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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4582 

To remove obstacles to the ability of law enforcement officers to enforce 

gun safety laws, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 21, 2022 

Mr. VAN HOLLEN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To remove obstacles to the ability of law enforcement officers 

to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘ATF Improvement and 

5 Modernization Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘AIM Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF LIMITATIONS RELATING TO FIRE7 ARMS TRACE DATA. 

8 (a) TIAHRT AMENDMENTS.— 

9 (1) FISCAL YEAR 2012.—The matter under the 

10 heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the 


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1 heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE2 ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of division B of 

3 the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropria4 tions Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 

5 112–55; 125 Stat. 609) is amended by striking the 

6 sixth proviso. 

7 (2) FISCAL YEAR 2010.—The sixth proviso 

8 under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 

9 under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO10 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of 

11 division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

12 2010 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 111–117; 

13 123 Stat. 3128) is amended by striking ‘‘beginning 

14 in fiscal year 2010 and thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘in 

15 fiscal year 2010’’. 

16 (3) FISCAL YEAR 2009.—The sixth proviso 

17 under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 

18 under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO19 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of 

20 division B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 

21 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 

22 575) is amended by striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal 

23 year 2009 and thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘in fiscal 

24 year 2009’’. 


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1 (4) FISCAL YEAR 2008.—The sixth proviso 

2 under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 

3 under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO4 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of 

5 division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

6 2008 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 110–161; 

7 121 Stat. 1903) is amended by striking ‘‘beginning 

8 in fiscal year 2008 and thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘in 

9 fiscal year 2008’’. 

10 (5) FISCAL YEAR 2006.—The sixth proviso 

11 under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 

12 under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO13 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title I of 

14 the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related 

15 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (18 U.S.C. 923 

16 note; Public Law 109–108; 119 Stat. 2295) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘under this or any other Act 

18 with respect to any fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘under 

19 this Act’’. 

20 (6) FISCAL YEAR 2005.—The sixth proviso 

21 under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 

22 under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO23 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title I of di24 vision B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

25 2005 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 108–447; 


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1 118 Stat. 2859) is amended by striking ‘‘under this 

2 or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘under this Act’’. 

4 (b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FIREARMS TRACE

5 DATA TO DRAW BROAD CONCLUSIONS ABOUT FIREARMS6 RELATED CRIME.—Section 514 of division B of the Con7 solidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

8 2013 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 

9 271) is repealed. 

10 SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON CONSOLIDA11 TION OR CENTRALIZATION IN THE DEPART12 MENT OF JUSTICE OF FIREARMS ACQUISI13 TION AND DISPOSITION RECORDS MAIN14 TAINED BY FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSEES. 

15 The matter under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EX16 PENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO17 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of division 

18 B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropria19 tions Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 112– 

20 55; 125 Stat. 609) is amended by striking the first pro21 viso. 


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1 SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF 

2 REQUIREMENT THAT FIREARMS DEALERS 

3 CONDUCT PHYSICAL CHECK OF FIREARMS 

4 INVENTORY. 

5 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2013.—The matter under the head6 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU7 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO8 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated and 

9 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (18 U.S.C. 

10 923 note; Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 247) is amended 

11 by striking the fifth proviso. 

12 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2012.—The matter under the head13 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU14 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO15 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated and 

16 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 

17 Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609) is amended by striking ‘‘: 

18 Provided further, That no funds made available by this or 

19 any other Act shall be expended to promulgate or imple20 ment any rule requiring a physical inventory of any busi21 ness licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States 

22 Code’’. 

23 (c) FISCAL YEAR 2010.—The matter under the head24 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU25 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO26 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated and 


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1 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public 

2 Law 111–117; 123 Stat. 3128) is amended by striking 

3 the seventh proviso. 

4 (d) FISCAL YEAR 2009.—The matter under the head5 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU6 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO7 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Omnibus Appropria8 tions Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 574) is 

9 amended by striking the seventh proviso. 

10 (e) FISCAL YEAR 2008.—The matter under the head11 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU12 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO13 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated Appro14 priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 

15 1903) is amended by striking the seventh proviso. 

