Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act
This bill amends the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 to revise what are prohibited firearms to include any firearm: (1) that, after removal of all parts other than major components is not as detectable by walk-through metal detectors as the Security Exemplar (an object fabricated for the testing and calibration of metal detectors); or (2) any major component of which, if subjected to inspection by the types of detection devices commonly used at airports for security screening, would not generate an image that accurately depicts the shape of the component.
The bill modifies the definition of: (1) "major component" to include the barrel of a firearm only in the case of a rifle or shotgun, and (2) "Security Exemplar" to repeal the requirement that it be fabricated within 12 months after enactment of such Act.
The bill exempts from undetectable firearms provisions: (1) a prototype firearm for detectability testing; (2) any firearm received by, in the possession of, or under the control of the United States; or (3) the manufacture, importation, possession, transfer, receipt, shipment, or delivery of a firearm by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer pursuant to an existing contract with the United States. (This replaces the exemption of any firearm that has been certified by the Department of Defense or the Central Intelligence Agency as necessary for military or intelligence applications or that is manufactured and sold exclusively to U.S. military or intelligence agencies.)
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2033 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2033
To modernize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 6, 2017
Mr. Kihuen (for himself, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Langevin,
Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Raskin, and Ms. Slaughter) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
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A BILL
To modernize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988.
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 ``Undetectable Firearms Modernization
Act''.
SEC. 2. MODERNIZATION OF THE PROHIBITION ON UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS.
Section 922(p) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``grips,
stocks, and magazines'' and inserting ``all parts other
than major components''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``when
subjected to inspection by the types of x-ray machines
commonly used at airports, does not generate'' and
inserting the following: ``if subjected to inspection
by the types of detection devices commonly used at
airports for security screening, would not generate'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:
``(B) the term `major component', with respect to a
firearm--
``(i) means the slide or cylinder, or the frame or
receiver of the firearm; and
``(ii) in the case of a rifle or shotgun, includes
the barrel of the firearm; and''; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and the proviso
that follows and inserting the following:
``(C) the term `Security Exemplar' means an object, to be
fabricated at the direction of the Attorney General, that is--
``(i) constructed of 3.7 ounces of material type
17-4 PH stainless steel in a shape resembling a
handgun; and
``(ii) suitable for testing and calibrating metal
detectors.'';
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting
after ``of a firearm'' the following: ``,
including a prototype,''; and
(B) by striking the second sentence; and
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``shall not apply to any
firearm which'' and all that follows and inserting the
following: ``shall not apply to--
``(A) any firearm received by, in the possession of, or
under the control of the United States; or
``(B) the manufacture, importation, possession, transfer,
receipt, shipment, or delivery of a firearm by a licensed
manufacturer or licensed importer pursuant to an existing
contract with the United States.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2769)
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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