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(3) INJURY BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—
There shall be no liability under subsection (a) if it
is established by a preponderance of the evidence
that the injury was suffered as a result of the dis-
charge, by a law enforcement officer in the perform-
ance of official duties, of a handgun or assault weap-
on issued by the United States or any department
or agency thereof, or any State or any department,
agency, or political subdivision thereof.
(4) INJURY
BY
MEMBER
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES ARMED FORCES.—There shall be no liability
under subsection (a) if it is established by a prepon-
derance of the evidence that the injury was suffered
as a result of the discharge, by a member of the
Armed Forces of the United States in the perform-
ance of military duties, of a handgun or assault
weapon issued by the United States or any depart-
ment or agency thereof.
(c) AUTHORITY TO AWARD A REASONABLE ATTOR-
NEY’S FEE.—In an action brought under section 2(a), the
court may, in its discretion, allow the prevailing party a
reasonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs.
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SEC. 924. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
An action may not be brought under section 922(a)
after the 2-year period that begins with the date the injury
described therein is discovered.
SEC. 925. APPLICABILITY.
This Act shall apply only to handguns and assault
weapons manufactured in, imported into, or transferred
in the United States, after the effective date of this Act.
SEC. 926. NO EFFECT ON OTHER CAUSES OF ACTION.
This Act shall not be construed to limit the scope of
any other cause of action available to a person injured as
a result of the discharge of a handgun or an assault weap-
on.
SEC. 927. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this subtitle:
(1) HANDGUN.—The term ‘‘handgun’’ means a
firearm which, at the time of manufacture, had a
barrel of less than 12 inches in length.
(2) ASSAULT
WEAPON.—The term ‘‘assault
weapon’’ means—
(A) a firearm—
(i) which—
(I) has a barrel of 12 or more
inches in length; and
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(II) is capable of receiving am-
munition directly from a large capac-
ity ammunition magazine; or
(ii) which is—
(I) a semiautomatic firearm; and
(II) not generally recognized as
particularly suitable for, or readily
adaptable to, sporting purposes; or
(B) a firearm which is substantially func-
tionally equivalent to a firearm described by
clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A).
(3) LARGE
CAPACITY
AMMUNITION
MAGA-
ZINE.—The term ‘‘large capacity ammunition maga-
zine’’ means a detachable magazine, belt, drum, feed
strip, or similar device which has, or which can be
readily restored or converted to have, a capacity of
15 or more rounds of ammunition.
(4) 
SEMIAUTOMATIC
FIREARM.—The 
term
‘‘semiautomatic firearm’’ means any repeating fire-
arm which utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing
cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and
chamber the next round, and which requires a sepa-
rate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge.
(5) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The term
‘‘law enforcement officer’’ means any officer, agent,
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or employee of the United States, or of a State or
political subdivision thereof, who is authorized by
law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detec-
tion, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of
law.
(6) OTHER
TERMS.—The terms ‘‘firearm’’,
‘‘importer’’, ‘‘manufacturer’’, and ‘‘dealer’’ shall
have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in
paragraphs (3), (9), (10), and (11) of section 921(a)
of title 18, United States Code.
SEC. 928. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This subtitle shall apply to conduct occurring after
the end of the 20-day period that begins with the date
of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle D—Ammunition
SEC. 931. RECORDS OF DISPOSITION OF AMMUNITION.
(a) AMENDMENT
OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES
CODE.—Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting after the
second sentence ‘‘Each licensed importer and manu-
facturer of ammunition shall maintain such records
of importation, production, shipment, sale, or other
disposition of ammunition at his place of business
for such period and in such form as the Secretary
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may by regulations prescribe. Such records shall in-
clude the amount, caliber, and type of ammuni-
tion.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(6) Each licensed importer or manufacturer of am-
munition shall annually prepare a summary report of im-
ports, production, shipments, sales, and other dispositions
during the preceding year. The report shall be prepared
on a form specified by the Secretary, shall include the
amounts, calibers, and types of ammunition that were dis-
posed of, and shall be forwarded to the office specified
thereon not later than the close of business on the date
specified by the Secretary.’’.
(b) STUDY OF CRIMINAL USE AND REGULATION OF
AMMUNITION.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
quest the National Academy of Sciences to—
(1) prepare, in consultation with the Secretary,
a study of the criminal use and regulation of ammu-
nition; and
(2) to submit to Congress, not later than July
31, 1996, a report with recommendations on the po-
tential for preventing crime by regulating or restrict-
ing the availability of ammunition.
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SEC. 932. INCREASE IN TAX ON CERTAIN BULLETS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4181 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to the imposition of tax on
firearms, etc.) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new flush sentence:
‘‘In the case of 9 millimeter, .25 caliber, or .32 caliber
ammunition, the rate of tax under this section shall be
89 percent.’’.
(b) EXEMPTION
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PUR-
POSES.—Section 4182 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to exemptions) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—The last sentence of sec-
tion 4181 shall not apply to any sale (not otherwise ex-
empted) to, or for the use of, the United States (or any
department, agency, or instrumentality thereof) or a State
or political subdivision thereof (or any department, agen-
cy, or instrumentality thereof).’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to sales after October 1, 1994.
SEC. 933. TRANSFER OF ADDITIONAL REVENUES TO TRAU-
MA CENTER TRUST FUND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to Trust Fund
Code) is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing new section:
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‘‘SEC. 9512. TRAUMA CENTER TRUST FUND.
‘‘(a) CREATION OF TRUST FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund
to be known as the ‘Trauma Center Trust Fund’ (herein-
after in this section referred to as the ‘Trust Fund’), con-
sisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or cred-
ited to the Trust Fund as provided in this section or sec-
tion 9602(b).
