[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 109 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 109

 To amend section 923 of title 18, United States Code, to require the 
 keeping of records with respect to dispositions of ammunition, and to 
    require a study of the use and possible regulation of sales of 
                              ammunition.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 21 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

  Mr. Moynihan (for himself and Mr. Chafee) introduced the following 
    bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 923 of title 18, United States Code, to require the 
 keeping of records with respect to dispositions of ammunition, and to 
    require a study of the use and possible regulation of sales of 
                              ammunition.

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

SECTION 1. RECORDS OF DISPOSITION OF AMMUNITION.

    (a) Amendment of Title 18, United States Code.--Section 923(g) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting after the second 
        sentence ``Each licensed importer and manufacturer of 
        ammunition shall maintain such records of importation, 
        production, shipment, sale, or other disposition of ammunition 
        at his place of business for such period and in such form as 
        the Secretary may by regulations prescribe. Such records shall 
        include the amount, caliber, and type of ammunition.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(6) Each licensed importer or manufacturer of ammunition shall 
annually prepare a summary report of imports, production, shipments, 
sales, and other dispositions during the preceding year. The report 
shall be prepared on a form specified by the Secretary, shall include 
the amounts, calibers, and types of ammunition that were disposed of, 
and shall be forwarded to the office specified thereon not later than 
the close of business on the date specified by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Study of Criminal Use and Regulation of Ammunition.--The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall request the National Academy of 
Sciences to--
            (1) prepare, in consultation with the Secretary, a study of 
        the criminal use and regulation of ammunition; and
            (2) to submit to Congress, not later than July 31, 1996, a 
        report with recommendations on the potential for preventing 
        crime by regulating or restricting the availability of 
        ammunition.

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