,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1     
#bjbf,ms4 ,warren 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,kim1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1  
,mr4 ,markey1 and ,mr4 ,booker7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to restrict the sale and 
procurement of certain weapons and      
ammunition by the ,department of        
,defense1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stop ,militarizing ,our ,streets   
,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,restriction on     
sales and procurement by ,department of 
,defense of certain weapons and         
ammunition  7a7 ,restriction  7#a7 ,in  
general ,chapter #gfc of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #gedd the       
following3  #gede4 ,restriction on sales
 and procurement of certain weapons and 

ammunition  7a7 ,prohibitions relating  
to certain highly dangerous             
military-,grade weapons and ammunition  
7#a7 ,sales in commercial marketplace   
,the ,secretary of ,defense or a private
 operator of a government-owned plant   
may not sell to any dealer1 directly or 
through a private contractor1 in the    
commercial marketplace-- 7,a7 any       
military-grade assault weapon2 or  7,b7 
any covered ammunition4  7#b7           
,procurement ,the ,secretary of ,defense
 may not procure any item from a dealer 
or manufacturer of firearms or          
ammunition that sells a military-grade  
assault weapon or covered ammunition in 
the commercial marketplace4  7b7        
,limitations ,relating to other weapons 
and ammunition  7#a7 ,applicability ,the
 provisions of this subsection shall    
apply to all firearms and ammunition1   
other than military-grade assault       
weapons and covered ammunition4  7#b7   
,sales in commercial marketplace ,the   
,secretary of ,defense or a private     

operator of a government-owned plant may
 not sell any firearm or ammunition to  
any dealer in the commercial marketplace
 that fails to meet the requirements    
described in paragraph 7#d74  7#c7      
,procurement ,the ,secretary of ,defense
 may not procure any item from a dealer 
or private manufacturer of firearms or  
ammunition that sells firearms or       
ammunition in the commercial marketplace
 if the dealer or private manufacturer--
 7,a7 directly sells firearms or        
ammunition to individual purchasers in  
the commercial marketplace and fails to 
meet the requirements described in      
paragraph 7#d72 or  7,b7 sells any      
firearm or ammunition to any dealer in  
the commercial marketplace that fails to
 meets the requirements described in    
paragraph 7#d74  7#d7 ,requirements ,the
 requirements described in this         
paragraph for any dealer of firearms or 
ammunition are the following3 7,a7 ,the 
dealer must-- 7i7 with respect to a     
dealer of firearms1 have a license under

 chapter #dd of title #ah2  7ii7 with   
respect to a dealer of ammunition1 have 
a license under subsection 7d77#a72 and 
7iii7 comply with all requirements under
 ,federal law for licensees under       
chapter #dd of title #ah4  7,b7 ,in each
 of the previous #c calendar years1 the 
,attorney ,general has traced not more  
than #bd firearms used in crimes back to
 the dealer with a time to crime of less
 than #c years4  7,c7 ,with respect to a
 dealer that sells ammunition1 during   
any #cj-;day period1 the dealer may not 
transfer to the same individual         
purchaser-- 7i7 more than #ejj rounds of
 covered ammunition2 or  7ii7 more than 
#a1jjj rounds of other ammunition4  7,d7
 ,the dealer must agree to a minimum    
code of conduct that includes the       
following3 7i7 ,a refusal to transfer a 
firearm or ammunition until the ,,nics  
background check system has verified    
that the transfer is not prohibited4    
7ii7 ,the implementation of a security  
system1 including adequate locks1       

exterior lighting1 surveillance cameras1
 alarm systems1 and other anti-theft    
measures and practices that the         
,attorney ,general may through          
regulations prescribe4  7iii7 ,a refusal
 to sell firearms in any marketplace1   
including online or at a gun show1      
unless the marketplace requires every   
firearm seller to complete a ,,nics     
background check on prospective firearm 
purchasers4  7iv7 ,a refusal to transfer
 firearms or ammunition to any person   
that exhibits signs of alcohol or drug  
intoxication or cognitive or mental     
instability 7as those terms are defined 
by the ,attorney ,general1 in           
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services74  7v7 ,a  
refusal to transfer a firearm or        
ammunition to any person the dealer     
knows or has reason to believe poses a  
danger to that person or others4  7vi7  
,with respect to firearms1 the          
implementation and maintenance of a     
remotely searchable electronic record   

