S.Amdt. 1413

1. Adds SEC. ___. NO FIREARMS FOR FOREIGN FELONS ACT OF 2013 wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. ___. NO FIREARMS FOR FOREIGN FELONS ACT OF 2013.

   Inserted: (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the "No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013".

   Inserted: (b) Felonies.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in paragraph (20)--

   Inserted: (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting "includes a covered foreign felony and" before "does not include";

   Inserted: (B) subparagraph (A)--

   Inserted: (i) by striking "any Federal or State offenses" and inserting "any Federal offense, State offense, or covered foreign felony"; and

   Inserted: (ii) by striking ", or" at the end and inserting a semicolon;

   Inserted: (C) in subparagraph (B)--

   Inserted: (i) by striking "any State offense classified by the laws of the State" and inserting "any State offense or covered foreign felony classified by the laws of that jurisdiction"; and

   Inserted: (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting "; or"; and

   Inserted: (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:

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   Inserted: "(C) any offense under the law of another country that is not a covered foreign felony."; and

   Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(36) The term 'any court' includes any Federal, State, or foreign court.

   Inserted: "(37) The term 'covered foreign felony'--

   Inserted: "(A) means an offense under the law of another country that--

   Inserted: "(i) is punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year under the law of the other country; and

   Inserted: "(ii) involves conduct which, if committed in the United States, would constitute an offense under Federal or State law that is punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year; and

   Inserted: "(B) does not include any offense as to which the convicted person establishes that the conviction for the offense resulted from a denial of fundamental fairness that would violate due process if committed in the United States.".

   Inserted: (c) Domestic Violence Crimes.--Section 921(a)(33) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subparagraph (A)--

   Inserted: (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking "subparagraph (C)" and inserting "subparagraph (B)"; and

   Inserted: (B) in clause (i)--

   Inserted: (i) by inserting "(I)" after "(i)";

   Inserted: (ii) by striking "and" and inserting "or"; and

   Inserted: (iii) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(II) is a crime under foreign law that is punishable by imprisonment for a term of not more than 1 year; and"; and

   Inserted: (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking "if the conviction has" and inserting the following: "if the conviction--

   Inserted: "(I) occurred in a foreign jurisdiction and the convicted person establishes that the foreign conviction resulted from a denial of fundamental fairness that would violate due process if committed in the United States or from conduct that would be legal if committed in the United States; or

   Inserted: "(II) has".

   Inserted: (d) Penalties.--Section 924(e)(2)(A)(ii) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting "or a covered foreign felony" after "an offense under State law".

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