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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 378 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 378

To prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body
armor by civilians, with exceptions.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 14, 2015

Mr. Honda (for himself, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, and Mr.
Danny K. Davis of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body
armor by civilians, with exceptions.

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 ``Responsible Body Armor Possession
Act''.

SEC. 2. BAN ON PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP, OR POSSESSION OF ENHANCED BODY
ARMOR BY CIVILIANS; EXCEPTIONS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 932. Ban on purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body
armor by civilians
``(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful
for a person to purchase, own, or possess enhanced body armor.
``(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
``(1) a purchase, ownership, or possession by or under the
authority of--
``(A) the United States or any department or agency
of the United States; or
``(B) a State, or a department, agency, or
political subdivision of a State; or
``(2) enhanced body armor that was lawfully possessed by
any person at any time before the date this section takes
effect.''.
(b) Enhanced Body Armor Defined.--Section 921(a) of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(36) The term `enhanced body armor' means body armor, including a
helmet or shield, the ballistic resistance of which meets or exceeds
the ballistic performance of Type III armor, determined using National
Institute of Justice Standard-0101.06.''.
(c) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 932 shall be fined under
this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.''.

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