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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2753 

To prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 

Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. MURPHY) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited 

purchasers. 

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 ‘‘Jaime’s Law’’. 

5 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

6 The purpose of this Act is to enhance the background 

7 check process in the United States to prevent the purchase 

8 of ammunition by individuals who are prohibited from 

9 doing so under Federal and State law. 


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1 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 

3 States Code, is amended— 

4 (1) by striking subsection (s); 

5 (2) by redesignating subsection (t) as sub6 section (s); 

7 (3) in subsection (s), as so redesignated— 

8 (A) by inserting ‘‘or ammunition’’ after 

9 ‘‘firearm’’ each place it appears except in sub10 paragraphs (B)(ii) and (C) of paragraph (1); 

11 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (i) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by insert13 ing ‘‘in the case of a firearm,’’ before ‘‘3’’; 

14 and 

15 (ii) in subparagraph (C), in the mat16 ter preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘the 

17 transfer of a firearm to’’ before ‘‘a person 

18 less’’; and 

19 (C) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii), by striking 

20 ‘‘the chief law enforcement officer (as defined in 

21 subsection (s)(8))’’ and inserting ‘‘the relevant 

22 chief of police, sheriff, or other equivalent offi23 cial, or the designee of any such individual’’; 

24 and 

25 (4) by inserting after subsection (s), as so re26 designated, the following: 


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1 ‘‘(t)(1)(A) It shall be unlawful for any person who 

2 is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or li3 censed dealer to transfer ammunition to any other person 

4 who is not so licensed, unless a licensed importer, licensed 

5 manufacturer, or licensed dealer has first taken possession 

6 of the ammunition for the purpose of complying with sub7 section (s). 

8 ‘‘(B) Upon taking possession of ammunition under 

9 subparagraph (A), a licensee shall comply with all require10 ments of this chapter as if the licensee were transferring 

11 ammunition from the inventory of the licensee to the unli12 censed transferee. 

13 ‘‘(C) If a transfer of ammunition described in sub14 paragraph (A) will not be completed for any reason after 

15 a licensee takes possession of the ammunition (including 

16 because the transfer of the ammunition to, or receipt of 

17 the ammunition by, the transferee would violate this chap18 ter), the return of the ammunition to the transferor by 

19 the licensee shall not constitute the transfer of ammuni20 tion for purposes of this chapter. 

21 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— 

22 ‘‘(A) a law enforcement agency or any law en23 forcement officer, armed private security profes24 sional, or member of the Armed Forces, to the ex25 tent the officer, professional, or member is acting 


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1 within the course and scope of employment and offi2 cial duties; 

3 ‘‘(B) a transfer that is a loan or bona fide gift 

4 between spouses, between domestic partners, be5 tween parents and their children, between siblings, 

6 between aunts or uncles and their nieces or nephews, 

7 or between grandparents and their grandchildren; 

8 ‘‘(C) a transfer to an executor, administrator, 

9 trustee, or personal representative of an estate or a 

10 trust that occurs by operation of law upon the death 

11 of another person; 

12 ‘‘(D) a transfer if the transfer is necessary to 

13 prevent imminent death or great bodily harm, if the 

14 possession by the transferee lasts only as long as im15 mediately necessary to prevent the imminent death 

16 or great bodily harm; or 

17 ‘‘(E) a transfer, if the transferor has no reason 

18 to believe that the transferee will use or intends to 

19 use the ammunition in a crime or is prohibited from 

20 possessing ammunition under State or Federal law, 

21 and the transfer takes place and the transferee’s 

22 possession of the ammunition is exclusively— 

23 ‘‘(i) at a shooting range or in a shooting 

24 gallery or other area designated for the purpose 

25 of target shooting; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) while reasonably necessary for the 

2 purposes of hunting, trapping, or fishing, if the 

3 transferor— 

4 ‘‘(I) has no reason to believe that the 

5 transferee intends to use the ammunition 

6 in a place where it is illegal; and 

7 ‘‘(II) has reason to believe that the 

8 transferee will comply with all licensing 

9 and permit requirements for such hunting, 

10 trapping, or fishing; or 

11 ‘‘(iii) while in the presence of the trans12 feror. 

13 ‘‘(3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

14 chapter, the Attorney General may implement this sub15 section with regulations. 

16 ‘‘(B) Regulations promulgated under this paragraph 

17 may not include any provision— 

18 ‘‘(i) requiring licensees to facilitate transfers in 

19 accordance with paragraph (1); 

20 ‘‘(ii) requiring persons not licensed under this 

21 chapter to keep records of background checks of am22 munition transfers; or 

23 ‘‘(iii) limiting the amount of any fee a licensee 

24 may charge to facilitate transfers in accordance with 

25 paragraph (1). 


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1 ‘‘(4) It shall be unlawful for a licensed importer, li2 censed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer posses3 sion of ammunition to another person who is not so li4 censed unless the importer, manufacturer, or dealer has 

5 provided such other person with a notice of the prohibition 

6 under paragraph (1), and such other person has certified 

7 that such other person has been provided with this notice 

8 on a form prescribed by the Attorney General.’’. 

9 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

10 (1) UNITED STATES CODE.—Chapter 44 of title 

11 18, United States Code, is amended— 

12 (A) in section 922(y)(2), in the matter pre13 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, 

14 (g)(5)(B), and (s)(3)(B)(v)(II)’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘and (g)(5)(B)’’; 

16 (B) in section 925A, in the matter pre17 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection 

18 (s) or (t) of section 922’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

19 922(s)’’; and 

20 (C) in section 925B— 

21 (i) in subsection (a), by striking 

22 ‘‘922(t)’’ and inserting ‘‘922(s)’’; and 

23 (ii) in subsection (b), by striking 

24 ‘‘922(t) of title 18, United States Code’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘922(s)’’. 


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1 (2) BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION

2 ACT.—Section 103(l) of the Brady Handgun Vio3 lence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901(l)) is amend4 ed, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by strik5 ing ‘‘(t)’’ and inserting ‘‘(s)’’. 

6 (3) NICS IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENTS ACT OF

7 2007.—Section 103(f) of the NICS Improvement 

8 Amendments Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 40913(f)) is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘922(t)’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘922(s)’’. 

11 (4) CONSOLIDATED AND FURTHER CONTINUING

12 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012.—Section 511 of title V 

13 of division B of the Consolidated and Further Con14 tinuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (34 U.S.C. 40901 

15 note) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 922(t)’’ 

16 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (s) 

17 or (t) of section 922’’. 

18 SEC. 4. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 

19 Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this 

20 Act, shall be construed to— 

21 (1) authorize the establishment, directly or indi22 rectly, of a national firearms or ammunition reg23 istry; or 

24 (2) interfere with the authority of a State, 

25 under section 927 of title 18, United States Code, 


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1 to enact a law on the same subject matter as this 

2 Act. 

3 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

4 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

5 take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date 

6 of enactment of this Act. 

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