I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4748 
To ban the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2016 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. CLARKE of 
New York, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HONDA, Ms. JACK-
SON LEE, Ms. LEE, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. NAD-
LER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 
RUSH, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SWALWELL 
of California, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, 
and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To ban the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Imported Assault 
Weapons Ban of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. BAN ON IMPORTATION OF SEMIAUTOMATIC AS-
SAULT WEAPONS. 
(a) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(1) IMPORTATION.—Section 925 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(g) For purposes of subsection (d)(3), a firearm 
shall not be considered to be generally recognized as par-
ticularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting pur-
poses if the firearm is— 
‘‘(1) a semiautomatic assault weapon; 
‘‘(2) a semiautomatic rifle that can accept, or 
be readily converted to accept, a large capacity am-
munition feeding device; 
‘‘(3) a semiautomatic rifle with a fixed maga-
zine with a capacity of more than 10 rounds of am-
munition; 
‘‘(4) the frame or receiver of any firearm the 
importation of which would be prohibited by reason 
of this subsection if assembled; or 
‘‘(5) a firearm the importation of which would 
be prohibited by reason of this subsection but for the 
incorporation into the firearm of a thumbhole stock 
or any other characteristic that can function as a 
grip.’’. 
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(2) ASSEMBLY OF RIFLE THAT WOULD BE PRO-
HIBITED FROM IMPORTATION BUT FOR INCORPORA-
TION OF PART MADE IN THE UNITED STATES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 922 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(aa) It shall be unlawful to assemble a firearm the 
importation of which would be prohibited by reason of sec-
tion 925(g) but for the incorporation into the firearm of 
one or more parts made in the United States.’’. 
(B) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa) 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 
5 years, or both.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of such title is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting after paragraph (29) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(30) The term ‘semiautomatic pistol’ means any re-
peating pistol that— 
‘‘(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and 
chamber the next round; and 
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‘‘(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to 
fire each cartridge. 
‘‘(31) The term ‘semiautomatic shotgun’ means any 
repeating shotgun that— 
‘‘(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and 
chamber the next round; and 
‘‘(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to 
fire each cartridge.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(36) The term ‘semiautomatic assault weapon’ 
means any of the following, regardless of country of manu-
facture or caliber of ammunition accepted: 
‘‘(A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capac-
ity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of 
the following: 
‘‘(i) A pistol grip. 
‘‘(ii) A forward grip. 
‘‘(iii) A folding, telescoping, or detachable 
stock. 
‘‘(iv) A grenade launcher or rocket launch-
er. 
‘‘(v) A barrel shroud. 
‘‘(vi) A threaded barrel. 
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‘‘(B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed 
magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 
rounds, except for an attached tubular device de-
signed to accept, and capable of operating only with, 
.22 caliber rimfire ammunition. 
‘‘(C) Any part, combination of parts, compo-
nent, device, attachment, or accessory that is de-
signed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of 
a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiauto-
matic rifle into a machinegun. 
‘‘(D) A semiautomatic pistol that has the ca-
pacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one 
of the following: 
‘‘(i) A threaded barrel. 
‘‘(ii) A second pistol grip. 
‘‘(iii) A barrel shroud. 
‘‘(iv) The capacity to accept a detachable 
magazine at some location outside of the pistol 
grip. 
‘‘(v) A semiautomatic version of an auto-
matic firearm. 
‘‘(E) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed maga-
zine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 
rounds. 
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‘‘(F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has any one 
of the following: 
‘‘(i) A folding, telescoping, or detachable 
stock. 
‘‘(ii) A pistol grip. 
‘‘(iii) A fixed magazine with the capacity to 
accept more than 5 rounds. 
‘‘(iv) The ability to accept a detachable 
magazine. 
‘‘(v) A forward grip. 
‘‘(vi) A grenade launcher or rocket launch-
er. 
‘‘(G) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder. 
‘‘(H) All belt-fed semiautomatic firearms. 
‘‘(I) Any combination of parts from which a 
firearm described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) 
can be assembled. 
‘‘(J) The frame or receiver of a rifle or shotgun 
described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (F), (G), or 
(H). 
‘‘(37) The term ‘large capacity ammunition feeding 
device’— 
‘‘(A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, 
or similar device, including any such device joined or 
coupled with another in any manner, that has an 
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overall capacity of, or that can be readily restored, 
changed, or converted to accept, more than 10 
rounds of ammunition; and 
‘‘(B) does not include an attached tubular de-
vice designed to accept, and capable of operating 
only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. 
‘‘(38) The term ‘barrel shroud’— 
‘‘(A) means a shroud that is attached to, or 
partially or completely encircles, the barrel of a fire-
arm so that the shroud protects the user of the fire-
arm from heat generated by the barrel; and 
‘‘(B) does not include— 
‘‘(i) a slide that partially or completely en-
closes the barrel; or 
‘‘(ii) an extension of the stock along the 
bottom of the barrel which does not encircle or 
substantially encircle the barrel. 
‘‘(39) The term ‘detachable magazine’ means an am-
munition feeding device that can be removed from a fire-
arm without disassembly of the firearm action. 
‘‘(40) The term ‘fixed magazine’ means an ammuni-
tion feeding device that is permanently fixed to the firearm 
in such a manner that it cannot be removed without dis-
assembly of the firearm. 
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‘‘(41) The term ‘folding, telescoping, or detachable 
stock’ means a stock that folds, telescopes, detaches or 
otherwise operates to reduce the length, size, or any other 
dimension, or otherwise enhances the concealability, of a 
firearm. 
‘‘(42) The term ‘forward grip’ means a grip located 
forward of the trigger that functions as a pistol grip. 
‘‘(43) The term ‘rocket’ means any simple or complex 
tubelike device containing combustibles that on being ig-
nited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through 
the air and has a propellant charge of not more than 4 
ounces. 
‘‘(44) The term ‘grenade launcher or rocket launcher’ 
means an attachment for use on a firearm that is designed 
to propel a grenade, rocket, or other similar destructive 
device. 
‘‘(45) The term ‘pistol grip’ means a grip, a thumb-
hole stock, or any other characteristic that can function 
as a grip. 
‘‘(46) The term ‘threaded barrel’ means a feature or 
characteristic that is designed in such a manner to allow 
for the attachment of a device such as a firearm silencer 
or a flash suppressor. 
‘‘(47) The term ‘belt-fed semiautomatic firearm’ 
means any repeating firearm that— 
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‘‘(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and 
chamber the next round; 
‘‘(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to 
fire each cartridge; and 
‘‘(C) has the capacity to accept a belt ammuni-
tion feeding device.’’. 
SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF LIST OF SEMIAUTOMATIC AS-
SAULT WEAPONS BANNED FROM IMPORTA-
TION. 
Not less frequently than every 12 months, the Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Ex-
plosives shall cause to be published in the Federal Reg-
ister— 
(1) a list of each firearm the importation of 
which is prohibited by reason of the amendments 
made by section 2; and 
(2) a list of each firearm an application for the 
importation of which was received by the Bureau, 
and whether the application was approved or denied. 
SEC. 4. REPORT TO THE CONGRESS. 
Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms, and Explosives shall submit to the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the 
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Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a written report 
on the implementation of this Act. 
Æ 
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