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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5450 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5450

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit a licensed importer, 
     licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to notify chief law 
      enforcement officers electronically, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 5, 2024

Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mr. Manchin) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit a licensed importer, 
     licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to notify chief law 
      enforcement officers electronically, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Modernizing Law Enforcement 
Notification Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDEMENTS.

    (a) Verified Electronic Notification Defined.--Section 921(a) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(38) The term `verified electronic notification', with 
        respect to a communication to a chief law enforcement officer 
        required under section 922(c)(2), means a digital 
        communication--
                    ``(A) sent to the electronic communication address 
                that the chief law enforcement officer voluntarily 
                designates for the purpose of receiving those 
                communications; and
                    ``(B) that includes a method for verifying--
                            ``(i) the receipt of the communication; and
                            ``(ii) the electronic communication address 
                        to which the communication is sent.''.
    (b) Verified Electronic Notification.--Section 922(c) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following:
            ``(2) the transferor has--
                    ``(A) prior to the shipment or delivery of the 
                firearm, forwarded a copy of the sworn statement, 
                together with a description of the firearm, in a form 
                prescribed by the Attorney General, to the chief law 
                enforcement officer of the transferee's place of 
                residence, by--
                            ``(i) registered or certified mail (return 
                        receipt requested); or
                            ``(ii) verified electronic notification; 
                        and
                    ``(B)(i) with respect to a delivery method 
                described in subparagraph (A)(i)--
                            ``(I) received a return receipt evidencing 
                        delivery of the statement; or
                            ``(II) had the statement returned due to 
                        the refusal of the named addressee to accept 
                        such letter in accordance with United States 
                        Post Office Department regulations; or
                    ``(ii) with respect to a delivery method described 
                in subparagraph (A)(ii), received a return receipt 
                evidencing delivery of the statement; and''.
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