I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1454 
To modify the definition of armor piercing ammunition to better capture 
its capabilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2015 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. BASS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BROWN of Flor-
ida, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
FARR, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 
ISRAEL, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
RANGEL, Mr. TAKANO, and Ms. CASTOR of Florida) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To modify the definition of armor piercing ammunition to 
better capture its capabilities. 
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 ‘‘Modernized Law En-
forcement Officers Protection Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION. 
(a) 
EXPANSION
OF
DEFINITION.—Section 
921(a)(17)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (I), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) a projectile that— 
‘‘(I) may be used in a handgun; 
and 
‘‘(II) the Attorney General deter-
mines, under section 926(d), to be ca-
pable of penetrating body armor.’’. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF CAPABILITY OF PROJEC-
TILES TO PENETRATE BODY ARMOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 926 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d)(1) The Attorney General, in consultation with 
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the De-
partment of Defense, shall promulgate standards for the 
uniform testing of projectiles against the Body Armor Ex-
emplar. 
‘‘(2) The standards promulgated under paragraph 
(1) shall take into account, among other factors, vari-
ations in performance that are related to the type of hand-
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gun used, the length of the barrel of the handgun, the 
amount and kind of powder used to propel the projectile, 
and the design of the projectile. 
‘‘(3) In paragraph (1), the term ‘Body Armor Exem-
plar’ means body armor that the Attorney General deter-
mines meets minimum standards for the protection of law 
enforcement officers.’’. 
(2) TIMING
OF
PROMULGATION
OF
STAND-
ARDS.—The Attorney General shall promulgate the 
standards required by section 926(d) of title 18, 
United States Code, within 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this section. 
(3) 
ASSESSMENT
AND
MODIFICATION
OF 
STANDARDS.—The Attorney General shall assess the 
standards every 3 years, or more frequently if the 
Attorney General finds that technological advances 
warrant doing so, and shall modify the standards as 
appropriate. 
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