Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protect America from Homemade Explosives Act ”.
Protect America from Homemade Explosives Act
A BILL
To strengthen the enforcement of explosive materials prohibitions, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Explosive materials prohibitions
Amendments to title 18— Chapter 40 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in section 841(d), by inserting “black powder substitutes, smokeless powder,” after “black powder,”; and
in section 845(a)—
in paragraph (4), by striking “and components thereof” and inserting “and components for use in small arms ammunition, excluding smokeless powder in quantities exceeding 50 pounds;”; and
in paragraph (5), by striking “black powder in quantities” and inserting “black powder and black powder substitutes in aggregate quantities”.
Amendment to title 26— Section 5861 of title 26, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
“(f) to make, or attempt to make, a firearm in violation of the provisions of this chapter; or”