S.20
  104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the
  licensing of ammunition manufacturers, and for other purposes.
                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                             January 4, 1995
  Mr. Moynihan introduced the following bill; which was read twice
      and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
                                 A BILL
  To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the
  licensing of ammunition manufacturers, and for other purposes.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
  United States of America in Congress assembled,  That this Act may
  be cited as the `Handgun Ammunition Control Act of 1995'.
  SECTION 1. RECORDS OF DISPOSITION OF AMMUNITION.
    (a) Amendment of Title 18, United States Code: Section 923(g) of
  title 18, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting after the second
      sentence `Each licensed importer and manufacturer of ammunition
      shall maintain such records of importation, production,
      shipment, sale, or other disposition of ammunition at the place
      of business of such importer or manufacturer for such period
      and in such form as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe.
      Such records shall include the amount, caliber, and type of
      ammunition.'; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    `(8) Each licensed importer or manufacturer of ammunition shall
  annually prepare a summary report of imports, production,
  shipments, sales, and other dispositions during the preceding year.
  The report shall be prepared on a form specified by the Secretary,
  shall include the amounts, calibers, and types of ammunition that
  were disposed of, and  shall be forwarded to the office specified
  thereon not later than the close of business on the date specified
  by the Secretary.'.
    (b) Study of Criminal Use and Regulation of Ammunition: The
  Secretary of the Treasury shall request the National Academy of
  Sciences to--
        (1) prepare, in consultation with the Secretary, a study of
      the criminal use and regulation of ammunition; and
        (2) to submit to Congress, not later than July 31, 1997, a
      report with recommendations on the potential for preventing
      crime by regulating or restricting the availability of
      ammunition.
  SEC. 2. INCREASE IN LICENSING FEES FOR MANUFACTURERS OF AMMUNITION.
    Section 923(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)--
            (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D)
          as subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) respectively;
        (2) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following new
      paragraph:
    `(A) of .25 caliber, .32 caliber, or 9 mm ammunition, a fee of
  $10,000 per year;'