16 (f) FISCAL YEAR 2006.—The matter under the head17 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU18 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO19 SIVES’’ in title I of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, 

20 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public 

21 Law 109–108; 119 Stat. 2295) is amended by striking 

22 the seventh proviso. 

23 (g) FISCAL YEAR 2005.—The matter under the head24 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU25 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOVerDate Sep 11 2014 16:36 Jul 25, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4582.IS S4582

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1 SIVES’’ in title I of division B of the Consolidated Appro2 priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 

3 2859) is amended by striking the seventh proviso. 

4 (h) FISCAL YEAR 2004.—The matter under the 

5 heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading 

6 ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EX7 PLOSIVES’’ in title I of division B of the Consolidated Ap8 propriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 118 Stat. 

9 52) is amended by striking the seventh proviso. 

10 SEC. 5. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT THAT INSTANT 

11 CHECK RECORDS BE DESTROYED WITHIN 24 

12 HOURS. 

13 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2012.—Section 511 of division B 

14 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropria15 tions Act, 2012 (34 U.S.C. 40901 note; Public Law 112– 

16 55; 125 Stat. 632) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘—’’ and all that follows 

18 through ‘‘(1)’’; and 

19 (2) by striking the semicolon and all that fol20 lows and inserting a period. 

21 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2010.—Section 511 of division B 

22 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 

23 111–117; 123 Stat. 3151) is amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘—’’ and all that follows 

25 through ‘‘(1)’’; and 


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1 (2) by striking the semicolon and all that fol2 lows and inserting a period. 

3 (c) FISCAL YEAR 2009.—Section 511 of division B 

4 of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 

5 111–8; 123 Stat. 596) is amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘—’’ and all that follows 

7 through ‘‘(1)’’; and 

8 (2) by striking the semicolon and all that fol9 lows and inserting a period. 

10 (d) FISCAL YEAR 2008.—Section 512 of division B 

11 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 

12 110–161; 121 Stat. 1926) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘—’’ and all that follows 

14 through ‘‘(1)’’; and 

15 (2) by striking the semicolon and all that fol16 lows and inserting a period. 

17 (e) FISCAL YEAR 2006.—Section 611 of the Science, 

18 State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appro19 priations Act, 2006 (Public Law 119–108; 119 Stat. 

20 2336) is amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘—’’ and all that follows 

22 through ‘‘(1)’’; and 

23 (2) by striking the semicolon and all that fol24 lows and inserting a period. 


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1 (f) FISCAL YEAR 2005.—Section 615 of division B 

2 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 

3 108–447; 118 Stat. 2915) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘—’’ and all that follows 

5 through ‘‘(1)’’; and 

6 (2) by striking the semicolon and all that fol7 lows and inserting a period. 

8 (g) FISCAL YEAR 2004.—Section 617 of division B 

9 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 

10 108–199; 118 Stat. 95) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘(a)’’; 

12 (2) by striking ‘‘—’’ and all that follows 

13 through ‘‘(1)’’; and 

14 (3) by striking the semicolon and all that fol15 lows and inserting a period. 

16 SEC. 6. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON PROCESSING OF 

17 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS 

18 ABOUT ARSON OR EXPLOSIVES INCIDENTS 

19 OR FIREARM TRACES. 

20 Section 644 of division J of the Consolidated Appro21 priations Resolution, 2003 (5 U.S.C. 552 note; Public 

22 Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 473) is repealed. 


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1 SEC. 7. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO ‘‘CU2 RIOS OR RELICS’’ AND IMPORTATION OF SUR3 PLUS MILITARY FIREARMS. 

4 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2022.—Section 536 of division B 

5 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 

6 117–103; 136 Stat. 152) is repealed. 

7 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2020.—Section 538 of division B 

8 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 

9 116–93; 133 Stat. 2433) is repealed. 

10 (c) FISCAL YEAR 2019.—Section 517 of division C 

11 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 

12 116–6; 133 Stat. 133) is repealed. 

13 (d) FISCAL YEAR 2013.—The matter under the head14 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU15 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO16 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated and 

17 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (18 U.S.C. 

