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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 178

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the manufacture, transfer, or importation of .25 caliber and .32 caliber and 9 millimeter ammunition.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JANUARY 21 (legislative day, JANUARY 5), 1993

Mr. MOYNIHAN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to

prohibit the manufacture, transfer, or importation of .25

caliber and .32 caliber and 9 millimeter ammunition.

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

3 That this Act may be cited as the ‘‘Violent Crime Preven4 tion Act’’.

5 SEC. 2. Section 922(a) of title 18, United States

6 Code, is amended by—

7 (1) striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

8 (7);
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1 (2) striking out the period at the end of para2 graph (8) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;

3 and

4 (3) adding at the end thereof the following:

5 ‘‘(9) for any person to manufacture, transfer,

6 or import .25 or .32 caliber or 9 millimeter ammuni7 tion, except that this paragraph shall not apply to—

8 ‘‘(A) the manufacture or importation of

9 such ammunition for the use of the United

10 States or any department or agency thereof or

11 any State or any department, agency, or politi12 cal subdivision thereof; and

13 ‘‘(B) any manufacture or importation for

14 testing or for experimenting authorized by the

15 Secretary; and

16 ‘‘(10) for any manufacturer or importer to sell

17 or deliver .25 or .32 caliber or 9 millimeter ammuni18 tion, except that this paragraph shall not apply to—

19 ‘‘(A) the sale or delivery by a manufac20 turer or importer of such ammunition for the

21 use of the United States or any department or

22 agency thereof or any State or any department,

23 agency, or political subdivision thereof; and

24 ‘‘(B) the sale or delivery by a manufac25 turer or importer of such ammunition for test-
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1 ing or for experimenting authorized by the Sec2 retary.’’.

3 SEC. 3. Section 923(a)(1)(A) of title 18, United

4 States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5 ‘‘(A) of destructive devices, ammunition for

6 destructive devices, armor piercing ammunition,

7 or .25 or .32 caliber or 9 millimeter ammuni8 tion, a fee of $1,000 per year;’’.

9 SEC. 4. Section 923(a)(1)(C) of title 18, United

10 States Code, is amended to read as follows:

11 ‘‘(C) of ammunition for firearms other

12 than destructive devices, or armor piercing or

13 .25 or .32 caliber or 9 millimeter ammunition

14 for any firearm, a fee of $10 per year.’’.

15 SEC. 5. Section 923(a)(2) of title 18, United States

16 Code, is amended to read as follows:

17 ‘‘(2) If the applicant is an importer—

18 ‘‘(A) of destructive devices, ammunition for

19 destructive devices, or armor piercing or .25 or

20 .32 caliber or 9 millimeter ammunition for any

21 firearm, a fee of $1,000 per year; or

22 ‘‘(B) of firearms other than destructive de23 vices or ammunition for firearms other than de24 structive devices, or ammunition other than

25 armor piercing or .25 or .32 caliber or 9 milli-
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1 meter ammunition for any firearm, a fee of $50

2 per year.’’.

3 SEC. 6. Section 923 of title 18, United States Code,

4 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

5 ‘‘(l) Licensed importers and licensed manufacturers

6 shall mark all .25 and .32 caliber and 9 millimeter ammu7 nition and packages containing such ammunition for dis8 tribution, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary by

9 regulation.’’.

10 SEC. 7. Section 929(a)(1) of title 18, United States

11 Code, is amended by—

12 (1) inserting ‘‘, or with .25 or .32 caliber or 9

13 millimeter ammunition’’ after ‘‘possession of armor

14 piercing ammunition’’; and

15 (2) inserting ‘‘, or .25 or .32 caliber or 9 milli16 meter ammunition,’’ after ‘‘armor-piercing handgun

17 ammunition’’.

18 SEC. 8. This Act and the amendments made by this

19 Act shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar

20 month which begins more than 90 days after the date of

21 enactment of this Act.

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