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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1924 

To prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 20, 2019 

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 prohibited from doing so. 

9 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION. 

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

11 States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking subsection (s); 

2 (2) by redesignating subsection (t) as sub3 section (s); 

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

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

6 ‘‘firearm’’ each place it appears except in para7 graph (3); 

8 (B) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by inserting 

9 ‘‘in the case of a firearm,’’ before ‘‘3’’; 

10 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

11 (i) by striking all that precedes sub12 paragraph (B) and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a transfer be14 tween a licensee and another person if— 

15 ‘‘(A)(i) in the case of a firearm transfer— 

16 ‘‘(I) such other person has presented to 

17 the licensee a permit that— 

18 ‘‘(aa) allows such other person to pos19 sess or acquire a firearm; and 

20 ‘‘(bb) was issued not more than 5 

21 years earlier by the State in which the 

22 transfer is to take place; and 

23 ‘‘(II) the law of the State provides that 

24 such a permit is to be issued only after an au25 thorized government official has verified that 


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1 the information available to such official does 

2 not indicate that possession of a firearm by 

3 such other person would be in violation of law; 

4 or 

5 ‘‘(ii) in the case of an ammunition transfer— 

6 ‘‘(I) such other person has presented to 

7 the licensee a permit that— 

8 ‘‘(aa) allows such other person to pos9 sess or acquire ammunition, or to possess 

10 or acquire a firearm; and 

11 ‘‘(bb) was issued not more than 5 

12 years earlier by the State in which the 

13 transfer is to take place; and 

14 ‘‘(II) the law of the State provides that 

15 such a permit is to be issued only after an au16 thorized government official has verified that 

17 the information available to such official does 

18 not indicate that possession of ammunition by 

19 such other person would be in violation of 

20 law;’’; and 

21 (ii) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by strik22 ing ‘‘(as defined in subsection (s)(8))’’; and 

23 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(7) In this subsection, the term ‘chief law enforce25 ment officer’ means the chief of police, the sheriff, or an 


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1 equivalent officer or the designee of any such individual.’’; 

2 and 

3 (4) by inserting after subsection (s), as so re4 designated, the following: 

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

6 is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or li7 censed dealer to transfer ammunition to any other person 

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

9 manufacturer, or licensed dealer has first taken possession 

10 of the ammunition for the purpose of complying with sub11 section (s). 

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

13 subparagraph (A), a licensee shall comply with all require14 ments of this chapter as if the licensee were transferring 

15 ammunition from the inventory of the licensee to the unli16 censed transferee. 

17 ‘‘(C) If a transfer of ammunition described in sub18 paragraph (A) will not be completed for any reason after 

19 a licensee takes possession of the ammunition (including 

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

21 the ammunition by, the transferee would violate this chap22 ter), the return of the ammunition to the transferor by 

23 the licensee shall not constitute the transfer of ammuni24 tion for purposes of this chapter. 

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


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1 ‘‘(A) a law enforcement agency or any law en2 forcement officer, armed private security profes3 sional, or member of the armed forces, to the extent 

4 the officer, professional, or member is acting within 

5 the course and scope of employment and official du6 ties; 

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

8 between spouses, between domestic partners, be9 tween parents and their children, between siblings, 

10 between aunts or uncles and their nieces or nephews, 

11 or between grandparents and their grandchildren; 

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

13 trustee, or personal representative of an estate or a 

14 trust that occurs by operation of law upon the death 

15 of another person; 

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

17 prevent imminent death or great bodily harm, if the 

18 possession by the transferee lasts only as long as im19 mediately necessary to prevent the imminent death 

20 or great bodily harm; or 

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

22 to believe that the transferee will use or intends to 

23 use the ammunition in a crime or is prohibited from 

24 possessing ammunition under State or Federal law, 


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1 and the transfer takes place and the transferee’s 

2 possession of the ammunition is exclusively— 

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

4 gallery or other area designated for the purpose 

5 of target shooting; 

6 ‘‘(ii) while reasonably necessary for the 

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

8 transferor— 

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

10 transferee intends to use the ammunition 

11 in a place where it is illegal; and 

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

13 transferee will comply with all licensing 

14 and permit requirements for such hunting, 

15 trapping, or fishing; or 

16 ‘‘(iii) while in the presence of the trans17 feror. 

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

19 chapter, the Attorney General may implement this sub20 section with regulations. 

21 ‘‘(B) Regulations promulgated under this paragraph 

22 may not include any provision requiring licensees to facili23 tate transfers in accordance with paragraph (1). 

24 ‘‘(C) Regulations promulgated under this paragraph 

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1 censed under this chapter to keep records of background 

2 checks of ammunition transfers. 

3 ‘‘(D) Regulations promulgated under this paragraph 

4 may not include any provision limiting the amount of any 

5 fee a licensee may charge to facilitate transfers in accord6 ance with paragraph (1). 

7 ‘‘(4) It shall be unlawful for a licensed importer, li8 censed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer posses9 sion of ammunition to another person who is not so li10 censed unless the importer, manufacturer, or dealer has 

11 provided such other person with a notice of the prohibition 

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

13 that such other person has been provided with this notice 

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

15 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

16 (1) SECTION 922.—Section 922(y)(2) of title 

17 18, United States Code, is amended, in the matter 

18 preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, 

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

20 (g)(5)(B)’’. 

21 (2) CONSOLIDATED AND FURTHER CONTINUING

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

23 of division B of the Consolidated and Further Con24 tinuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (34 U.S.C. 40901 

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


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

2 or (t) of section 922’’. 

3 SEC. 4. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 

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

5 Act, shall be construed to— 

6 (1) authorize the establishment, directly or indi7 rectly, of a national firearms or ammunition reg8 istry; or 

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

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

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

12 Act. 

13 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

14 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

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

16 of enactment of this Act. 

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