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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8709 

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 

OCTOBER 30, 2020 

Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. LEE of California, 

Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. BASS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. 

JACKSON LEE, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. EVANS, Mr. CLAY, and Ms. ADAMS) 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Analyzing Kinetic Im3 pact Projectiles Against Americans Act of 2020’’. 

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

5 KINETIC IMPACT PROJECTILES IN THE 

6 UNITED STATES. 

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

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

9 and Human Services shall enter into an arrangement with 

10 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 

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

12 into such arrangement, another appropriate entity) under 

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

14 the National Academies (or other appropriate entity) will 

15 complete a comprehensive study on the health care im16 pacts of the use of kinetic impact projectiles in the United 

17 States. 

18 (b) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—The study conducted pur19 suant to subsection (a) shall include an analysis of each 

20 of the following: 

21 (1) The frequency and severity of injuries and 

22 health impacts caused by the use of kinetic impact 

23 projectiles on individuals domestically. 

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

25 impact projectiles. 


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

2 of kinetic impact projectiles by law enforcement enti3 ties domestically. 

4 (4) A demographic and racial breakdown of in5 dividuals who have been impacted by kinetic impact 

6 projectile-caused injuries domestically. 

7 (5) A statistical review of the site and mor8 bidity of injuries caused by kinetic impact projec9 tiles. 

10 (6) A review of treatments for kinetic impact 

11 projectile-caused injuries and the efficacy of such 

12 treatments. 

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

14 subsection (a) shall provide for the National Academies 

15 of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (or other appro16 priate entity), not later than 6 months after the comple17 tion of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a), 

18 and annually thereafter— 

19 (1) to submit to the relevant congressional com20 mittees of jurisdiction, including the Committees on 

21 Appropriations, Energy and Commerce, and the Ju22 diciary of the House of Representatives and the 

23 Committees on Appropriations; Health, Education, 

24 Labor, and Pensions; and the Judiciary of the Sen25 ate, a report that contains— 


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1 (A) the results of the analysis conducted 

2 under subsection (b); and 

3 (B) any recommendations, regarding the 

4 effects of the use of kinetic impact projectiles in 

5 the United States, to— 

6 (i) implement changes government7 wide; 

8 (ii) establish guidelines and best prac9 tices for the use of kinetic impact projec10 tiles; and 

11 (iii) improve the oversight of Federal 

12 procurement and funding for kinetic im13 pact projectiles; and 

14 (2) to make such report publicly available on 

15 the internet. 

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

17 impact projectile’’ means— 

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

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

20 (2) any other projectile-delivered impact muni21 tion determined to be subject to the study under this 

22 section by the Secretary of Health and Human Serv23 ices in consultation with the National Academies of 

24 Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (or other ap25 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 2021. 

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