[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1571 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1571

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession, 
transfer, and certain exports of restricted weapons, the manufacture of 
firearms capable of accepting a silencer or bayonet without alteration, 
 and the possession and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding 
                    devices, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 31, 1993

 Mr. Hughes (for himself and Mr. Klein) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                              May 2, 1994

              Additional sponsor: Ms. Margolies-Mezvinsky

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession, 
transfer, and certain exports of restricted weapons, the manufacture of 
firearms capable of accepting a silencer or bayonet without alteration, 
 and the possession and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding 
                    devices, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restricted Weapons Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST POSSESSION AND TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED 
              WEAPONS.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(s)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), it shall be 
unlawful for any person to possess or transfer a restricted weapon.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any otherwise lawful 
possession or transfer of a restricted weapon if the weapon was 
lawfully possessed before the date the weapon was most recently added 
to the list published pursuant to section 925A.
    ``(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to transfer a restricted 
weapon that meets the requirement of paragraph (2), except in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Restricted Weapon Defined.--Section 921(a) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(29) The term `restricted weapon' means any firearm which is on 
the list most recently published by the Secretary under section 
925A.''.
    (c) Authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to Designate 
Restricted Weapons; Publication of List.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended by inserting after section 925 the following:
``Sec. 925A. Designation of restricted weapons
    ``(a) Within 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) designate as a restricted weapon--
                    ``(A) any semiautomatic rifle which is--
                            ``(i) manufactured in the United States; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) not generally recognized as 
                        particularly suitable for, or readily adaptable 
                        to, sporting purposes; and
                    ``(B) any firearm manufactured outside the United 
                States the importation of which is prohibited under 
                section 925(d); and
            ``(2) compile and publish a list of the firearms so 
        designated.
    ``(b) After the end of the 60-day period described in subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall, from time to time--
            ``(1) revise the list published pursuant to subsection 
        (a)--
                    ``(A) to include in such list any weapon which 
                meets the requirements of subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
                subsection (a)(1); and
                    ``(B) to exclude from such list any weapon which is 
                not described in subsection (a)(1)(A) and which is not 
                described in subsection (a)(1)(B); and
            ``(2) publish the revised list.''.
            (2) Semiautomatic rifle defined.--Section 921(a) of such 
        title is amended by adding after the paragraph added by 
        subsection (b) of this section the following:
    ``(30) The term `semiautomatic rifle', means--
            ``(A) a rifle which uses a portion of the force of a fired 
        cartridge to expel the case of the fired cartridge and load 
        another cartridge into the firing chamber, and which requires a 
        separate function of the trigger to fire each cartridge; and
            ``(B) any part or combination of parts, designed or 
        intended to convert a rifle into a rifle described in 
        subparagraph (A).''.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 44 of such title is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 925 the following:

``925A. Designation of restricted weapons.''.
    (d) Penalties.--
            (1) Unlawful possession or transfer of restricted weapon.--
        Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title, as amended by section 
        6(b)(2) of this Act, is amended by striking ``or (r)'' and 
        inserting ``(r), or (s)''.
            (2) Enhanced penalty for possession or use of restricted 
        weapon during crime of violence or drug trafficking crime.--
        Section 924(c)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``and if 
        the firearm is a short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun'' 
        and inserting ``if the firearm is a restricted weapon, a short-
        barreled rifle, or a short-barreled shotgun,''.
    (e) Regulations Governing Transfer of Restricted Weapons.--
            (1) Regulations.--Section 926 of such title is amended by 
        adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) Within 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations governing the 
transfer of restricted weapons, which shall allow such a transfer to 
proceed within 30 days after the Secretary receives such documentation 
as the Secretary may require to be submitted with respect to the 
transfer, and shall include provisions for determining whether the 
transferee is a person described in section 922(g).
    ``(2) The Secretary may assess a fee of not more than $50 in 
connection with the transfer of a restricted weapon.''.
            (2) Penalty for violation of regulations.--Section 924(a) 
        of such title is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2) 
                or (3) of''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5) Whoever transfers a restricted weapon in violation of a 
regulation issued under section 926(d)(1) but in an otherwise lawful 
manner shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one 
year, or both.''.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN EXPORTS OF RESTRICTED WEAPONS.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code is 
amended by adding after the subsection added by section 2(a) of this 
Act the following:
    ``(t)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful 
to export or attempt to export a restricted weapon.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the exportation of a 
restricted weapon--
            ``(A) by or for the United States or any department or 
        agency thereof; or
            ``(B) by or to the government of a foreign country.
    ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B), it shall be unlawful to 
knowingly export or attempt to export a restricted weapon to a country 
if the Secretary of State finds that--
            ``(A) the government of the country engages in a consistent 
        pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human 
        rights; or
            ``(B) the country has repeatedly provided support for 
        international terrorism.''.
    (b) Penalty.--Section 924(a) of such title, is amended by adding 
after the paragraph added by section 2(e)(2)(B) of this Act the 
following:
    ``(6) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(t) shall be fined 
under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.''.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION AGAINST MANUFACTURE OF A FIREARM CAPABLE OF 
              ACCEPTING A SILENCER OR BAYONET WITHOUT ALTERATION.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding after the subsections added by sections 2(a) and 3(a) 
of this Act the following:
    ``(u) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture a firearm 
to which a firearm silencer or bayonet may be directly attached without 
alteration of the firearm.''.
    (b) Penalty.--Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title, as amended by 
sections 6(a) and 2(d)(1) of this Act, is amended by striking ``or 
(s)'' and inserting ``(s), or (u)''.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITION AGAINST POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF LARGE CAPACITY 
              AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding after the subsections added by sections 2(a), 3(a), 
and 4(a) of this Act the following:
    ``(v)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or transfer 
any large capacity ammunition feeding device.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any otherwise lawful 
possession or otherwise lawful transfer of a large capacity ammunition 
feeding device that was lawfully possessed before the date of the 
enactment of this subsection.''.
    (b) Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Defined.--Section 
921(a) of such title is amended by adding after the paragraphs added by 
subsections (b) and (c)(2) of section 2 of this Act the following:
    ``(31)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term `large 
capacity ammunition feeding device' means--
            ``(i) 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 more than 7 rounds of 
        ammunition; and
            ``(ii) any part or combination of parts, designed or 
        intended to convert a detachable magazine, belt, drum, feed 
        strip, or similar device into a device described in clause (i).
    ``(B) The term `large capacity ammunition feeding device' does not 
include any attached tubular device designed to accept and capable of 
operating with only .22 rimfire caliber ammunition.''.
    (c) Penalty.--Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title, as amended by 
sections 6(a), 2(d)(1), and 4(b) of this Act, is amended by striking 
``or (u)'' and inserting ``(u), or (v)''.
    (d) Regulations.--Section 926 of such title is amended by adding 
after the subsection added by section 2(e)(1) of this Act the 
following:
    ``(e) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations requiring 
manufacturers of large capacity ammunition feeding devices to stamp 
each such device manufactured after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection with a permanent distinguishing mark selected in accordance 
with regulations.''.

SEC. 6. TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATING TO FIREARMS LAWS.

    (a) In General.--Section 924(a)(1)(B) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``(q)'' and inserting ``(r)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect if such amendment had been included in section 2204 of the Crime 
Control Act of 1990 at the time such section 2204 became law.

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