[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2386 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2386

                 To save the lives of police officers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 1995

   Mr. Schumer (by request) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
                 To save the lives of police officers.

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

SECTION 1. PROTECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' LIVES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Police 
Officers' Lives Act of 1995''.
    (b) Definition of Armor Piercing Ammunition.--Section 921(a)(17)(B) 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) a projectile that may be used in a 
                        handgun and that the Secretary determines 
                        pursuant to the procedure specified in 
                        subsection (c) to be capable of penetrating 
                        body armor.''.
    (c) Determination of the Capability of Projectiles To Penetrate 
Body Armor.--Section 926 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(d)(1) The Secretary shall determine whether a projectile is 
capable of penetrating body armor, in accordance with regulations which 
the Secretary may prescribe in accordance with the procedures set forth 
in subsection (c). Such regulations shall provide for uniform testing 
of projectiles against the Body Armor Exemplar, based on standards 
developed by the Secretary in consultation with representatives of 
Federal, State, county, and local law enforcement agencies selected by 
the Secretary.
    ``(2) As used in paragraph (1), the term `Body Armor Exemplar' 
means body armor that the Secretary in conjunction with representatives 
of Federal, State, county, and local law enforcement selected by the 
Secretary, representatives of the industry involved in the manufacture 
of ammunition and the manufacture of articles of protective gear, 
generally known as bulletproof vests, selected by the Secretary and the 
research community selected by the Secretary, determines meets minimum 
standards for protection of law enforcement officers.''.
    (d) Procedures.--The Secretary is authorized to promulgate such 
regulations as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out the intent of 
this Act, upon a finding for which the Secretary shall make an 
administrative record, that any ammunition, the manufacture or 
importation of which would be prohibited under such regulation, serves 
no substantial sporting purpose and serves primarily to kill human 
beings. Before promulgating any such regulation, the Secretary shall--
            (1) consult with representatives of organizations 
        representing the sporting use of firearms, which the Secretary 
        shall select;
            (2) consult with appropriate representatives of Federal, 
        State, county, and local law enforcement, which the Secretary 
        shall select;
            (3) consult with appropriate representatives of the 
        industry involved in the manufacture of ammunition and the 
        manufacture of articles of protective gear generally known as 
        bulletproof vests, which the Secretary shall select; and
            (4) consult with appropriate members of the ammunition and 
        protective gear research community, which the Secretary shall 
        select.
No regulation promulgated pursuant to this section shall take effect 
until ten days after the Secretary shall have caused it to be published 
in the Federal Register and caused it to be delivered to the Senate and 
the House of Representatives during which time the Congress may act to 
repudiate such regulation.
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