Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the manufacture, possession, or transfer of any part or combination of parts that is designed and functions to increase the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but does not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit certain conduct with respect to any part or combination of parts that is designed and functions to increase the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but does not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machine gun.
Specifically, it makes it a crime to manufacture, possess, or transfer such device: (1) in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, or (2) that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
An individual who knowingly violates the prohibition is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
Additionally, the U.S. Sentencing Commission must review and amend the sentencing guidelines and policy statements to provide an enhanced penalty if the device has been: (1) used, carried, or possessed during or in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime; or (2) unlawfully smuggled into or from the United States.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3999 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3999

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the manufacture, 
  possession, or transfer of any part or combination of parts that is 
designed and functions to increase the rate of fire of a semiautomatic 
 rifle but does not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 10, 2017

Mr. Curbelo of Florida (for himself, Mr. Moulton, Mr. King of New York, 
Mr. Polis, Mr. Lance, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
    Royce of California, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
Cartwright, Mr. Paulsen, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
  Kihuen, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Dent, Mr. Gene Green of 
Texas, Ms. Stefanik, and Mr. Perlmutter) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the manufacture, 
  possession, or transfer of any part or combination of parts that is 
designed and functions to increase the rate of fire of a semiautomatic 
 rifle but does not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON MANUFACTURE, POSSESSION, OR TRANSFER OF ANY 
              PART OR COMBINATION OF PARTS THAT IS DESIGNED AND 
              FUNCTIONS TO INCREASE THE RATE OF FIRE OF A SEMIAUTOMATIC 
              RIFLE BUT DOES NOT CONVERT THE SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE INTO A 
              MACHINEGUN.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(aa) It shall be unlawful for any person--
            ``(1) in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, to 
        manufacture, possess, or transfer any part or combination of 
        parts that is designed and functions to increase the rate of 
        fire of a semiautomatic rifle but does not convert the 
        semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun; or
            ``(2) to manufacture, possess, or transfer any such part or 
        combination of parts that have been shipped or transported in 
        interstate or foreign commerce.''.
    (b) Penalties.--Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title is amended by 
striking ``or (q)'' and inserting ``(q), or (aa)''.
    (c) Sentencing Guidelines.--Pursuant to its authority under section 
994 of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance with this 
subsection, the United States Sentencing Commission shall amend and 
review the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to 
ensure that the guidelines provide for a penalty enhancement of not 
less than 2 offense levels for a violation of section 922(aa) of title 
18 of such Code if the device described in such section 922(aa) has 
been--
            (1) used, carried, or possessed during or in relation to a 
        crime of violence or drug trafficking crime (as such terms are 
        defined in section 924(c)(3) of such title 18); or
            (2) smuggled unlawfully into or from the United States.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to conduct engaged in after the 90-day 
period that begins with the date of the enactment of this Act.
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