[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1365 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1365

To prevent the reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing 
                              ammunition.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2015

 Mr. McHenry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To prevent the reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing 
                              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 ``Ammunition and Firearms Protection 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF RECLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN AMMUNITION AS ARMOR 
              PIERCING AMMUNITION.

    Section 921(a)(17) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(D) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the term `armor piercing 
ammunition' does not include--
            ``(i) any M855 (5.56 mm x 45 mm) or SS109 type ammunition; 
        or
            ``(ii) any ammunition designed, intended, and marketed for 
        use in a rifle.''.
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