I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5739 
To prohibit the transfer, loan, or other disposition of a machinegun or 
semiautomatic assault weapon to an individual under 16 years of age. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2016 
Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. HONDA, Ms. LEE, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. 
CLARK of Massachusetts, and Mr. CAPUANO) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the transfer, loan, or other disposition of a 
machinegun or semiautomatic assault weapon to an indi-
vidual under 16 years of age. 
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 ‘‘Help End Assault Rifle 
Tragedies (HEART) Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE TRANSFER, LOAN, OR OTHER 
DISPOSITION OF A MACHINEGUN OR SEMI-
AUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPON TO AN INDI-
VIDUAL UNDER AGE 16. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(aa) It shall be unlawful for any person, in or affect-
ing interstate or foreign commerce, to transfer, loan, or 
otherwise dispose of a machinegun or semiautomatic as-
sault weapon to an individual, knowing or having reason-
able cause to believe that the individual has not attained 
16 years of age, including the temporary transfer of a ma-
chine gun or semiautomatic assault weapon to such indi-
vidual for use in target shooting or on a firing or shooting 
range or for any other purpose.’’. 
(b) SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPON DEFINED.— 
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after paragraph (29) the following: 
‘‘(30) 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. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(XIV) Heckler & Koch MR556. 
‘‘(XV) Olympic Arms. 
‘‘(XVI) Remington R–15 rifles. 
‘‘(XVII) Rock River Arms LAR–15. 
‘‘(XVIII) Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles. 
‘‘(XIX) Sig Sauer MCX. 
‘‘(XX) Smith & Wesson M&P15 Ri-
fles. 
‘‘(XXI) Stag Arms AR rifles. 
‘‘(XXII) Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 
rifles. 
‘‘(iii) Barrett M107A1. 
‘‘(iv) Barrett M82A1. 
‘‘(v) Beretta CX4 Storm. 
‘‘(vi) Calico Liberty Series. 
‘‘(vii) CETME Sporter. 
‘‘(viii) Daewoo K–1, K–2, Max 1, Max 2, 
AR 100, and AR 110C. 
‘‘(ix) 
Fabrique 
Nationale/FN 
Herstal 
FAL, LAR, 22 FNC, 308 Match, L1A1 
Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000. 
‘‘(x) Feather Industries AT–9. 
‘‘(xi) Galil Model AR and Model ARM. 
‘‘(xii) Hi-Point Carbine. 
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‘‘(xiii) HK–91, HK–93, HK–94, HK– 
PSG–1, and HK USC. 
‘‘(xiv) Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU–16, and 
RFB. 
‘‘(xv) SIG AMT, SIG PE–57, Sig Sauer 
SG 550, and Sig Sauer SG 551. 
‘‘(xvi) Springfield Armory SAR–48. 
‘‘(xvii) Steyr AUG. 
‘‘(xviii) Sturm, Ruger Mini-14 Tactical 
Rife M–14/20CF. 
‘‘(xix) All Thompson rifles, including the 
following: 
‘‘(I) Thompson M1SB. 
‘‘(II) Thompson T1100D. 
‘‘(III) Thompson T150D. 
‘‘(IV) Thompson T1B. 
‘‘(V) Thompson T1B100D. 
‘‘(VI) Thompson T1B50D. 
‘‘(VII) Thompson T1BSB. 
‘‘(VIII) Thompson T1–C. 
‘‘(IX) Thompson T1D. 
‘‘(X) Thompson T1SB. 
‘‘(XI) Thompson T5. 
‘‘(XII) Thompson T5100D. 
‘‘(XIII) Thompson TM1. 
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‘‘(XIV) Thompson TM1C. 
‘‘(xx) UMAREX UZI Rifle. 
‘‘(xxi) UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A 
Carbine, and UZI Model B Carbine. 
‘‘(xxii) Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78. 
‘‘(xxiii) Vector Arms UZI Type. 
‘‘(xxiv) Weaver Arms Nighthawk. 
‘‘(xxv) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine. 
‘‘(I) All of the following pistols, copies, dupli-
cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa-
bility of any such weapon thereof: 
‘‘(i) All AK–47 types, including the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) Centurion 39 AK pistol. 
‘‘(II) Draco AK–47 pistol. 
‘‘(III) HCR AK–47 pistol. 
‘‘(IV) IO Inc. Hellpup AK–47 pistol. 
‘‘(V) Krinkov pistol. 
‘‘(VI) Mini Draco AK–47 pistol. 
‘‘(VII) Yugo Krebs Krink pistol. 
‘‘(ii) All AR–15 types, including the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) American Spirit AR–15 pistol. 
‘‘(II) Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol. 
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‘‘(III) DoubleStar Corporation AR 
pistol. 
‘‘(IV) DPMS AR–15 pistol. 
‘‘(V) Olympic Arms AR–15 pistol. 
‘‘(VI) Rock River Arms LAR 15 pis-
tol. 
‘‘(iii) Calico Liberty pistols. 
‘‘(iv) DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol. 
‘‘(v) Encom MP–9 and MP–45. 
‘‘(vi) Heckler & Koch model SP–89 pistol. 
‘‘(vii) Intratec AB–10, TEC–22 Scorpion, 
TEC–9, and TEC–DC9. 
‘‘(viii) Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol. 
‘‘(ix) The following MAC types: 
‘‘(I) MAC–10. 
‘‘(II) MAC–11. 
‘‘(III) Masterpiece Arms MPA A930 
Mini Pistol, MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical 
Pistol, and MPA Mini Tactical Pistol. 
‘‘(IV) 
Military 
Armament 
Corp. 
Ingram M–11. 
‘‘(V) Velocity Arms VMAC. 
‘‘(x) Sig Sauer P556 pistol. 
‘‘(xi) Sites Spectre. 
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‘‘(xii) All Thompson types, including the 
following: 
‘‘(I) Thompson TA510D. 
‘‘(II) Thompson TA5. 
‘‘(xiii) All UZI types, including Micro-UZI. 
‘‘(J) All of the following shotguns, copies, dupli-
cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa-
bility of any such weapon thereof: 
‘‘(i) Franchi LAW–12 and SPAS 12. 
‘‘(ii) All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, in-
cluding the following: 
‘‘(I) IZHMASH Saiga 12. 
‘‘(II) IZHMASH Saiga 12S. 
‘‘(III) IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP– 
01. 
‘‘(IV) IZHMASH Saiga 12K. 
‘‘(V) IZHMASH Saiga 12K–030. 
‘‘(VI) IZHMASH Saiga 12K–040 
Taktika. 
‘‘(iii) Streetsweeper. 
‘‘(iv) Striker 12. 
‘‘(K) All belt-fed semiautomatic firearms, in-
cluding TNW M2HB. 
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‘‘(L) Any combination of parts from which a 
firearm described in subparagraphs (A) through (K) 
can be assembled. 
‘‘(M) The frame or receiver of a rifle or shot-
gun described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (F), 
(G), (H), (J), or (K).’’. 
(c) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a)(2) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or (o)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(o), or (aa)’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to conduct engaged in after the 
date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
Æ 
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