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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4706 

To modernize the business of selling firearms. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 11 (legislative day, JULY 10), 2024 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. HIRONO, 

Mr. BOOKER, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. REED, Mr. SCHATZ, and 

Mr. CARDIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To modernize the business of selling firearms. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Federal Firearm Licensee Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

Sec. 4. Repeal of temporary Brady provision. 

Sec. 5. Physical security of licensee premises. 

Sec. 6. Business inventory firearms. 

Sec. 7. Electronic records. 

Sec. 8. Notification of default transfers. 


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Sec. 9. Multiple firearm sales records and reports. 

Sec. 10. Safety devices and warnings to purchasers. 

Sec. 11. Inspections. 

Sec. 12. Authority with regards to license issuance and renewal. 

Sec. 13. Increased licensing fees. 

Sec. 14. Elimination of obligatory stay of effective date of license revocation. 

Sec. 15. Elimination of relief for dealers indicted for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. 

Sec. 16. Elimination of relief while Federal disability relief application pending. 

Sec. 17. Presumption of knowledge of State law in sale of long guns to residents of another State. 

Sec. 18. Increased penalties for knowing transfer of firearm without conducting 

a background check. 

Sec. 19. Unlawful acts upon incurring Federal disability or notice of license 

suspension, revocation, or denied renewal. 

Sec. 20. Regulation of facilitators of firearm transfers. 

Sec. 21. Dealer and employee background checks. 

Sec. 22. Liability standards. 

Sec. 23. Civil enforcement. 

Sec. 24. Removal of bar on civil proceedings if criminal proceedings terminated. 

Sec. 25. Repeal of certain limitations. 

Sec. 26. Authority to hire additional industry operation investigators for Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. 

Sec. 27. Report on implementation of this Act. 

Sec. 28. Annual licensed dealer inspections report and analysis. 

Sec. 29. Deadline for issuance of final regulations. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) A growing body of evidence demonstrates 

4 that firearm dealers’ sales practices affect the prob5 ability of firearms getting to criminals and that poli6 cies designed to hold firearm sellers accountable can 

7 curtail the diversion of firearms to criminals. 

8 (2) Federal laws governing firearm dealers— 

9 (A) have not been updated in more than 

10 30 years; 

11 (B) contain safeguards that protect dealers 

12 who engage in illegal practices from adverse en13 forcement action; 


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1 (C) frustrate law enforcement efforts to 

2 curb firearm trafficking and violence; and 

3 (D) are, thus, inadequate to meet the reali4 ties of the 21st century. 

5 (3)(A) The Tiahrt Amendments, for one— 

6 (i) severely limit the authority of the Bu7 reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explo8 sives (commonly known as the ‘‘ATF’’) to dis9 close crime firearm trace data to the public; 

10 (ii) prevent— 

11 (I) the collection of valuable informa12 tion; and 

13 (II) the establishment of effective poli14 cies to prevent illegal firearms from being 

15 used in crimes; and 

16 (iii) impede enforcement of the firearm 

17 laws by— 

18 (I) requiring most background check 

19 records to be destroyed within 24 hours; 

20 and 

21 (II) barring the Government from re22 quiring owners of firearm shops to conduct 

23 annual inventory audits. 

24 (B) Repealing the Tiahrt Amendments would 

25 support law enforcement efforts and give the public 


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1 vital information needed to craft the most effective 

2 policies against illegal firearms. 

3 (4) Additionally, Federal law imposes no re4 quirements that firearm dealers physically secure 

5 their highly valuable and lethal inventory. The num6 ber of firearm thefts from licensed firearm dealers 

7 has increased more than the number from any other 

8 source. Between 2013 and 2017, the number of fire9 arms stolen in firearm-dealer burglaries more than 

10 doubled and the number of firearms stolen in fire11 arm-dealer robberies tripled. 

12 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

13 Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 

14 amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(38) The term ‘facilitator’ means any person en16 gaged in the business of hosting a commercial marketplace 

17 in which offers for firearm sales, purchases, or other 

18 transfers are allowed to be made, except that such a per19 son shall not be considered to be a facilitator with respect 

20 to any transaction that is made through the use of a 

21 website or mobile application owned or operated by the 

22 person if— 

23 ‘‘(A) the transaction violates the terms of serv24 ice of the website or mobile application; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) the person has made a good faith effort 

2 to enforce the terms of service by, at a minimum, 

3 auditing firearms transactions on a quarterly basis 

4 to ensure compliance with this chapter. 

5 ‘‘(39) The term ‘occasional’ means, with respect to 

6 transactions, fewer than 5 transactions in a 12-month pe7 riod. 

8 ‘‘(40) The term ‘personal collection’ includes any fire9 arm obtained only for the personal use of an individual 

10 and not for the purpose of selling or trading, except that 

11 a firearm obtained through inheritance shall not be consid12 ered part of a personal collection until the firearm has 

13 been possessed for 1 year. 

