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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10197 

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an 

arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 

Medicine to conduct a comprehensive study on the health care impacts 

of the use of kinetic impact projectiles in the United States, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Mrs. BEATTY (for herself and Ms. BROWN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 

enter into an arrangement with the National Academies 

of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a 

comprehensive study on the health care impacts of the 

use of kinetic impact projectiles in the United States, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Analyzing Kinetic Im5 pact Projectiles Against Americans Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STUDY ON HEALTH CARE IMPACTS OF THE USE OF 

2 KINETIC IMPACT PROJECTILES IN THE 

3 UNITED STATES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 

6 and Human Services shall enter into an arrangement with 

7 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 

8 Medicine (or, if the National Academies decline to enter 

9 into such arrangement, another appropriate entity) under 

10 which, not later than 1 year after such date of enactment, 

11 the National Academies (or other appropriate entity) will 

12 complete a comprehensive study on the health care im13 pacts of the use of kinetic impact projectiles in the United 

14 States. 

15 (b) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—The study conducted pur16 suant to subsection (a) shall include an analysis of each 

17 of the following: 

18 (1) The frequency and severity of injuries and 

19 health impacts caused by the use of kinetic impact 

20 projectiles on individuals domestically. 

21 (2) The settings related to the use of kinetic 

22 impact projectiles. 

23 (3) A statistical review of the frequency of use 

24 of kinetic impact projectiles by law enforcement enti25 ties domestically. 


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1 (4) A demographic and racial breakdown of in2 dividuals who have been impacted by kinetic impact 

3 projectile-caused injuries domestically. 

4 (5) A statistical review of the site and mor5 bidity of injuries caused by kinetic impact projec6 tiles. 

7 (6) A review of treatments for kinetic impact 

8 projectile-caused injuries and the efficacy of such 

9 treatments. 

10 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The arrangement under 

11 subsection (a) shall provide for the National Academies 

12 of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (or other appro13 priate entity), not later than 6 months after the comple14 tion of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a), 

15 and annually thereafter— 

16 (1) to submit to the relevant congressional com17 mittees of jurisdiction, including the Committees on 

18 Appropriations, Energy and Commerce, and the Ju19 diciary of the House of Representatives and the 

20 Committees on Appropriations; Health, Education, 

21 Labor, and Pensions; and the Judiciary of the Sen22 ate, a report that contains— 

23 (A) the results of the analysis conducted 

24 under subsection (b); and 


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1 (B) any recommendations, regarding the 

2 effects of the use of kinetic impact projectiles in 

3 the United States, to— 

4 (i) implement changes government5 wide; 

6 (ii) establish guidelines and best prac7 tices for the use of kinetic impact projec8 tiles; and 

9 (iii) improve the oversight of Federal 

10 procurement and funding for kinetic im11 pact projectiles; and 

12 (2) to make such report publicly available on 

13 the internet. 

14 (d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘kinetic 

15 impact projectile’’ means— 

16 (1) a rubber or plastic bullet, bean bag round, 

17 sponge round, pellet round, or wooden dowel; and 

18 (2) any other projectile-delivered impact muni19 tion determined to be subject to the study under this 

20 section by the Secretary of Health and Human Serv21 ices in consultation with the National Academies of 

22 Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (or other ap23 propriate entity). 


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1 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 

3 $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 

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