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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4763

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to increase certain

firearm license application fees and require the immediate suspension

of the license of a firearm licensee upon conviction of a violation of

that chapter, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 14, 1994

Mr. CONYERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to

increase certain firearm license application fees and require the immediate suspension of the license of a firearm licensee upon conviction of a violation of that chapter, 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. INCREASE IN FIREARM LICENSE APPLICATION

4 FEES.

5 Section 923(a) of title 18, United States Code, is

6 amended—

7 (1) in subsection (a)—
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1 (A) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ‘‘$50’’

2 and inserting ‘‘$600’’;

3 (B) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking ‘‘$10’’

4 and inserting ‘‘$600’’;

5 (C) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ‘‘$50’’

6 and inserting ‘‘$600’’; and

7 (D) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ‘‘$200

8 for 3 years, except that the fee for renewal of

9 a valid license shall be $90 for 3 years’’ and in10 serting ‘‘$600 per year’’; and

11 (2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘$10’’ and in12 serting ‘‘$50’’.

13 SEC. 2. CONVICTED LICENSEE.

14 Section 925(b) of title 18, United States Code, is

15 amended—

16 (1) by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)(1)’’;

17 and

18 (2) by adding at the end the following new

19 paragraph:

20 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), when a licensed

21 importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or li22 censed collector is convicted of a violation of this chapter,

23 chapter 53 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or sec24 tion 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.

25 2778)—
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1 ‘‘(A) all licenses issued to the licensee under

2 this chapter shall be suspended immediately upon

3 conviction and shall remain under suspension until

4 all direct appeals are exhausted; and

5 ‘‘(B) if the conviction is upheld on final direct

6 appeal, all licenses issued to the licensee under this

7 chapter shall be automatically revoked.’’.

8 SEC. 3. KNOWING FALSIFICATION OF RECORDS BY LICENS9 EES.

10 Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is

11 amended—

12 (1) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ‘‘(a)(4),

13 (a)(6),’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) (4) or (6), (b)(5),’’; and

14 (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘knowing15 ly—’’ and all that follows through the period at the

16 end and inserting ‘‘knowingly violates section

17 922(m) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned

18 not more than 1 year, or both.’’.

19 SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT THAT FIREARM LICENSEES COMPLY

20 WITH ALL FEDERAL LAWS RELATING TO

21 FIREARMS.

22 Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is

23 amended—

24 (1) in subsection (d)(1)(C) by inserting ‘‘, chap25 ter 53 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or sec-
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1 tion 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.

2 2778),’’ after ‘‘chapter’’; and

3 (2) in subsection (e)—

4 (A) by inserting ‘‘, chapter 53 of the Inter5 nal Revenue Code of 1986, or section 38 of the

6 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778),’’

7 after ‘‘chapter’’ the first place it appears; and

8 (B) by striking ‘‘by the Secretary under

9 this chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘thereunder’’.

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