[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1568 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1568

  To prohibit the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, large 
   capacity ammunition feeding devices, and certain accessories, to 
provide for the public safety of the citizens of the United States, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 31, 1993

 Mr. Gibbons introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, large 
   capacity ammunition feeding devices, and certain accessories, to 
provide for the public safety of the citizens of the United States, 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 IMPORTATION OF SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT RIFLES 
              AND ASSAULT PISTOLS.

    (a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
importation into the United States of--
            (1) semiautomatic assault rifles;
            (2) semiautomatic assault pistols;
            (3) large capacity ammunition feeding devices; and
            (4) semiautomatic assault weapon accessories;
is prohibited.
    (b) Exceptions.--The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply 
to any importation under the authority of the United States, by any 
department or agency of the United States, or by any department or 
agency of any State or political subdivision of a State.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    The following terms apply for the purposes of this Act:
            (1) HTS.--The term ``HTS'' means the Harmonized Tariff 
        Schedule of the United States.
            (2) Semiautomatic assault rifles.--The term ``semiautomatic 
        assault rifles'' means rifles of any of the following types 
        (provided for in subheading 9301.00.30 or 9303.30.80 of the 
        HTS):

      

                AK47 type            86S type                           
                AK47S type           86S7 type                          
                AK74 type            87S type                           
                AKS type             Galil type                         
                AKM type             Type 56 type                       
                AKMS type            Type 56S type                      
                84S type             Valmet M76 type                    
                ARM type             Valmet M78 type                    
                84S1 type            M76 counter-sniper type            
                84S3 type            FAL type                           
                HK91 type            L1A1A type                         
                HK93 type            SAR 48 type                        
                HK94 type            AUG type                           
                G3SA type            FNC type                           
                K1 type              Uzi carbine                        
                K2 type              Algimec AGMI type                  
                AR100 type           AR180 type                         
                M14S type            Australian Automatic Arms SAR type 
                MAS223 type          Beretta AR70 type                  
                SIG 550SP type       Beretta BM59 type                  
                SIG 551SP type       CIS SR88 type                      
                SKS type with        Any other type determined pursuant 
                 detachable           to law to be appropriate.         
                 magazine                                               
                                                                        

            (3) Semiautomatic assault pistols.--The term 
        ``semiautomatic assault pistols'' means pistols of any of the 
        following types (provided for in subheading 9302.00.00 of the 
        HTS):

                              Uzi type
                              Heckler & Koch SP-89 type
                              Australian Automatic Arms SAP type
                              Spectre Auto type
                              Sterling Mark 7 type
                              Any other type determined pursuant to law 
                                        to be appropriate.
            (4) Large-capacity ammunition feeding device.--The term 
        ``large-capacity ammunition feeding device'' means a detachable 
        magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a 
        capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to 
        accept, more than 5 rounds of ammunition (provided for in 
        subheading 9305.29.50, 9305.90.10, or 9305.10.20 of the HTS). 
        Such term also includes any combination of parts from which 
        such a device can be assembled.
            (5) Semiautomatic assault weapon parts and accessories.--
        The term ``semiautomatic assault weapon accessory or 
        semiautomatic assault weapon part'' means any of the following 
        articles if specifically designed for use with any 
        semiautomatic weapon:
                    (A) Grenade launchers (provided for in subheading 
                9301.00.90 of the HTS).
                    (B) Bayonets (provided for in subheading 9307.00.00 
                of the HTS).
                    (C) Flash suppressors (provided for in subheading 
                9305.90.30 of the HTS).
                    (D) Night sights (provided for in subheading 
                9305.90.30 of the HTS).
                    (E) Adaptors designed to facilitate the attachment 
                of silencers or flash suppressors (provided for in 
                subheading 9305.90.30 of the HTS).
                    (F) Any combination of parts from which an article 
                referred to in any of subparagraphs (A) through (E) can 
                be assembled (provided for in subheading 9305.90.30 of 
                the HTS).
                    (G) Any part designed and intended solely for use 
                in assembling an article referred to in any of 
                subparagraphs (A) through (E).
                    (H) Any other article determined pursuant to law to 
                be appropriate.

SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.

    The provisions of sections 1 and 2 apply with respect to goods 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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