,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbe,mr4   
,k5n$y ( ,new ,york 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 
,m5g1 ,mr4 ,latim]1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (        
,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1
 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,ms4    
,williams ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1  
,mr4 ,goldman ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,tonko1
 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,l&sman1 ,mr4        
,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,fri$man1 ,mr4 ,olszewski1
 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,budz9ski1 ,mr4    
,lieu1 & ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to prohibit ! pur*ase1 own]%ip1 or     
possession ( enhanc$ body armor by      
civilians1 ) exceptions4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,a>on   
,salt]1 ,jr41 ,responsible ,body ,armor 
,possession ,act4  #b4 ,ban on pur*ase1 
own]%ip1 or possession ( enhanc$ body   
armor by civilians2 exceptions  7a7 ,ban
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #dd ( title #ah1 

,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #ice4 ,ban on pur*ase1
 own]%ip1 or possession ( enhanc$ body  
armor by civilians  7a7 ,except z       
provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 x %all be     
unlawful = a p]son to pur*ase1 own1 or  
possess enhanc$ body armor4  7b7        
,subsection 7a7 %all n apply to--  7#a7 
a pur*ase1 own]%ip1 or possession by or 
"u ! au?ority (-- 7,a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
or any dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2  7,b7 a ,/ate1 or a dep>tm5t1   
ag5cy1 or political subdivision ( a     
,/ate2 or  7,c7 a ,tribe or law en=cem5t
 ag5cy ( a ,tribe2  7#b7 a cov]$ law    
en=cem5t (fic]2 or  7#c7 enhanc$ body   
armor t 0 lawfully possess$ by any p]son
 at any "t be=e ! date ?is section takes
 effect4  7c7 ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m     
cov]$ law en=cem5t (fic]-- 7#a7 has !   
mean+ giv5 ! t]m qualifi$ law en=cem5t  
(fic] 9 section #ibf;,b & ! t]m qualifi$
 retir$ law en=cem5t (fic] 9 section    
#ibf;,c2 &  7#b7 includes corrections   
(fic]s4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!    

table ( sections = *apt] #dd ( title    
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #ice4 ,ban on  
pur*ase1 own]%ip1 or possession (       
enhanc$ body armor by civilians4  4  7b7
 ,enhanc$ body armor def9$ ,section     
#iba7;a7 ( su* title is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#ci7 ,! t]m enhanc$  
body armor means body armor1 includ+ a  
helmet or %ield1 ! balli/ic resi/ance ( 
:i* meets or exce$s ! balli/ic p]=mance 
( ,,rf#a armor1 det]m9$ us+ su* /&>d z !
 ,national ,in/itute ( ,ju/ice has 9    
effect at ! "t at :i* a p]son pur*ases1 
owns1 or possesses su* armor4  4  7c7   
,p5alties ,section #ibd7;a7 ( su* title 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#i7 ,:oev] kn[+ly violates section #ice
 %all be f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ n m
 ?an #e ye>s1 or bo?4  4