,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 
#bjbf,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,murphy7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prevent the purchase of     
ammunition by prohibited purchasers4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as ,jaime's ,law4  #b4 ,purpose ,the   
purpose of this ,act is to enhance the  
background check process in the ,united 
,states to prevent the purchase of      
ammunition by individuals who are       
prohibited from doing so under ,federal 
and ,state law4  #c4 ,transfers of      
firearms or ammunition  7a7 ,in general 
,section #ibb of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking subsection 7s72  7#b7 by       
redesignating subsection 7t7 as         
subsection 7s72  7#c7 in subsection 7s71
 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 by inserting 
or ammunition after firearm each place  

it appears except in subparagraphs      
7,b77ii7 and 7,c7 of paragraph 7#a72    
7,b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in         
subparagraph 7,b77ii71 by inserting in  
the case of a firearm1 before #c2 and   
7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 in the matter
 preceding clause 7i71 by inserting the 
transfer of a firearm to before a person
 less2 and  7,c7 in paragraph           
7#c77;,c77ii71 by striking the chief law
 enforcement officer 7as defined in     
subsection 7s77#h77 and inserting the   
relevant chief of police1 sheriff1 or   
other equivalent official1 or the       
designee of any such individual2 and    
7#d7 by inserting after subsection 7s71 
as so redesignated1 the following3  7t7 
7#a7 7,a7 ,it shall be unlawful for any 
person who is not a licensed importer1  
licensed manufacturer1 or licensed      
dealer to transfer ammunition to any    
other person who is not so licensed1    
unless a licensed importer1 licensed    
manufacturer1 or licensed dealer has    
first taken possession of the ammunition

 for the purpose of complying with      
subsection 7s74  7,b7 ,upon taking      
possession of ammunition under          
subparagraph 7,a71 a licensee shall     
comply with all requirements of this    
chapter as if the licensee were         
transferring ammunition from the        
inventory of the licensee to the        
unlicensed transferee4  7,c7 ,if a      
transfer of ammunition described in     
subparagraph 7,a7 will not be completed 
for any reason after a licensee takes   
possession of the ammunition 7including 
because the transfer of the ammunition  
to1 or receipt of the ammunition by1 the
 transferee would violate this chapter71
 the return of the ammunition to the    
transferor by the licensee shall not    
constitute the transfer of ammunition   
for purposes of this chapter4  7#b7     
,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to--    
7,a7 a law enforcement agency or any law
 enforcement officer1 armed private     
security professional1 or member of the 
,armed ,forces1 to the extent the       

officer1 professional1 or member is     
acting within the course and scope of   
employment and official duties2  7,b7 a 
transfer that is a loan or bona fide    
gift between spouses1 between domestic  
partners1 between parents and their     
children1 including step-parents and    
their step-children1 between siblings1  
between aunts or uncles and their nieces
 or nephews1 or between grandparents and
 their grandchildren2  7,c7 a transfer  
to an executor1 administrator1 trustee1 
or personal representative of an estate 
or a trust that occurs by operation of  
law upon the death of another person2   
7,d7 a temporary transfer that is       
necessary to prevent imminent death or  
great bodily harm1 including harm to    
self1 family1 household members1 or     
others1 if the possession by the        
transferee lasts only as long as        
immediately necessary to prevent the    
imminent death or great bodily harm1    
including the harm of domestic violence1
 dating partner violence1 sexual        

assault1 stalking1 and domestic abuse2  
7,e7 a transfer that is approved by the 
,attorney ,general under section #ehab  
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of      
#aihf2 or  7,f7 a temporary transfer if 
the transferor has no reason to believe 
that the transferee will use or intends 
to use the ammunition in a crime or is  
prohibited from possessing ammunition   
under ,state or ,federal law1 and the   
transfer takes place and the            
transferee's possession of the          
ammunition is exclusively-- 7i7 at a    
shooting range or in a shooting gallery 
or other area designated for the purpose
 of target shooting2  7ii7 while        
reasonably necessary for the purposes of
 hunting1 trapping1 or fishing1 if the  
transferor-- 7,i7 has no reason to      
believe that the transferee intends to  
use the ammunition in a place where it  
is illegal2 and  7,,ii7 has reason to   
believe that the transferee will comply 
with all licensing and permit           
requirements for such hunting1 trapping1

 or fishing2 or  7iii7 while in the     
presence of the transferor4  7#c7 ,it   
shall be unlawful for a licensed        
importer1 licensed manufacturer1 or     
licensed dealer to transfer possession  
of ammunition to another person who is  
not so licensed unless the importer1    
manufacturer1 or dealer has provided    
such other person with a notice of the  
prohibition under paragraph 7#a71 and   
such other person has certified that    
such other person has been provided with
 this notice on a form prescribed by the
 ,attorney ,general4  4  7b7 ,technical 
and conforming amendments  7#a7 ,united 
,states ,code ,chapter #dd of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7,a7 in section #ibb7y77#b71 in the     
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by  
striking 1 7g77#e77;,b71 and            
7s77#c77;,b77v77,,ii7 and inserting and 
7g77#e77;,b72  7,b7 in section #ibe;,a1 
in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 
by striking subsection 7s7 or 7t7 of    
section #ibb and inserting section      

#ibb7s72 and  7,c7 in section #ibe;,b-- 
7i7 in subsection 7a71 in the matter    
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking   
#ibb7t7 and inserting #ibb7s72 and  7ii7
 in subsection 7b71 by striking #ibb7t7 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code and 
inserting #ibb7s74  7#b7 ,brady ,handgun
 ,violence ,prevention ,act ,section    
#ajc7l7 of the ,brady ,handgun ,violence
 ,prevention ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4        
#djija7l77 is amended1 in the matter    
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking   
7t7 and inserting 7s74  7#c7 ,,nics     
,improvement ,amendments ,act of #bjjg  
,section #ajc7;f7 of the ,,nics         
,improvement ,amendments ,act of #bjjg  
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djiac7;f77 is amended by
 striking #ibb7t7 and inserting #ibb7s74
  7#d7 ,consolidated and further        
continuing appropriations act1 #bjab    
,section #eaa of title ,v of division ,b
 of the ,consolidated and ,further      
,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djija note7 is amended  
by striking subsection #ibb7t7 each     

place it appears and inserting          
subsection 7s7 or 7t7 of section #ibb4  
#d4 ,rules of construction ,nothing in  
this ,act1 or any amendment made by this
 ,act1 shall be construed to-- 7#a7     
authorize the establishment1 directly or
 indirectly1 of a national firearms or  
ammunition registry2 or  7#b7 interfere 
with the authority of a ,state1 under   
section #ibg of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 to enact a law on the    
same subject matter as this ,act4  #e4  
,effective date ,this ,act and the      
amendments made by this ,act shall take 
effect on the date that is #ahj days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4