,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbe,mr4  
,kennedy of ,new ,york 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,norton1
 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,latimer1 ,mr4 ,carter
 of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,thompson of       
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4      
,morelle1 ,ms4 ,williams of ,georgia1   
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,goldman of ,new  
,york1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4  
,landsman1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,friedman1
 ,mr4 ,olszewski1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4   
,budzinski1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 and ,mr4        
,thompson of ,california7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to prohibit the purchase1      
ownership1 or possession of enhanced    
body armor by civilians1 with           
exceptions4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,aaron ,salter1    
,jr41 ,responsible ,body ,armor         
,possession ,act4  #b4 ,ban on purchase1
 ownership1 or possession of enhanced   

body armor by civilians2 exceptions  7a7
 ,ban  7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #dd of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #ice4 ,ban on purchase1     
ownership1 or possession of enhanced    
body armor by civilians  7a7 ,except as 
provided in subsection 7b71 it shall be 
unlawful for a person to purchase1 own1 
or possess enhanced body armor4  7b7    
,subsection 7a7 shall not apply to--    
7#a7 a purchase1 ownership1 or          
possession by or under the authority    
of-- 7,a7 the ,united ,states or any    
department or agency of the ,united     
,states2  7,b7 a ,state1 or a           
department1 agency1 or political        
subdivision of a ,state2 or  7,c7 a     
,tribe or law enforcement agency of a   
,tribe2  7#b7 a covered law enforcement 
officer2 or  7#c7 enhanced body armor   
that was lawfully possessed by any      
person at any time before the date this 
section takes effect4  7c7 ,in this     
section1 the term covered law           

enforcement officer-- 7#a7 has the      
meaning given the term qualified law    
enforcement officer in section #ibf;,b  
and the term qualified retired law      
enforcement officer in section #ibf;,c2 
and  7#b7 includes corrections officers4
  4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table
 of sections for chapter #dd of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#ice4 ,ban on purchase1 ownership1 or   
possession of enhanced body armor by    
civilians4  4  7b7 ,enhanced body armor 
defined ,section #iba7;a7 of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7#ci7 ,the term enhanced    
body armor means body armor1 including a
 helmet or shield1 the ballistic        
resistance of which meets or exceeds the
 ballistic performance of ,,rf#a armor1 
determined using such standard as the   
,national ,institute of ,justice has in 
effect at the time at which a person    
purchases1 owns1 or possesses such      
armor4  4  7c7 ,penalties ,section      

#ibd7;a7 of such title is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7#i7  
,whoever knowingly violates section #ice
 shall be fined under this title1       
imprisoned not more than #e years1 or   
both4  4