(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or ammunition’’
after ‘‘firearm’’;
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or ammuni-
tion’’ after ‘‘firearm’’ the first place it appears;
(4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘or ammuni-
tion’’ after ‘‘firearm’’ the first place it appears; and
(5) in paragraph (9), by inserting ‘‘or ammuni-
tion’’ after ‘‘firearms’’.
(d) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘1
year’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘1 year’’
and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘10
years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(o) Except to the extent a greater minimum sen-
tence is otherwise provided, any person at least 18 years
of age who violates section 922(g) shall be subject to—
‘‘(1) twice the maximum punishment authorized
by this subsection; and
‘‘(2) at least twice any term of supervised re-
lease.’’.
(e) APPLICATION OF BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION ACT TO TRANSFER OF AMMUNITION.—Sec-
tion 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting ‘‘or ammunition’’ after ‘‘firearm’’ each place
it appears.
SEC. 3. REGULATION OF ARMOR PIERCING AND NEW TYPES
OF DESTRUCTIVE AMMUNITION.
(a) TESTING OF AMMUNITION.—Section 921(a)(17)
of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D), as
added by section 2(e)(2), as subparagraph (E); and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(D)(i) Notwithstanding subchapter II of chapter 5
of title 5, United States Code, not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary
shall—
‘‘(I) establish uniform standards for testing and
rating the destructive capacity of projectiles capable
of being used in handguns;
‘‘(II) utilizing the standards established pursu-
ant to subclause (I), establish performance-based
standards to define the rating of ‘armor piercing
ammunition’ based on the rating at which the pro-
jectiles pierce armor; and
‘‘(III) at the expense of the ammunition manu-
facturer seeking to sell a particular type of ammuni-
tion, test and rate the destructive capacity of the
ammunition utilizing the testing, rating, and per-
formance-based 
standards 
established 
under
subclauses (I) and (II).
‘‘(ii) The term ‘armor piercing ammunition’ shall in-
clude any projectile determined to have a destructive ca-
pacity rating higher than the rating threshold established
under subclause (II), in addition to the composition-based
determination of subparagraph (B).
‘‘(iii) The Congress may exempt specific ammunition
designed for sporting purposes from the definition of
‘armor piercing ammunition’.’’.
(b) PROHIBITION.—Section 922(a) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (7)—
(A) by striking ‘‘or import’’ and inserting
‘‘, import, possess, or use’’;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘and’’;
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(D) the manufacture, importation, or use
of any projectile that has been proven, by test-
ing performed at the expense of the manufac-
turer of the projectile, to have a lower rating
threshold than armor piercing ammunition.’’;
and
(2) in paragraph (8)—
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘and’’;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(D) the manufacture, importation, or use
of any projectile that has been proven, by test-
ing performed at the expense of the manufac-
turer of the projectile, to have a lower rating
threshold than armor piercing ammunition.’’.
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