of-- 7,i7 the make1 model1 caliber or   
gauge1 and serial number of every       
firearm in the inventory of the dealer2 
and  7,,ii7 the performance of quarterly
 inventory checks4  7,e7 ,with respect  
to ammunition1 the dealer must implement
 and maintain a remotely searchable     
electronic record of-- 7i7 importation2 
7ii7 production2  7iii7 shipment2  7iv7 
receipt2  7v7 sale2 and  7vi7 any other 
disposition of ammunition at the place  
of business of the dealer for such      
period1 and in such form1 as the        
,attorney ,general may by regulations   
prescribe4  7,f7 ,the dealer must       
implement a mandatory training course   
developed by the ,attorney ,general1 in 
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services1 where     
appropriate-- 7i7 which1 with respect to
 each employee of the dealer authorized 
to engage in the transfer of firearms or
 ammunition in the course of the        
business-- 7,i7 an employee as of the   
date of enactment of this section       

completes not later than #ij days after 
the date of enactment of this section2  
and  7,,ii7 an employee hired after the 
date of enactment of this section       
complete not later than #cj days after  
the date on which the employee is hired2
 and  7ii7 that trains employees on--   
7,i7 how to recognize and identify--    
7aa7 straw purchasers2 and  7bb7 any    
other fraudulent activity described in  
chapter #dd of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code2  7,,ii7 indicators that a
 person is attempting to purchase a     
firearm or ammunition illegally2        
7,,iii7 how to recognize and identify   
indicators that an individual intends to
 use a firearm for unlawful purposes2   
7,,iv7 how to recognize and identify    
indicators that an individual intends to
 use a firearm for self-harm2  7,v7 how 
to prevent theft or burglary of firearms
 and ammunition2  7,,vi7 how to respond 
in the circumstances described in       
subclauses 7,i7 through 7,v7 and the    
applicable reporting requirements2      

7,,vii7 how to verify the age of a      
purchaser of a firearm or ammunition2   
7,,viii7 with respect to a dealer of    
ammunition1 how to detect whether a     
single purchaser has reached the        
applicable ammunition purchase limit to 
prevent a violation of subparagraph     
7,c72 and  7,,ix7 other reasonable      
business practices that the ,attorney   
,general determines will deter firearm  
trafficking or deter the provision of a 
firearm to an individual who indicates  
an intent to use a firearm for unlawful 
purposes or for self-harm4  7,g7 ,not   
later than #cj days after the date on   
which the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1
 ,firearms and ,explosives releases to  
the dealer results of any compliance    
inspection conducted by the ,bureau1 the
 dealer must report the results of the  
inspection to any manufacturer or       
wholesaler dealer from which the dealer 
obtains firearms or ammunition4  7,h7   
,the dealer does not maintain financial 
ties valued at more than #a1jjj1jjj     

annually with an entity that-- 7i7      
during the #e-year period preceding the 
date of a sale or procurement described 
in paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c71 separated    
from the dealer through a spin-off      
transaction2 and  7ii7 does not comply  
with the requirements of this paragraph4
  7#e7 ,inspection results ,with respect
 to an inspection of a dealer described 
in paragraph 7#d77;,g71 not later than  
#cj days after the date of the          
inspection1 the ,director of the ,bureau
 of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and   
,explosives shall send to the           
,department of ,defense a copy of the   
report4  7#f7 ,regulations ,the         
,attorney ,general may promulgate       
necessary regulations to implement the  
requirements of this subsection4  7#g7  
,interdepartment coordination ,the      
,attorney ,general1 in coordination with
 the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall      
monitor compliance with paragraph 7#d7  
by dealers4  7#h7 ,penalty ,a dealer    
that violates paragraph 7#d7 may not    

participate in a sale or purchase       
described in paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c74    
7#i7 ,data sharing ,notwithstanding any 
other law1 the ,attorney ,general may   
share crime gun trace data with the     
,department of ,defense as necessary to 
carry out this section4  7c7 ,reporting 
requirements  7#a7 ,government-owned    
plant report ,not less frequently than  
annually1 each government-owned plant   
that produces any ammunition or firearms
 that are commercially sold shall submit
 to ,congress a report that includes1   
for the year covered by the report--    
7,a7 the number of customers of the     
plant for ammunition or firearms in the 
commercial marketplace1 disaggregated by
 the ,state in which the customer is    
located2  7,b7 the revenue of the plant 
from sales of ammunition or firearms in 
the commercial marketplace2  7,c7 the   
amount of ammunition or firearms sold by
 the plant in the commercial            
marketplace2  7,d7 an operational plan  
for avoiding any diversion of firearms  

