Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Ammo Identification Act of 2023”.
Ammo Identification Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require serial numbers to be engraved on ammunition, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Serial numbers required for ammunition
Licensing— Section 923(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: “No person shall engage in business as a firearms or ammunition importer, manufacturer, or dealer until he has filed an application with, and received a license to do so from, the Attorney General.”.
Ammunition identification— Section 923(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
by striking “(i) Licensed importers and licensed manufacturers” and inserting the following:
“(i)
“(1) Licensed importers and licensed manufacturers”
by adding at the end the following:
“(2) Licensed importers and licensed manufacturers shall identify, by means of a serial number engraved on each item of ammunition, in such manner as the Attorney General shall by regulations prescribe, each item of ammunition imported or manufactured by such importer or manufacturer.”
Recordkeeping— Section 923(g)(1) of such title is amended—
in subparagraph (A)—
in the first sentence, by inserting “and ammunition” after “firearms”; and
in the third sentence, by striking “or manufacturer” and inserting “, manufacturer, or dealer”; and
in subparagraph (B)(iii), by inserting “or items of ammunition” after “firearms”.
Gun shows— Section 923(j) of such title is amended in each of the 2nd and 5th sentences by inserting “and ammunition” after “firearms”.
Sec. 3 Applicability
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to conduct occurring on or after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.