18 921 note; Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 247) is amended 

19 by striking the first proviso. 

20 SEC. 8. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON DENIAL OF FED21 ERAL FIREARMS LICENSE DUE TO LACK OF 

22 BUSINESS ACTIVITY. 

23 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2013.—The matter under the head24 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU25 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO26 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated and 


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1 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (18 U.S.C. 

2 923 note; Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 247) is amended 

3 by striking ‘‘: Provided further, That, in the current fiscal 

4 year and any fiscal year thereafter, no funds authorized 

5 or made available under this or any other Act may be used 

6 to deny any application for a license’’ and all that follows 

7 through ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’. 

8 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2012.—The matter under the head9 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU10 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO11 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated and 

12 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 

13 Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609) is amended by striking ‘‘: 

14 Provided further, That no funds authorized or made avail15 able under this or any other Act may be used to deny any 

16 application for a license’’ and all that follows through ‘‘In17 ternal Revenue Code of 1986’’. 

18 (c) FISCAL YEAR 2010.—The matter under the head19 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU20 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO21 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated and 

22 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public 

23 Law 111–117; 123 Stat. 3128) is amended by striking 

24 ‘‘: Provided further, That no funds authorized or made 

25 available under this or any other Act may be used to deny 


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1 any application for a license’’ and all that follows through 

2 ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’. 

3 (d) FISCAL YEAR 2009.—The matter under the head4 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU5 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO6 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Omnibus Appropria7 tions Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 574) is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘: Provided further, That no funds 

9 authorized or made available under this or any other Act 

10 may be used to deny any application for a license’’ and 

11 all that follows through ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’. 

12 (e) FISCAL YEAR 2008.—The matter under the head13 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU14 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO15 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated Appro16 priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 

17 1903) is amended by striking ‘‘: Provided further, That 

18 no funds authorized or made available under this or any 

19 other Act may be used to deny any application for a li20 cense’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Internal Revenue 

21 Code of 1986’’. 

22 (f) FISCAL YEAR 2006.—The matter under the head23 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU24 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO25 SIVES’’ in title I of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, 


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1 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public 

2 Law 109–108; 119 Stat. 2295) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘: Provided further, That no funds authorized or made 

4 available under this or any other Act may be used to deny 

5 any application for a license’’ and all that follows through 

6 ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’. 

7 (g) FISCAL YEAR 2005.—The matter under the head8 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU9 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO10 SIVES’’ in title I of division B of the Consolidated Appro11 priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 

12 2859) is amended by striking ‘‘: Provided further, That 

13 no funds authorized or made available under this or any 

14 other Act may be used to deny any application for a li15 cense’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Internal Revenue 

16 Code of 1986’’. 

17 SEC. 9. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON THE TRANSFER 

18 OF THE FUNCTIONS, MISSIONS, OR ACTIVI19 TIES OF THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO20 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES TO 

21 OTHER AGENCIES OR DEPARTMENTS. 

22 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2022.—The matter under the head23 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU24 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO25 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated ApproVerDate Sep 11 2014 16:36 Jul 25, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4582.IS S4582

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1 priations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103; 136 Stat. 118) 

2 is amended by striking the third proviso. 

3 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2020.—The matter under the head4 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU5 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO6 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated Appro7 priations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–93; 133 Stat. 2402) 

8 is amended by striking the third proviso. 

9 (c) FISCAL YEAR 2019.—The matter under the head10 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU11 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO12 SIVES’’ in title II of division C of the Consolidated Appro13 priations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116–6; 133 Stat. 107) 

14 is amended by striking the third proviso. 

15 (d) FISCAL YEAR 2018.—The matter under the head16 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU17 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO18 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated Appro19 priations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 415) 

20 is amended by striking the third proviso. 

21 (e) FISCAL YEAR 2017.—The matter under the head22 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU23 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO24 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated ApproVerDate Sep 11 2014 16:36 Jul 25, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4582.IS S4582

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1 priations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31; 131 Stat. 198) 

2 is amended by striking the third proviso. 