or ammunition into the illegal market or
 to customers not authorized for        
purchase under this section2 and  7,e7  
steps taken to implement the plan       
described in subparagraph 7,d74  7#b7   
,department of ,defense report ,not less
 frequently than annually1 the          
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
,congress a report containing the       
following3 7,a7 ,a list of manufacturers
 and dealers from which the ,secretary  
procures firearms that also sell        
firearms in the commercial market4  7,b7
 ,a list of the types of firearms those 
dealers sell in the commercial market4  
7,c7 ,the amount of money the ,secretary
 pays to those dealers for firearms each
 year4  7d7 ,licenses for dealing       
ammunition  7#a7 ,in general ,the       
,attorney ,general shall make licenses  
available to dealers of ammunition1 who 
may apply for such licenses for the     
purpose of subsection 7b77#d77;,a77ii7  
to be eligible to make the sales or     
purchases described in paragraph 7#b7 or

 7#c7 of subsection 7b74  7#b7          
,requirements ,in making licenses       
available in accordance with paragraph  
7#a71 the ,attorney ,general shall apply
 in a substantially similar manner the  
requirements under chapter #dd of title 
#ah for licenses of dealers of firearms 
to dealers of ammunition4  7#c7 ,,nics  
system  7,a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #ahj days after the date of enactment  
of the ,stop ,militarizing ,our ,streets
 ,act of #bjbf1 the ,attorney ,general  
shall authorize a dealer of ammunition  
licensed in accordance with paragraph   
7#a7 to access and use the ,,nics       
background check system in accordance   
with laws applicable to the use of the  
,,nics background check system4  7,b7   
,authorization ,a dealer of ammunition  
authorized under subparagraph 7,a7 may  
use the ,,nics background check system  
for the purpose of subsection           
7b77#d77;,d7 to be eligible to make the 
sales or purchases described in         
paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c7 of subsection    

7b74  7,c7 ,ammunition background checks
 ,a dealer of ammunition licensed in    
accordance with paragraph 7#a7 may      
perform a ,,nics background check on an 
individual purchasing ammunition from   
the dealer4  7e7 ,regulations ,the      
,attorney ,general shall promulgate a   
rule with requirements for dealers to   
comply with the recordkeeping           
requirement described in subsection     
7b77#d77;,e74  7f7 ,definitions ,in this
 section3 7#a7 ,ammunition2 firearm2    
manufacturer ,the terms ammunition1     
firearm1 and manufacturer have the      
meaning given those terms in section    
#iba7;a7 of title #ah4  7#b7 ,covered   
ammunition ,the term covered            
ammunition-- 7,a7 means ammunition that 
is larger than 4#bb caliber2 and  7,b7  
includes 4#bbc ,remington ammunition and
 #g4fb ,north ,atlantic ,treaty         
,organization ammunition4  7#c7 ,dealer 
,the term dealer-- 7,a7 has the meaning 
given the term in section #iba of title 
#ah2 and  7,b7 includes any person      

engaged in the business of selling      
ammunition at wholesale or retail1      
including an unlicensed private vendor  
of ammunition4  7#d7 ,financial ties    
,the term financial ties-- 7,a7 has the 
meaning given the term by the ,secretary
 of ,defense in a regulation2 and  7,b7 
includes a revenue sharing agreement or 
a transfer of assets through a purchase 
or sale transaction4  7#e7 ,gas-operated
 ,the term gas-operated1 with respect to
 a firearm1 means that the firearm      
harnesses or traps a portion of the     
high-pressure gas from a fired cartridge
 to cycle the action using-- 7,a7 a long
 stroke piston1 in which gas is vented  
from the barrel to a piston that is     
mechanically fixed to the bolt group and
 moves to cycle the action2  7,b7 a     
short stroke piston1 in which gas is    
vented from the barrel to a piston that 
moves separately from the bolt group so 
that the energy is imparted through a   
gas piston to cycle the action2  7,c7 a 
system that traps and vents gas from the

