[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 221 Introduced in House (IH)]







                                    


104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 221

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the manufacture, 
          importation, and sale of polymer plastic ammunition.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

  Mr. Deutsch (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Pallone) 
 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 regulate the manufacture, 
          importation, and sale of polymer plastic ammunition.

    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 ``Law Enforcement Officials Protection 
Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 
              POLYMER PLASTIC AMMUNITION.

    (a) In General.--Section 921(a)(17)(B) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i); and
            (2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii) and 
        inserting after clause (i) the following:
            ``(ii) a projectile or projectile core which may be used in 
        a firearm and which is constructed entirely (excluding the 
        presence of traces of other substances) from polymer plastic; 
        or''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to conduct engaged in after the 30-day period that begins with 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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