3 (f) FISCAL YEAR 2016.—The matter under the head4 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU5 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO6 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated Appro7 priations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113; 129 Stat. 

8 2301) is amended by striking the third proviso. 

9 (g) FISCAL YEAR 2015.—The matter under the head10 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU11 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO12 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated and 

13 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public 

14 Law 113–235; 128 Stat. 2187) is amended by striking 

15 the third proviso. 

16 (h) FISCAL YEAR 2014.—The matter under the 

17 heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading 

18 ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EX19 PLOSIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated Ap20 propriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113–76; 128 Stat. 56) 

21 is amended by striking the third proviso. 

22 (i) FISCAL YEAR 2013.—The matter under the head23 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU24 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO25 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated and 


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1 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public 

2 Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 247) is amended by striking ‘‘: Pro3 vided further, That no funds made available by this or any 

4 other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, 

5 or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

6 and Explosives to other agencies or Departments’’. 

7 (j) FISCAL YEAR 2012.—The matter under the head8 ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU9 REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO10 SIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated and 

11 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 

12 Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609) is amended by striking ‘‘: 

13 Provided further, That no funds made available by this or 

14 any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, mis15 sions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

16 Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Depart17 ments’’. 

18 SEC. 10. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON SEARCHING 

19 COMPUTERIZED RECORDS OF FEDERALLY LI20 CENSED FIREARMS DEALERS WHO ARE OUT 

21 OF BUSINESS. 

22 The matter under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EX23 PENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO24 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of division 

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1 tions Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 112– 

2 55; 125 Stat. 610) is amended by striking ‘‘: Provided fur3 ther, That, hereafter, no funds made available by this or 

4 any other Act may be used to electronically retrieve infor5 mation gathered pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by 

6 name or any personal identification code’’. 

7 SEC. 11. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON DENYING, OR 

8 FAILING TO ACT ON, APPLICATION TO IM9 PORT CERTAIN SHOTGUN MODELS ON THE 

10 BASIS THAT THE SHOTGUN WAS NOT PAR11 TICULARLY SUITABLE FOR OR READILY 

12 ADAPTABLE TO SPORTING PURPOSES. 

13 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2022.—Section 537 of division B 

14 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 

15 117–103; 136 Stat. 152) is repealed. 

16 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2020.—Section 539 of division B 

17 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 

18 116–93; 133 Stat. 2433) is repealed. 

19 (c) FISCAL YEAR 2019.—Section 531 of division C 

20 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 

21 116–6; 133 Stat. 137) is repealed. 


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1 SEC. 12. ELIMINATION OF LIMITS ON FREQUENCY OF REC2 ORDKEEPING INSPECTIONS OF INVENTORY 

3 AND RECORDS OF FEDERAL FIREARMS LI4 CENSEES. 

5 Section 923(g)(1)(B)(ii) of title 18, United States 

6 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(ii) for ensuring compliance with the record8 keeping requirements of this chapter; or’’. 

9 SEC. 13. REVISING STANDARD FOR FEDERAL FIREARM LI10 CENSE REVOCATION FROM WILLFUL VIOLA11 TION TO KNOWING VIOLATION. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 923(e) of title 18, United 

13 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘willfully’’ each place 

14 the term appears and inserting ‘‘knowingly’’. 

15 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The third sentence of 

16 section 923(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 

17 by striking ‘‘Secretary’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Attorney Gen18 eral’s’’. 

19 SEC. 14. ELIMINATION OF DE NOVO REVIEW AND OF OP20 PORTUNITY TO RELY ON EVIDENCE NOT PRE21 VIOUSLY CONSIDERED. 

22 Section 923(f)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is 

23 amended— 

24 (1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘de 

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1 (2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘any evi2 dence submitted by the parties to the proceeding 

3 whether or not such evidence’’ and inserting ‘‘only 

4 evidence that’’. 

5 SEC. 15. REVISING STANDARDS FOR ELIGIBILITY OF FED6 ERAL FIREARMS LICENSEES. 

7 Section 923(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘willfully’’ each place the term ap9 pears and inserting ‘‘knowingly’’. 

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