[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4255 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4255

   To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in 
    technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 2, 2024

Ms. Sinema (for herself and Mr. Hagerty) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in 
    technology and less-than-lethal 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 ``Law Enforcement Innovate to De-
Escalate Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN LESS-THAN-LETHAL PROJECTILE DEVICES FROM 
              RESTRICTIONS UNDER TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) In General.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (3), by inserting 
        ``or a less-than-lethal projectile device'' before the period; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(38) The term `less-than-lethal projectile device' means a device 
with a bore or multiple bores, that--
            ``(A) is not designed or intended to expel a projectile at 
        a velocity exceeding 500 feet per second by any means; and
            ``(B) is designed or intended to be used in a manner that 
        is not likely to cause death or serious bodily injury.''.

SEC. 3. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN LESS-THAN-LETHAL PROJECTILE DEVICES FROM 
              FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION TAX.

    (a) In General.--Section 4182 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and by 
inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Less-than-Lethal Projectile Devices.--The tax imposed by 
section 4181 shall not apply to any less-than-lethal projectile device 
(as defined in section 921(a)(38) of title 18, United States Code) or 
any less-than-lethal shells or cartridges designed for use in such a 
device.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to articles sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN LESS-THAN-LETHAL PROJECTILE DEVICES FROM 
              NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT.

    Section 5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``Such term shall not include any 
less-than-lethal projectile device (as defined in section 921(a)(38) of 
title 18, United States Code).''.
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