[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1034 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1034

   To repeal the sunset date on the assault weapons ban, to ban the 
importation of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 2003

Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
        Kennedy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Reed) 
        introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
        referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

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                                 A BILL


 
   To repeal the sunset date on the assault weapons ban, to ban the 
importation of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SUNSET DATE.

    Section 110105 of the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use 
Protection Act (18 U.S.C. 921 note) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 110105. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    ``This subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall take 
effect on September 13, 1994.''.

SEC. 3. BAN ON IMPORTING LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 922(w) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1) Except as provided 
        in paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``(1)(A) Except as provided in 
        subparagraph (B)'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2) Paragraph (1)'' and 
        inserting ``(B) Subparagraph (A)'';
            (3) by inserting before paragraph (3) the following:
    ``(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to import a large 
capacity ammunition feeding device.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking ``(1)'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``(1)(A)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(1)(B)''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 921(a)(31) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``manufactured after the date of 
enactment of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994''.
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