Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-843
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2013-04-25
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Firearms and explosives

Law enforcement administration and funding

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 - Prohibits a federal agency, other than the Department of Defense (DOD), during the six-month period beginning on the enactment of this Act, from purchasing during any month or possessing at any one time more rounds of ammunition than the monthly average of rounds of ammunition purchased by the agency between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2009. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on federal agency purchasing of ammunition.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 843 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 25, 2013 Mr. Inhofe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To limit the amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies for a 6-month period.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 . 2. Prohibition on purchasing ammunition (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term agency has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code; (2) the term ammunition has the meaning given that term in section 921 of title 18, United States Code; and (3) the term covered agency — (A) means an agency; and (B) does not include the Department of Defense. (b) Prohibition During the 6-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, a covered agency may not purchase during any month or possess, at any one time, more rounds of ammunition than the monthly average of the number of rounds of ammunition purchased by the covered agency during the period beginning on January 1, 2001 and ending on December 31, 2009. (c) GAO report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report regarding the purchasing of ammunition by agencies, which shall include an assessment of the effect of the purchasing of ammunition by agencies on the supply of ammunition available to the public.