[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4748 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4748

To ban the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2016

  Ms. Speier (for herself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. 
   Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
 Lynch, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, 
Mr. Quigley, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, 
Mr. Sires, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. 
Watson Coleman, and Mr. McGovern) introduced the following bill; which 
             was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To ban the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, 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 ``Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 
2016''.

SEC. 2. BAN ON IMPORTATION OF SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.

    (a) Prohibitions.--
            (1) Importation.--Section 925 of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) For purposes of subsection (d)(3), a firearm shall not be 
considered to be generally recognized as particularly suitable for or 
readily adaptable to sporting purposes if the firearm is--
            ``(1) a semiautomatic assault weapon;
            ``(2) a semiautomatic rifle that can accept, or be readily 
        converted to accept, a large capacity ammunition feeding 
        device;
            ``(3) a semiautomatic rifle with a fixed magazine with a 
        capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
            ``(4) the frame or receiver of any firearm the importation 
        of which would be prohibited by reason of this subsection if 
        assembled; or
            ``(5) a firearm the importation of which would be 
        prohibited by reason of this subsection but for the 
        incorporation into the firearm of a thumbhole stock or any 
        other characteristic that can function as a grip.''.
            (2) Assembly of rifle that would be prohibited from 
        importation but for incorporation of part made in the united 
        states.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 922 of such title is 
                amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(aa) It shall be unlawful to assemble a firearm the importation 
of which would be prohibited by reason of section 925(g) but for the 
incorporation into the firearm of one or more parts made in the United 
States.''.
                    (B) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of such title is 
                amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa) shall be fined 
under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 921(a) of such title is amended--
            (1) by inserting after paragraph (29) the following:
    ``(30) The term `semiautomatic pistol' means any repeating pistol 
that--
            ``(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
        cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the 
        next round; and
            ``(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each 
        cartridge.
    ``(31) The term `semiautomatic shotgun' means any repeating shotgun 
that--
            ``(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
        cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the 
        next round; and
            ``(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each 
        cartridge.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(36) The term `semiautomatic assault weapon' means any of the 
following, regardless of country of manufacture or caliber of 
ammunition accepted:
            ``(A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to accept 
        a detachable magazine and any one of the following:
                    ``(i) A pistol grip.
                    ``(ii) A forward grip.
                    ``(iii) A folding, telescoping, or detachable 
                stock.
                    ``(iv) A grenade launcher or rocket launcher.
                    ``(v) A barrel shroud.
                    ``(vi) A threaded barrel.
            ``(B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine with 
        the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except for an 
        attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of 
        operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.
            ``(C) Any part, combination of parts, component, device, 
        attachment, or accessory that is designed or functions to 
        accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but not 
        convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun.
            ``(D) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to 
        accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following:
                    ``(i) A threaded barrel.
                    ``(ii) A second pistol grip.
                    ``(iii) A barrel shroud.
                    ``(iv) The capacity to accept a detachable magazine 
                at some location outside of the pistol grip.
                    ``(v) A semiautomatic version of an automatic 
                firearm.
            ``(E) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has 
        the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
            ``(F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has any one of the 
        following:
                    ``(i) A folding, telescoping, or detachable stock.
                    ``(ii) A pistol grip.
                    ``(iii) A fixed magazine with the capacity to 
                accept more than 5 rounds.
                    ``(iv) The ability to accept a detachable magazine.
                    ``(v) A forward grip.
                    ``(vi) A grenade launcher or rocket launcher.
            ``(G) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
            ``(H) All belt-fed semiautomatic firearms.
            ``(I) Any combination of parts from which a firearm 
        described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) can be assembled.
            ``(J) The frame or receiver of a rifle or shotgun described 
        in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (F), (G), or (H).
    ``(37) The term `large capacity ammunition feeding device'--
            ``(A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar 
        device, including any such device joined or coupled with 
        another in any manner, that has an overall capacity of, or that 
        can be readily restored, changed, or converted to accept, more 
        than 10 rounds of ammunition; and
            ``(B) does not include an attached tubular device designed 
        to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber 
        rimfire ammunition.
    ``(38) The term `barrel shroud'--
            ``(A) means a shroud that is attached to, or partially or 
        completely encircles, the barrel of a firearm so that the 
        shroud protects the user of the firearm from heat generated by 
        the barrel; and
            ``(B) does not include--
                    ``(i) a slide that partially or completely encloses 
                the barrel; or
                    ``(ii) an extension of the stock along the bottom 
                of the barrel which does not encircle or substantially 
                encircle the barrel.
    ``(39) The term `detachable magazine' means an ammunition feeding 
device that can be removed from a firearm without disassembly of the 
firearm action.
    ``(40) The term `fixed magazine' means an ammunition feeding device 
that is permanently fixed to the firearm in such a manner that it 
cannot be removed without disassembly of the firearm.
    ``(41) The term `folding, telescoping, or detachable stock' means a 
stock that folds, telescopes, detaches or otherwise operates to reduce 
the length, size, or any other dimension, or otherwise enhances the 
concealability, of a firearm.
    ``(42) The term `forward grip' means a grip located forward of the 
trigger that functions as a pistol grip.
    ``(43) The term `rocket' means any simple or complex tubelike 
device containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases 
whose action propels the tube through the air and has a propellant 
charge of not more than 4 ounces.
    ``(44) The term `grenade launcher or rocket launcher' means an 
attachment for use on a firearm that is designed to propel a grenade, 
rocket, or other similar destructive device.
    ``(45) The term `pistol grip' means a grip, a thumbhole stock, or 
any other characteristic that can function as a grip.
    ``(46) The term `threaded barrel' means a feature or characteristic 
that is designed in such a manner to allow for the attachment of a 
device such as a firearm silencer or a flash suppressor.
    ``(47) The term `belt-fed semiautomatic firearm' means any 
repeating firearm that--
            ``(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
        cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the 
        next round;
            ``(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each 
        cartridge; and
            ``(C) has the capacity to accept a belt ammunition feeding 
        device.''.

SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF LIST OF SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS BANNED 
              FROM IMPORTATION.

    Not less frequently than every 12 months, the Director of the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives shall cause to be 
published in the Federal Register--
            (1) a list of each firearm the importation of which is 
        prohibited by reason of the amendments made by section 2; and
            (2) a list of each firearm an application for the 
        importation of which was received by the Bureau, and whether 
        the application was approved or denied.

SEC. 4. REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.

    Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a 
written report on the implementation of this Act.
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