14 ‘‘(41) The term ‘business inventory firearm’ means, 

15 with respect to a person, a firearm required by law to be 

16 recorded in the acquisition and disposition logs of any fire17 arms business of the person. 

18 ‘‘(42)(A) The term ‘frame’ means the part of a hand19 gun, or a variant thereof, that provides housing or a struc20 ture for the primary energized component designed to hold 

21 back the hammer, striker, bolt, or similar component prior 

22 to initiation of the firing sequence (such as a sear or the 

23 equivalent), even if pins or other attachments are required 

24 to connect such component to the housing or structure. 


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1 ‘‘(B) The term ‘receiver’ means the part of a rifle, 

2 shotgun, or projectile weapon other than a handgun, or 

3 a variant thereof, that provides housing or a structure for 

4 the primary component designed to block or seal the 

5 breech prior to initiation of the firing sequence (such as 

6 a bolt, breechblock, or the equivalent), even if pins or other 

7 attachments are required to connect such component to 

8 the housing or structure. 

9 ‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘vari10 ant’ means a weapon utilizing a similar frame or receiver 

11 design irrespective of new or different model designations 

12 or configurations, characteristics, features, components, 

13 accessories, or attachments. For example, an AK-type fire14 arm with a short stock and a pistol grip is a pistol variant 

15 of an AK-type rifle, an AR-type firearm with a short stock 

16 and a pistol grip is a pistol variant of an AR-type rifle, 

17 and a revolving cylinder shotgun is a shotgun variant of 

18 a revolver.’’. 

19 SEC. 4. REPEAL OF TEMPORARY BRADY PROVISION. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 

21 States Code, is amended by striking subsection (s). 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 44 of 

23 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

24 (1) in section 922— 

25 (A) in subsection (t)— 


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1 (i) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii), by striking 

2 ‘‘(as defined in subsection (s)(8))’’; and 

3 (ii) by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(A) For purposes of this subsection, the term 

6 ‘chief law enforcement officer’ means the chief of po7 lice, the sheriff, or an equivalent officer or the des8 ignee of any such individual.’’; and 

9 (B) in subsection (y)(2), in the matter pre10 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, 

11 (g)(5)(B), and (s)(3)(B)(v)(II)’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘and (g)(5)(B)’’; 

13 (2) in section 924(a)(5), by striking ‘‘subsection 

14 (s) or (t) of section 922’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

15 922(t)’’; and 

16 (3) in section 925A, in the matter preceding 

17 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (s) or (t) of 

18 section 922’’ and inserting ‘‘section 922(t)’’. 

19 SEC. 5. PHYSICAL SECURITY OF LICENSEE PREMISES. 

20 (a) SECURITY PLAN SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 923(d)(1)(G) of title 

22 18, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘, the applicant’’ and in24 serting the following: ‘‘— 

25 ‘‘(i) the applicant’’; 


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1 (B) by striking the period ad the end and 

2 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(ii) the applicant— 

5 ‘‘(I) submits with the application a se6 curity plan that describes how the appli7 cant will secure, in accordance with the 

8 regulations issued under section 926(d), 

9 the premises from which the applicant will 

10 conduct business under the license (includ11 ing in the event of a natural disaster or 

12 other emergency); and 

13 ‘‘(II) certifies that, if issued such a li14 cense, the applicant will comply with the 

15 plan described in subclause (I).’’. 

16 (2) WRITTEN APPROVAL REQUIRED BEFORE LI17 CENSE RENEWAL.—Section 923(d)(1) of title 18, 

18 United States Code, is amended— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

20 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

21 (B) in subparagraph (G), as amended by 

22 paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end 

23 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

24 (C) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(H) in the case of an application to renew a 

2 license to deal in firearms— 

3 ‘‘(i) the license is not suspended; 

4 ‘‘(ii) no license issued to the applicant 

5 under this chapter has been revoked; and 

6 ‘‘(iii) the Attorney General has inspected 

7 the premises and provided written approval of 

8 the security plan submitted by the applicant 

9 under subparagraph (G)(ii)(I).’’. 

10 (3) APPLICABILITY TO EXISTING DEALERS

11 WHOSE LICENSE WILL EXPIRE .— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—If, not later than 1 

13 year after the date on which regulations are 

14 prescribed under section 926(d) of title 18, 

15 United States Code (as added by subsection (c) 

16 of this section), a person described in subpara17 graph (B) of this paragraph submits to the At18 torney General a security plan described in 

19 clause (ii)(I) of section 923(d)(1)(G) of that 

20 title (as added by paragraph (1) of this sub21 section), the security plan shall be considered to 

22 have been submitted in accordance with such 

23 section 923(d)(1)(G). 

24 (B) PERSON DESCRIBED.—A person de25 scribed in this subparagraph is a person— 


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1 (i) who, on the date of enactment of 

2 this Act, is a licensed dealer (as defined in 

3 section 921(a)(11) of title 18, United 

4 States Code); and 

5 (ii) whose license to deal in firearms 

6 issued under chapter 44 of title 18, United 

7 States Code, will expire on or after the 

8 date that is 1 year after the date on which 

9 regulations are prescribed under section 

10 926(d) of that title (as added by sub11 section (c) of this section). 

