‘‘(7) In this subsection, the term ‘chief law enforce-
ment officer’ means the chief of police, the sheriff, or an 
equivalent officer or the designee of any such individual.’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (s) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(t)(1)(A) It shall be unlawful for any person who 
is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or li-
censed dealer to transfer ammunition to any other person 
who is not so licensed, unless a licensed importer, licensed 
manufacturer, or licensed dealer has first taken possession 
of the ammunition for the purpose of complying with sub-
section (s). 
‘‘(B) Upon taking possession of ammunition under 
subparagraph (A), a licensee shall comply with all require-
ments of this chapter as if the licensee were transferring 
ammunition from the inventory of the licensee to the unli-
censed transferee. 
‘‘(C) If a transfer of ammunition described in sub-
paragraph (A) will not be completed for any reason after 
a licensee takes possession of the ammunition (including 
because the transfer of the ammunition to, or receipt of 
the ammunition by, the transferee would violate this chap-
ter), the return of the ammunition to the transferor by 
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the licensee shall not constitute the transfer of ammuni-
tion for purposes of this chapter. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(A) a law enforcement agency or any law en-
forcement officer, armed private security profes-
sional, or member of the armed forces, to the extent 
the officer, professional, or member is acting within 
the course and scope of employment and official du-
ties; 
‘‘(B) a transfer that is a loan or bona fide gift 
between spouses, between domestic partners, be-
tween parents and their children, between siblings, 
between aunts or uncles and their nieces or nephews, 
or between grandparents and their grandchildren; 
‘‘(C) a transfer to an executor, administrator, 
trustee, or personal representative of an estate or a 
trust that occurs by operation of law upon the death 
of another person; 
‘‘(D) a transfer if the transfer is necessary to 
prevent imminent death or great bodily harm, if the 
possession by the transferee lasts only as long as im-
mediately necessary to prevent the imminent death 
or great bodily harm; or 
‘‘(E) a transfer, if the transferor has no reason 
to believe that the transferee will use or intends to 
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use the ammunition in a crime or is prohibited from 
possessing ammunition under State or Federal law, 
and the transfer takes place and the transferee’s 
possession of the ammunition is exclusively— 
‘‘(i) at a shooting range or in a shooting 
gallery or other area designated for the purpose 
of target shooting; 
‘‘(ii) while reasonably necessary for the 
purposes of hunting, trapping, or fishing, if the 
transferor— 
‘‘(I) has no reason to believe that the 
transferee intends to use the ammunition 
in a place where it is illegal; and 
‘‘(II) has reason to believe that the 
transferee will comply with all licensing 
and permit requirements for such hunting, 
trapping, or fishing; or 
‘‘(iii) while in the presence of the trans-
feror. 
‘‘(3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
chapter, the Attorney General may implement this sub-
section with regulations. 
‘‘(B) Regulations promulgated under this paragraph 
may not include any provision requiring licensees to facili-
tate transfers in accordance with paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(C) Regulations promulgated under this paragraph 
may not include any provision requiring persons not li-
censed under this chapter to keep records of background 
checks of ammunition transfers. 
‘‘(D) Regulations promulgated under this paragraph 
may not include any provision limiting the amount of any 
fee a licensee may charge to facilitate transfers in accord-
ance with paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) It shall be unlawful for a licensed importer, li-
censed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer posses-
sion of ammunition to another person who is not so li-
censed unless the importer, manufacturer, or dealer has 
provided such other person with a notice of the prohibition 
under paragraph (1), and such other person has certified 
that such other person has been provided with this notice 
on a form prescribed by the Attorney General.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION
922.—Section 922(y)(2) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended, in the matter 
preceding 
subparagraph 
(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘, 
(g)(5)(B), and (s)(3)(B)(v)(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
(g)(5)(B)’’. 
(2) CONSOLIDATED AND FURTHER CONTINUING 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012.—Section 511 of title V 
of division B of the Consolidated and Further Con-
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tinuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (34 U.S.C. 40901 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 922(t)’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (s) 
or (t) of section 922’’. 
SEC. 4. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this 
Act, shall be construed to— 
(1) authorize the establishment, directly or indi-
rectly, of a national firearms or ammunition reg-
istry; or 
(2) interfere with the authority of a State, 
under section 927 of title 18, United States Code, 
to enact a law on the same subject matter as this 
Act. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
Æ 
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