Prevent Crime and Terrorism Act of 2019

Prevent Crime and Terrorism Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the President from removing various items from the U.S. Munitions List, which lists weapons and related equipment that are subject to export controls. Items that the President may not remove from the list include combat shotguns, silencers, flame throwers, electric armor, and various types of ammunition and weapons components.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1134 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1134

To amend the Arms Export Control Act to prohibit the removal of certain 
items under category I, II, or III of the United States Munitions List.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2019

 Mrs. Torres of California (for herself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
    Deutch, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Lowenthal, and Mr. McGovern) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                            Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Arms Export Control Act to prohibit the removal of certain 
items under category I, II, or III of the United States Munitions List.

    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 ``Prevent Crime and Terrorism Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REMOVAL OF CERTAIN ITEMS UNDER CATEGORIES I, II, 
              AND III OF THE UNITED STATES MUNITIONS LIST.

    Section 38(f)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2778(f)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(f)(1) The President'' and inserting 
        ``(f)(1)(A) The President'';
            (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``The President'' 
        and inserting ``Subject to subparagraph (B), the President''; 
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B)(i) The President may not remove any item 
                described in clause (ii) from the United States 
                Munitions List.
                    ``(ii) The items described in this clause are items 
                included in category I, II, or III of the United States 
                Munitions List, as in effect on August 31, 2017.''.
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