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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2715 

To prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 20, 2021 

Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself, Mr. BROWN, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. 

DEUTCH, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 

KHANNA, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. 

NEGUSE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. QUIGLEY, 

Mr. RASKIN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. 

WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. ESHOO, 

Mr. CICILLINE, and Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill; which 

was 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. 


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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) and redesignating 

5 subsection (t) as subsection (s); 

6 (2) in subsection (s) (as so redesignated)— 

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

8 ‘‘firearm’’ each place it appears except in para9 graph (3); 

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

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

12 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

13 (i) by striking all that precedes sub14 paragraph (B) and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a transfer be16 tween a licensee and another person if— 

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

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

19 the licensee a permit that— 

20 ‘‘(aa) allows such other person to pos21 sess or acquire a firearm; and 

22 ‘‘(bb) was issued not more than 5 

23 years earlier by the State in which the 

24 transfer is to take place; and 

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

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1 thorized government official has verified that 

2 the information available to such official does 

3 not indicate that possession of a firearm by 

4 such other person would be in violation of law; 

5 or 

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

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

8 the licensee a permit that— 

9 ‘‘(aa) allows such other person to pos10 sess or acquire ammunition, or to possess 

11 or acquire a firearm; and 

12 ‘‘(bb) was issued not more than 5 

13 years earlier by the State in which the 

14 transfer is to take place; and 

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

16 such a permit is to be issued only after an au17 thorized government official has verified that 

18 the information available to such official does 

19 not indicate that possession of ammunition by 

20 such other person would be in violation of 

21 law;’’; and 

22 (ii) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by strik23 ing ‘‘(as defined in subsection (s)(8))’’; and 

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


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1 ‘‘(7) In this subsection, the term ‘chief law enforce2 ment officer’ means the chief of police, the sheriff, or an 

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

4 and 

5 (3) by inserting after subsection (s) (as so re6 designated) the following: 

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

8 is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or li9 censed dealer to transfer ammunition to any other person 

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

11 manufacturer, or licensed dealer has first taken possession 

12 of the ammunition for the purpose of complying with sub13 section (s). 

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

15 subparagraph (A), a licensee shall comply with all require16 ments of this chapter as if the licensee were transferring 

17 ammunition from the inventory of the licensee to the unli18 censed transferee. 

19 ‘‘(C) If a transfer of ammunition described in sub20 paragraph (A) will not be completed for any reason after 

21 a licensee takes possession of the ammunition (including 

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

23 the ammunition by, the transferee would violate this chap24 ter), the return of the ammunition to the transferor by 


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1 the licensee shall not constitute the transfer of ammuni2 tion for purposes of this chapter. 

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

4 ‘‘(A) a law enforcement agency or any law en5 forcement officer, armed private security profes6 sional, or member of the armed forces, to the extent 

7 the officer, professional, or member is acting within 

8 the course and scope of employment and official du9 ties; 

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

11 between spouses, between domestic partners, be12 tween parents and their children, between siblings, 

13 between aunts or uncles and their nieces or nephews, 

14 or between grandparents and their grandchildren; 

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

16 trustee, or personal representative of an estate or a 

17 trust that occurs by operation of law upon the death 

18 of another person; 

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

20 prevent imminent death or great bodily harm, if the 

21 possession by the transferee lasts only as long as im22 mediately necessary to prevent the imminent death 

23 or great bodily harm; or 

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

25 to believe that the transferee will use or intends to 


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1 use the ammunition in a crime or is prohibited from 

2 possessing ammunition under State or Federal law, 

3 and the transfer takes place and the transferee’s 

4 possession of the ammunition is exclusively— 

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

6 gallery or other area designated for the purpose 

7 of target shooting; 

8 ‘‘(ii) while reasonably necessary for the 

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

10 transferor— 

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

12 transferee intends to use the ammunition 

13 in a place where it is illegal; and 

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

15 transferee will comply with all licensing 

16 and permit requirements for such hunting, 

17 trapping, or fishing; or 

18 ‘‘(iii) while in the presence of the trans19 feror. 

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

21 chapter, the Attorney General may implement this sub22 section with regulations. 

23 ‘‘(B) Regulations promulgated under this paragraph 

24 may not include any provision requiring licensees to facili25 tate transfers in accordance with paragraph (1). 


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1 ‘‘(C) Regulations promulgated under this paragraph 

2 may not include any provision requiring persons not li3 censed under this chapter to keep records of background 

4 checks of ammunition transfers. 

5 ‘‘(D) Regulations promulgated under this paragraph 

6 may not include any provision limiting the amount of any 

7 fee a licensee may charge to facilitate transfers in accord8 ance with paragraph (1). 

9 ‘‘(4) It shall be unlawful for a licensed importer, li10 censed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer posses11 sion of ammunition to another person who is not so li12 censed unless the importer, manufacturer, or dealer has 

13 provided such other person with a notice of the prohibition 

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

15 that such other person has been provided with this notice 

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

17 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

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

19 18, United States Code, is amended, in the matter 

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

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

22 (g)(5)(B)’’. 

23 (2) CONSOLIDATED AND FURTHER CONTINUING

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

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1 tinuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (34 U.S.C. 40901 

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

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

4 or (t) of section 922’’. 

5 SEC. 4. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 

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

7 Act, shall be construed to— 

8 (1) authorize the establishment, directly or indi9 rectly, of a national firearms or ammunition reg10 istry; or 

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

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

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

14 Act. 

15 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

16 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

17 take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

18 Act. 

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