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are hereby appro-
priated to the Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the
amounts received in the Treasury from the taxes im-
posed by section 4181 on bullets referred to in the
last sentence thereof.
‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH WILDLIFE RESTORA-
TION FUND.—The taxes referred to in paragraph (1)
shall not be covered into the Federal aid to wildlife
restoration fund in the Treasury.
‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES FROM TRUST FUND.—Amounts
in the Trust Fund shall be available, as provided in appro-
priation Acts, for purposes of making grants for the oper-
ating expenses of trauma centers that have incurred sub-
stantial uncompensated costs in providing trauma care in
geographic areas with significant incidence of violence due
to crime.’’
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for such subchapter A is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 9512. Trauma Center Trust Fund.’’
Subtitle E—Multiple Handgun
Transfers
SEC. 941. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Multiple Handgun
Transfer Prohibition Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 942. MULTIPLE HANDGUN TRANSFER PROHIBITION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(s)(1)(A)(i) It shall be unlawful for any licensed im-
porter, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer—
‘‘(I) during any 30-day period, to transfer 2 or
more handguns to an individual who is not licensed
under section 923; or
‘‘(II) to transfer a handgun to an individual
who is not licensed under section 923 and who re-
ceived a handgun during the 30-day period ending
on the date of the transfer.
‘‘(ii) It shall be unlawful for any individual who is
not licensed under section 923 to receive 2 or more hand-
guns during any 30-day period.
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‘‘(iii) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer,
licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer a
handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section
923, unless, after the most recent proposal of the transfer
by the individual, the transferor has—
‘‘(I) received from the individual a statement of
the individual containing the information described
in paragraph (3);
‘‘(II) verified the identification of the individual
by examining the identification document presented;
and
‘‘(III) within 1 day after the individual fur-
nishes the statement, provided a copy of the state-
ment to the chief law enforcement officer of the
place of residence of the individual.
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the trans-
fer of a handgun to, or the receipt of a handgun by, an
individual who has presented to the transferor a written
statement, issued by the chief law enforcement officer of
the place of residence of the individual during the 10-day
period ending on the date of the transfer or receipt, which
states that the individual requires access to a handgun be-
cause of a threat to the life of the individual or of any
member of the household of the individual.
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‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not be interpreted to require
any action by a chief law enforcement officer which is not
otherwise required.
‘‘(3) The statement referred to in paragraph
(1)(A)(iii)(I) shall contain only—
‘‘(A) the name, address, and date of birth ap-
pearing on a valid identification document (as de-
fined in section 1028(d)(1)) of the individual con-
taining a photograph of the individual and a descrip-
tion of the identification used;
‘‘(B) a statement that the individual—
‘‘(i) is not under indictment for, and has
not been convicted in any court of, a crime pun-
ishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding
one year;
‘‘(ii) is not a fugitive from justice;
‘‘(iii) is not an unlawful user of or addicted
to any controlled substance (as defined in sec-
tion 102 of the Controlled Substances Act);
‘‘(iv) has not been adjudicated as a mental
defective or been committed to a mental institu-
tion;
‘‘(v) is not an alien who is illegally or un-
lawfully in the United States;
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‘‘(vi) has not been discharged from the
Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions;
‘‘(vii) is not a person who, having been a
citizen of the United States, has renounced
such citizenship; and
‘‘(viii) has not received a handgun during
the 30-day period ending on the date of the
statement;
‘‘(C) the date the statement is made; and
‘‘(D) notice that the individual intends to ob-
tain a handgun from the transferor.
‘‘(4) Any transferor of a handgun who, after the
transfer, receives a report from a chief law enforcement
officer containing information that receipt or possession
of the handgun by the transferee violates Federal, State,
or local law shall immediately communicate all information
the transferor has about the transfer and the transferee
to—
‘‘(A) the chief law enforcement officer of the
place of business of the transferor; and
‘‘(B) the chief law enforcement officer of the
place of residence of the transferee.
‘‘(5) Any transferor who receives information, not
otherwise available to the public, with respect to an indi-
vidual in a report under this subsection shall not disclose
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such information except to the individual, to law enforce-
ment authorities, or pursuant to the direction of a court
of law.
‘‘(6) In the case of a handgun transfer to which para-
graph (1)(A) applies—
‘‘(A) the transferor shall retain—
‘‘(i) the copy of the statement of the trans-
feree with respect to the transfer; and
‘‘(ii) evidence that the transferor has com-
plied with paragraph (1)(A)(iii)(III) with re-
spect to the statement; and
‘‘(B) the chief law enforcement officer to whom
a copy of a statement is sent pursuant to paragraph
(1)(A)(iii)(III) shall retain the copy for at least 30
calendar days after the date the statement was
made.
‘‘(7) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘chief
law enforcement officer’ means the chief of police, the
sheriff, or an equivalent officer, or the designee of any
such individual.
‘‘(8) This subsection shall not apply to the sale of
a firearm in the circumstances described in subsection (c).
‘‘(9) The Secretary shall take necessary actions to as-
sure that the provisions of this subsection are published
and disseminated to dealers and to the public.’’.
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(b) HANDGUN DEFINED.—Section 921(a) of such
title is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(29) The term ‘handgun’ means—
‘‘(A) a firearm which has a short stock and is
designed to be held and fired by the use of a single
hand; and
‘‘(B) any combination of parts from which a
firearm described in subparagraph (A) can be as-
sembled.’’.
(c) PENALTY.—Section 924(a) of such title is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph
(2) or (3) of’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(s) shall
be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned for not more
than one year, or both.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this subtitle shall apply to conduct engaged in 90 or more
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle F—Licensing
SEC. 951. IDENTIFICATION OF RECIPIENT OF FIREARM.
Section 922(e) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; and