[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1096 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1096

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent nonimmigrants from 
    possessing a firearm for other than lawful hunting or sporting 
 purposes, and to prevent permanent resident aliens from possessing a 
         firearm until present in the United States for 1 year.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 1997

 Mr. Ackerman 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 prevent nonimmigrants from 
    possessing a firearm for other than lawful hunting or sporting 
 purposes, and to prevent permanent resident aliens from possessing a 
         firearm until present in the United States for 1 year.

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

SECTION 1. PREVENTION OF FIREARMS POSSESSION BY NONIMMIGRANT FOR OTHER 
              THAN LAWFUL HUNTING OR SPORTING PURPOSES, WITH EXCEPTION 
              FOR DIPLOMATS AND THEIR GUARDS; PREVENTION OF FIREARMS 
              POSSESSION BY PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN UNTIL PRESENT IN 
              THE UNITED STATES FOR 1 YEAR.

    Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (d)(5) to read as follows:
            ``(5) is an alien who--
                    ``(A) is illegally or unlawfully in the United 
                States;
                    ``(B) except as provided in subsection (y), has 
                been admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant 
                visa (as defined in section 101(a)(26) of the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26)); 
                or
                    ``(C) has been lawfully present in the United 
                States for periods totalling less than 1 year;'';
            (2) by amending subsection (g)(5) to read as follows:
            ``(5) who is an alien who--
                    ``(A) is illegally or unlawfully in the United 
                States;
                    ``(B) except as provided in subsection (y), has 
                been admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant 
                visa (as defined in section 101(a)(26) of the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26)); 
                or
                    ``(C) has been lawfully present in the United 
                States for periods totalling less than 1 year;'';
            (3) by amending subsection (s)(3)(B)(v) to read as follows:
                    ``(v) is not an alien who--
                            ``(I) is illegally or unlawfully in the 
                        United States;
                            ``(II) except as provided in subsection 
                        (y), has been admitted to the United States 
                        under a nonimmigrant visa (as defined in 
                        section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and 
                        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26)); or
                            ``(III) has been lawfully present in the 
                        United States for periods totalling less than 1 
                        year;''; and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (x) the following:
    ``(y)(1) Subsections (d)(5)(B), (g)(5)(B), and (s)(3)(B)(v)(II) 
shall not apply to an alien who has been lawfully admitted to the 
United States under a nonimmigrant visa, if the alien is--
            ``(A) admitted to the United States for lawful hunting or 
        sporting purposes; or
            ``(B) an official representative of a foreign government, 
        or a guard employed by such a government, who is--
                    ``(i) accredited to the United States Government or 
                the government's mission to an international 
                organization having its headquarters in the United 
                States; or
                    ``(ii) en route to or from another country to which 
                the alien is accredited.
    ``(2) As used in paragraph (1):
            ``(A) The term `alien' has the same meaning as in section 
        101(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1101(a)(3)).
            ``(B) The term `nonimmigrant visa' has the same meaning as 
        in section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1101(a)(26)).''.
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