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S2598 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 11, 2013 and bring in additional income instead AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND ‘‘(31) The term ‘semiautomatic shotgun’ of increasing our debt. PROPOSED means any repeating shotgun that— When we talk about job creation, free ‘‘(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a SA 711. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge and fair trade is a vital component to SCHUMER, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Ms. case and chamber the next round; and a successful plan. Sixty percent of KLOBUCHAR, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, ‘‘(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger American exports came from small and Mr. LEVIN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, to fire each cartridge.’’; and medium size businesses. That is huge. Ms. MIKULSKI, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. REED, Mr. (2) by adding at the end the following: Small business is the backbone of our CARPER, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. MENENDEZ, ‘‘(36) The term ‘semiautomatic assault economy. The bottom line is that trade Mr. CARDIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. SCHATZ, weapon’ means any of the following, regard- Mr. MURPHY, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. WARREN, and equals jobs. less of country of manufacture or caliber of Mr. COWAN) submitted an amendment in- ammunition accepted: As I already mentioned, China is tended to be proposed by her to the bill S. ‘‘(A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the ca- bullish on Africa. We need to be too. 649, to ensure that all individuals who should pacity to accept a detachable magazine and China is outpacing us in exports to Af- be prohibited from buying a firearm are list- any 1 of the following: rica by an alarming 3 to 1 pace. By 2009, ed in the national instant criminal back- ‘‘(i) A pistol grip. China had surpassed us as the African ground check system and require a back- ‘‘(ii) A forward grip. continent’s largest trading partner. ground check for every firearm sale, and for ‘‘(iii) A folding, telescoping, or detachable This bill lets us establish a plan that other purposes; which was ordered to lie on stock. the table. ‘‘(iv) A grenade launcher or rocket launch- will allow us to compete with nations SA 712. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. er. like China that are already extremely WHITEHOUSE, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mr. ‘‘(v) A barrel shroud. active in the African market. And that BLUMENTHAL) submitted an amendment in- ‘‘(vi) A threaded barrel. will help our small companies create tended to be proposed by her to the bill S. ‘‘(B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed jobs. 649, supra; which was ordered to lie on the magazine with the capacity to accept more My home State, Arkansas, stands to table. than 10 rounds, except for an attached tubu- SA 713. Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. COL- benefit greatly through the creation of lar device designed to accept, and capable of LINS, and Mr. KING) submitted an amend- operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire am- a comprehensive trade plan with Afri- ment intended to be proposed by him to the munition. ca. Free and fair trade is an important bill S. 649, supra; which was ordered to lie on ‘‘(C) Any part, combination of parts, com- component to our State’s economy. Ar- the table. ponent, device, attachment, or accessory kansas exported $5.6 billion in mer- SA 714. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for Mr. LAU- that is designed or functions to accelerate chandise overseas in 2011, up 7 percent TENBERG (for himself, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but from the previous year. In 2008, over BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a 1,500 companies exported goods from Mr. COWAN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. KAINE, Mr. machinegun. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. MERKLEY, Mrs. BOXER, 1 ‘‘(D) A semiautomatic pistol that has the Arkansas. Over ⁄3 of exports were from Mr. CARPER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. capacity to accept a detachable magazine small and medium-sized businesses DURBIN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mrs. and any 1 of the following: with fewer than 500 employees. An ef- GILLIBRAND, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. ‘‘(i) A threaded barrel. fective trade strategy with African na- SCHUMER, and Mr. HARKIN)) submitted an ‘‘(ii) A second pistol grip. tions will help us build on that signifi- amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. ‘‘(iii) A barrel shroud. cantly. BLUMENTHAL to the bill S. 649, supra; which ‘‘(iv) The capacity to accept a detachable So again, increased trade equals in- was ordered to lie on the table. magazine at some location outside of the pis- SA 715. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. tol grip. creased jobs at home. America needs TOOMEY, Mr. KIRK, and Mr. SCHUMER) pro- ‘‘(v) A semiautomatic version of an auto- jobs. That is what this bill is about. posed an amendment to the bill S. 649, supra. matic firearm. That is why we need to move it quickly f ‘‘(E) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed in this session. magazine that has the capacity to accept TEXT OF AMENDMENTS more than 10 rounds. f SA 711. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, ‘‘(F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. WHITE- any 1 of the following: SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS ‘‘(i) A folding, telescoping, or detachable HOUSE, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. FRANKEN, stock. Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. HAR- ‘‘(ii) A pistol grip. SENATE RESOLUTION 96—RECOG- KIN, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Ms. MIKULSKI, ‘‘(iii) A fixed magazine with the capacity NIZING THE CELEBRATION OF Mrs. BOXER, Mr. REED, Mr. CARPER, Mr. to accept more than 5 rounds. NATIONAL STUDENT EMPLOY- LAUTENBERG, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. ‘‘(iv) The ability to accept a detachable MENT WEEK AT THE UNIVER- CARDIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. SCHATZ, magazine. ‘‘(v) A forward grip. SITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH Mr. MURPHY, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. WARREN, and Mr. COWAN) submitted an amend- ‘‘(vi) A grenade launcher or rocket launch- Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted the fol- ment intended to be proposed by her to er. lowing resolution; which was referred ‘‘(G) Any shotgun with a revolving cyl- the bill S. 649, to ensure that all indi- inder. to the Committee on Health, Edu- viduals who should be prohibited from cation, Labor, and Pensions: ‘‘(H) All of the following rifles, copies, du- buying a firearm are listed in the na- plicates, variants, or altered facsimiles with S. RES. 96 tional instant criminal background the capability of any such weapon thereof: Whereas National Student Employment check system and require a background ‘‘(i) All AK types, including the following: Week offers the University of Minnesota Du- check for every firearm sale, and for ‘‘(I) AK, AK47, AK47S, AK–74, AKM, AKS, luth the opportunity to recognize students other purposes; which was ordered to ARM, MAK90, MISR, NHM90, NHM91, Rock who work while attending college; lie on the table; as follows: River Arms LAR–47, SA85, SA93, Vector Whereas the University of Minnesota Du- Arms AK–47, VEPR, WASR–10, and WUM. luth is committed to increasing awareness of At the end, add the following: ‘‘(II) IZHMASH Saiga AK. student employment as an educational expe- TITLE IV—ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN ‘‘(III) MAADI AK47 and ARM. rience for students and as an alternative to SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. ‘‘(IV) Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and 86S. financial aid; This title may be cited as the ‘‘Assault ‘‘(V) Poly Technologies AK47 and AKS. Whereas there are nearly 1,500 student em- Weapons Ban of 2013’’. ‘‘(ii) All AR types, including the following: ployees at the University of Minnesota Du- SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. ‘‘(I) AR–10. luth; (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 921(a) of title 18, ‘‘(II) AR–15. Whereas the University of Minnesota Du- United States Code, is amended— ‘‘(III) Armalite M15 22LR Carbine. luth recognizes the importance of student (1) by inserting after paragraph (29) the fol- ‘‘(IV) Armalite M15–T. employees to their employers; and lowing: ‘‘(V) Barrett REC7. Whereas National Student Employment ‘‘(30) The term ‘semiautomatic pistol’ ‘‘(VI) Beretta AR–70. Week is celebrated the week of April 8 means any repeating pistol that— ‘‘(VII) Bushmaster ACR. through 12, 2013: Now, therefore, be it ‘‘(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a ‘‘(VIII) Bushmaster Carbon 15. Resolved, That the Senate recognizes the firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge ‘‘(IX) Bushmaster MOE series. celebration of National Student Employ- case and chamber the next round; and ‘‘(X) Bushmaster XM15. ment Week at the University of Minnesota ‘‘(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger ‘‘(XI) Colt Match Target Rifles. Duluth. to fire each cartridge. ‘‘(XII) DoubleStar AR rifles. VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:57 Apr 12, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G11AP6.031 S11APPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 11, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2599 ‘‘(XIII) DPMS Tactical Rifles. ‘‘(IV) Military Armament Corp. Ingram M– firearm that is designed to propel a grenade, ‘‘(XIV) Heckler & Koch MR556. 11. rocket, or other similar destructive device. ‘‘(XV) Olympic Arms. ‘‘(V) Velocity Arms VMAC. ‘‘(45) The term ‘permanently inoperable’ ‘‘(XVI) Remington R–15 rifles. ‘‘(x) Sig Sauer P556 pistol. means a firearm which is incapable of dis- ‘‘(XVII) Rock River Arms LAR–15. ‘‘(xi) Sites Spectre. charging a shot by means of an explosive and ‘‘(XVIII) Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles. ‘‘(xii) All Thompson types, including the incapable of being readily restored to a fir- ‘‘(XIX) Smith & Wesson M&P15 Rifles. following: ing condition. ‘‘(XX) Stag Arms AR rifles. ‘‘(I) Thompson TA510D. ‘‘(46) The term ‘pistol grip’ means a grip, a ‘‘(XXI) Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 rifles. ‘‘(II) Thompson TA5. thumbhole stock, or any other characteristic ‘‘(iii) Barrett M107A1. ‘‘(xiii) All UZI types, including Micro-UZI.