[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 22, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5501-S5502]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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   CORRECTION TO THE JOINT STATEMENT OF MANAGERS ACCOMPANYING S. 735

 Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, the joint statement of managers that 
accompanied the conference report to S. 735,

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the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, contained an 
inadvertent error relating to section 809, assessing and reducing the 
threat to law enforcement officers from the criminal use of firearms 
and ammunition. I ask that the correct description of that section be 
printed in the Record.
  The material follows:

       Section 809--Senate recedes to House amendment section 112. 
     This section requires that the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     conjunction with the Attorney General, conduct a study which 
     assesses the threat to law enforcement officers from the 
     criminal use of firearms and ammunition, and to examine ways 
     in which such threats can be reduced.
       In particular, the study will examine whether current 
     passive defensive strategies, such as body armor, are 
     adequate to counter the criminal use of firearms against law 
     officers. The study will also comprehensively examine or 
     gather information on the general circumstances, statistics, 
     and data surrounding the killing or injury of law enforcement 
     officers, whether intentionally or accidentally, by various 
     types of firearms, ammunition, types, and calibers.
       An important component of the study will be to examine the 
     number, the facts, and the circumstances surrounding deaths 
     or serious injuries to officers attributable to projectiles 
     defined as ``armor piercing ammunition'' under 18 U.S.C. 
     921(a)(17)(B)(i) and (ii) piercing the protective material of 
     bullet resistant vests or bullet resistant headgear being 
     worn by the officer. Since 1986, federal law has prohibited 
     the sale or manufacture of such ammunition, except for 
     government or law enforcement use. Armor piercing ammunition 
     is defined as a projectile or projectile core which may be 
     used in a handgun and is constructed entirely (except for 
     trace elements) of certain hard metals. The Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 further amended the 
     definition of armor piercing ammunition by establishing a 
     bullet jacket weight test.
       Recognizing that ammunition used primarily by law-abiding 
     citizens, and that any study of this nature and magnitude has 
     the potential to affect regulatory policy in the future, this 
     section requires that all parties interested in the outcome 
     of the study outcome (including Federal, State, and local 
     officials, non-governmental organizations including all 
     national police organizations, national sporting 
     organizations, and national industry associations with 
     expertise in this area) be consulted on the study contents, 
     methodology, and specific study objectives. The study is due 
     12 months from the date of enactment.

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