[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 134 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 134

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the licensing of 
           ammunition manufacturers, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 21, 1997

 Mr. Moynihan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the licensing of 
           ammunition manufacturers, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be 
cited as the ``Handgun Ammunition Control Act of 1997''.

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 the place of business of such importer or manufacturer 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 the following new paragraph:
    ``(8) 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, 1998, a 
        report with recommendations on the potential for preventing 
        crime by regulating or restricting the availability of 
        ammunition.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN LICENSING FEES FOR MANUFACTURERS OF AMMUNITION.

    Section 923(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) 
        as subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E), respectively;
            (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated, 
        the following:
                    ``(A) of .25 caliber, .32 caliber, or 9 mm 
                ammunition, a fee of $10,000 per year;''
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