[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 106 (Friday, July 29, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S9547]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1644. Mr. CRAIG proposed an amendment to the bill S. 397, to 
prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued 
against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms 
or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from 
the misuse of their products by others; as follows:

       On page 11, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
       (D) Minor child exception.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to limit the right of a person under 17 years of 
     age to recover damages authorized under Federal or State law 
     in a civil action that meets 1 of the requirements under 
     clauses (i) through (v) of subparagraph (A).
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  SA 1645. Mr. CRAIG proposed an amendment to the bill S. 397, to 
prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued 
against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms 
or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from 
the misuse of their products by others; as follows:

       On page 13, after line 4, insert the following:

     SEC. 5. ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION.

       (a) Unlawful Acts.--Section 922(a) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (7) and (8) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(7) for any person to manufacture or import armor 
     piercing ammunition, unless--
       ``(A) the manufacture of such ammunition is for the use of 
     the United States, any department or agency of the United 
     States, any State, or any department, agency, or political 
     subdivision of a State;
       ``(B) the manufacture of such ammunition is for the purpose 
     of exportation; or
       ``(C) the manufacture or importation of such ammunition is 
     for the purpose of testing or experimentation and has been 
     authorized by the Attorney General;
       ``(8) for any manufacturer or importer to sell or deliver 
     armor piercing ammunition, unless such sale or delivery--
       ``(A) is for the use of the United States, any department 
     or agency of the United States, any State, or any department, 
     agency, or political subdivision of a State;
       ``(B) is for the purpose of exportation; or
       ``(C) is for the purpose of testing or experimentation and 
     has been authorized by the Attorney General;''.
       (b) Penalties.--Section 924(c) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Except to the extent that a greater minimum sentence 
     is otherwise provided under this subsection, or by any other 
     provision of law, any person who, during and in relation to 
     any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime (including a 
     crime of violence or drug trafficking crime that provides for 
     an enhanced punishment if committed by the use of a deadly or 
     dangerous weapon or device) for which the person may be 
     prosecuted in a court of the United States, uses or carries 
     armor piercing ammunition, or who, in furtherance of any such 
     crime, possesses armor piercing ammunition, shall, in 
     addition to the punishment provided for such crime of 
     violence or drug trafficking crime or conviction under this 
     section--
       ``(A) be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less 
     than 15 years; and
       ``(B) if death results from the use of such ammunition--
       ``(i) if the killing is murder (as defined in section 
     1111), be punished by death or sentenced to a term of 
     imprisonment for any term of years or for life; and
       ``(ii) if the killing is manslaughter (as defined in 
     section 1112), be punished as provided in section 1112.''.
       (c) Study and Report.--
       (1) Study.--The Attorney General shall conduct a study to 
     determine whether a uniform standard for the testing of 
     projectiles against Body Armor is feasible.
       (2) Issues to be studied.--The study conducted under 
     paragraph (1) shall include--
       (A) variations in performance that are related to the 
     length of the barrel of the handgun or center-fire rifle from 
     which the projectile is fired; and
       (B) the amount of powder used to propel the projectile.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a 
     report containing the results of the study conducted under 
     this subsection to--
       (A) the chairman and ranking member of the Committee on the 
     Judiciary of the Senate; and
       (B) the chairman and ranking member of the Committee on the 
     Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
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  SA 1646. Mr. FRIST (for Ms. Collins) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 501, to provide a site for the National Women's History Museum 
in the District of Columbia; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 6. FEDERAL PARTICIPATION.

       The United States shall pay no expense incurred in the 
     establishment, construction, or operation of the National 
     Women's History Museum, which shall be operated and 
     maintained by the Museum Sponsor after completion of 
     construction.
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  SA 1647. Mr. FRIST (for Mr. DeWine) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 172, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide 
for the regulation of all contact lenses as medical devices, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter to be inserted, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. REGULATION OF CERTAIN ARTICLES AS MEDICAL DEVICES.

       Section 520 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
     U.S.C. 360j) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     subsection:

                ``Regulation of Contact Lens as Devices

       ``(n)(1) All contact lenses shall be deemed to be devices 
     under section 201(h).
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not be construed as bearing on or 
     being relevant to the question of whether any product other 
     than a contact lens is a device as defined by section 201(h) 
     or a drug as defined by section 201(g).''.

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