feet per second1 7,b7 is designed and intended to be used in a manner that is not likely to cause death or serious bodily injury1 and 7,c7 does not accept1 and is not able to be readily modified to accept1 ammunition feeding devices-- 7i7 loaded through the inside of a pistol grip1 or 7ii7 commonly used in semiautomatic firearms4 7#c7 ,request for classification ,pursuant to a request made by the manufacturer1 producer1 or importer of a device for a determination as to whether such device satisfies the requirements under paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary shall make such determination not later than #ij days after the date of receipt of such request4 7#d7 ,annual review of new and emerging technologies 7,a7 ,list of less-than-lethal projectile devices ,the ,secretary shall make publicly available a list of devices that the ,secretary has determined are described in paragraph 7#b7 and shall update such list annually to take into account new devices4 7,b7 ,list of non-lethal devices the projectiles of which exceed #ejj feet per second 7i7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall-- 7,i7 make publicly available a list of devices that the ,secretary has determined are not described in paragraph 7#b7 but would be so described if such paragraph were applied without regard to subparagraph 7,a77ii7 thereof1 and 7,,ii7 update such list annually to take into account new devices4 7ii7 ,report to ,congress ,the ,secretary shall annually submit a written report to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate regarding the annual list of devices described in clause 7i71 including a copy of such list1 a description of the devices that were considered for inclusion on such list1 and the reasons for including or excluding such devices from such list4 4 7b7 ,effective date 7#a7 ,in general ,except as otherwise provided in this subsection1 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 7#b7 ,requests for determinations ,section #dahb7;d77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7as added by this section7 shall apply to requests received after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 except that any request under such section which is received during the #ahj-;day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act shall be treated for purposes of such section as received as of the close of such period4 #bjc4 ,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 striking an antique firearm or and inserting any antique firearm1 any less-than-lethal projectile device 7as defined in section #dahb7;d77#b771 any device referred to in section #dahb7;d77#a77;,b71 or4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,february #ab1 #bjbf4;,clerk4