 barrel or the chamber to directly      
strike or impinge the bolt1 bolt        
carrier1 or slide assembly to unlock and
 cycle the action2  7,d7 a hybrid system
 that combines elements of a system     
described in subparagraph 7,c7 with a   
system described in subparagraph 7,a7 or
 7,b7 to capture gas vented from the    
barrel to cycle the action2 or  7,e7 a  
blowback-operated system that directly  
uses the expanding gases of the ignited 
propellant powder acting on the         
cartridge case to drive the breechblock 
or breech bolt rearward4  7#f7          
,government-owned plant ,the term       
government-owned plant means a facility 
owned by the ,federal ,government that  
produces firearms or ammunition4  7#g7  
,gun show ,the term gun show means a gun
 show or an event described in section  
#dgh4ajj7;b7 of title #bg1 ,code of     
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulation4  7#h7 ,large-capacity       
ammunition feeding device ,the term     
large-capacity ammunition feeding       

device-- 7,a7 means a magazine1 belt1   
drum1 feed strip1 or similar device1    
including any such device joined or     
coupled with another in any manner1 that
 has an overall capacity of1 or that can
 be readily restored1 changed1 or       
converted to accept1 more than #aj      
rounds of ammunition2 and  7,b7 does not
 include an attached tubular device     
designed to accept1 and capable of      
operating only with1 4#bb caliber       
rimfire ammunition4  7#i7               
,military-grade assault weapon ,the term
 military-grade assault weapon means a  
firearm that-- 7,a7 is semi-automatic2  
7,b7 is-- 7i7 gas-operated or has been  
modified to operate as a gas-operated   
firearm2  7ii7 recoil-operated or has   
been modified to operate as a           
recoil-operated firearm1 except for     
recoil-operated handguns2 or  7iii7     
designed and functions1 or can be       
readily modified1 to materially increase
 the rate of fire of the firearm2 and   
7,c7 has-- 7i7 a fixed ammunition       

feeding device with the capacity to     
accept more than #aj rounds of          
ammunition2 or  7ii7 the capacity to    
accept a large-capacity ammunition      
feeding device4  7#aj7 ,,nics background
 check ,the term ,,nics background check
 means a background check through the   
national instant criminal background    
check system established under section  
#ajc of the ,brady ,handgun ,violence   
,prevention ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djija74
  7#aa7 ,recoil-operated ,the term      
recoil-operated with respect to a       
firearm1 means that the firearm uses the
 recoil force to unlock the breech bolt 
and complete the cycle of extracting1   
ejecting1 and reloading4  7#ab7         
,semi-automatic ,the term               
semi-automatic1 with respect to a       
firearm1 means any repeating firearm1   
other than a machine gun1 that-- 7,a7   
uses a portion of the energy of a firing
 cartridge or shell to extract the fired
 cartridge case or fired shell casing   
and chamber the next round2 and  7,b7   

requires a separate pull1 release1 push1
 or other method of initiation of the   
trigger to fire each cartridge or shell4
  7#ac7 ,spin-off transaction ,the term 
spin-off transaction means a transaction
 that separates a division or line of   
business from a parent company of an    
entity4  7#ad7 ,straw purchase ,the term
 straw purchase-- 7,a7 with respect to a
 firearm1 means a purchase described in 
section #icb7;b7 of title #ah2 and  7,b7
 with respect to ammunition1 means a    
purchase described in #icb7;b7 of title 
#ah1 except that1 for the purpose of    
this subparagraph1 any reference in that
 section to firearm shall be deemed to  
be a reference to ammunition4  7#ae7    
,time to crime ,the term time to crime  
means the period of time between the    
retail sale of a firearm and the        
recovery of the firearm by a law        
enforcement agency as a result of the   
use or suspected use of the firearm in a
 crime4  4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of sections at the beginning 

of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section #gedd
 the following new item3  #gede4        
,restriction on sales and procurement of
 certain weapons and ammunition4  4  7b7
 ,conforming amendments  7#a7           
,cooperative activities with non-,army  
entities ,section #gedd7;c7 of title    
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#e7 ,the non-,army entity  
abides by the commercial sale           
restrictions set forth in section #gede 
of this title4  4  7#b7 ,policy ,section
 #geeb of such title is amended1 in the 
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
striking ,it and inserting ,subject to  
the restrictions set forth under section
 #gede of this title1 it4  7#c7         
,armament ,retooling and ,manufacturing 
,support ,initiative ,section #geec7;b7 
of such title is amended1 in the matter 
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking   
,the and inserting ,subject to the      
restrictions set forth under section    

#gede of this title1 the4  7c7          
,authorization of appropriations for    
increased ,,nics funding ,there are     
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,attorney ,general such sums as are     
necessary to carry out the amendments   
made by this section1 including to      
upgrade and maintain the national       
instant criminal background check system
 established under section #ajc of the  
,brady ,handgun ,violence ,prevention   
,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djija74