12 (b) ANNUAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION REQUIRE13 MENT.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 923 of title 18, 

15 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

16 end the following: 

17 ‘‘(m) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each licensed manufac19 turer, licensed importer, and licensed dealer shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) annually certify to the Attorney Gen21 eral that each premises from which the licensee 

22 conducts business subject to license under this 

23 chapter is in compliance with the regulations 

24 prescribed under section 926(d); and 


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1 ‘‘(B) in the case of a licensed dealer, in2 clude with the certification under subparagraph 

3 (A)— 

4 ‘‘(i) the results of a reconciliation of 

5 the resale firearms then in the business in6 ventory of the licensee against the resale 

7 firearms in the business inventory of the li8 censee at the time of the most recent prior 

9 certification (if any) under this paragraph; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(ii) all dispositions and acquisitions 

12 of resale firearms in the year covered by 

13 the certification, identifying and reporting 

14 any missing firearm. 

15 ‘‘(2) CIVIL PENALTY.—The Attorney General 

16 shall impose a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 

17 on, and may suspend the license issued under this 

18 section to, a licensee who fails to comply with para19 graph (1).’’. 

20 (2) APPLICABILITY.—In the case of a person 

21 who, on the date of enactment of this Act, is a li22 censee referred to in section 923(m) of title 18, 

23 United States Code (as added by paragraph (1)), 

24 such section 923(m) shall apply to the person on 

25 and after the date that is 1 year after the date on 


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1 which regulations are prescribed under subsection 

2 (d) of section 926 of that title (as added by sub3 section (c)(1)). 

4 (c) REGULATIONS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 926 of title 18, 

6 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

7 end the following: 

8 ‘‘(d) SECURING PREMISES FROM THEFT.—The At9 torney General shall prescribe such regulations as are nec10 essary to ensure that any premises at which a licensee re11 ferred to in section 923(m) conducts business is secure 

12 from theft, which shall include requiring— 

13 ‘‘(1) compliance with the security plan sub14 mitted by the licensee pursuant to section 

15 923(d)(1)(G)(ii)(I), if applicable; 

16 ‘‘(2) the use of locked metal cabinets and fire17 proof safes; 

18 ‘‘(3) security systems, video monitoring, and 

19 anti-theft alarms; 

20 ‘‘(4) security gates, strong locks, and site hard21 ening; 

22 ‘‘(5) concrete bollards and other access controls, 

23 if necessary; and 


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1 ‘‘(6) the use of any other security-enhancing 

2 features appropriate for the specific circumstances of 

3 the licensee.’’. 

4 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The regulations pre5 scribed under section 926(d) of title 18, United 

6 States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall not 

7 apply to a person who, on the date of the enactment 

8 of this Act, is a licensee referred to in section 

9 923(m) of that title, until the date that is 1 year 

10 after the date on which the regulations are pre11 scribed. 

12 SEC. 6. BUSINESS INVENTORY FIREARMS. 

13 (a) REQUIREMENT TO TRANSFER FIREARM IN PER14 SONAL COLLECTION TO BUSINESS INVENTORY BEFORE

15 DISPOSITION.—Section 923(c) of title 18, United States 

16 Code, is amended— 

17 (1) by striking the second sentence and insert18 ing the following: ‘‘Nothing in this chapter shall be 

19 construed to prohibit a licensed manufacturer, li20 censed importer, or licensed dealer from maintaining 

21 a personal collection of firearms.’’; 

22 (2) by striking the third sentence; and 

23 (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Any 

24 firearm disposed of by a licensee shall be from the 

25 business inventory of the licensee.’’ 


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1 (b) LICENSEE FIREARMS INVENTORY.—Section 

2 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by add3 ing at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(8)(A) Each quarter, a licensee shall conduct a 

5 physical check of the firearms inventory of the business 

6 of the licensee licensed under this chapter and report to 

7 the Attorney General and appropriate local authorities any 

8 firearm that is lost, stolen, or unaccounted for. 

9 ‘‘(B) The Attorney General shall prescribe regula10 tions to implement the requirements under subparagraph 

11 (A), which shall require, at a minimum, that a licensee 

12 record, for each firearm in the inventory of the licensee— 

13 ‘‘(i) the date of receipt of the firearm; 

14 ‘‘(ii) the name, address, and license number, if 

15 applicable, of the person from whom the firearm was 

16 received; 

17 ‘‘(iii) the name of the manufacturer and, if ap18 plicable, importer of the firearm; 

19 ‘‘(iv) the model, serial number, type, and caliber 

20 or gauge of the firearm; and 

21 ‘‘(v) the date of the sale or other disposition of 

22 the firearm. 

23 ‘‘(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 

24 prohibit the Attorney General from, at any time, requiring 

25 the regular or one-time submission of the inventory 


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1 records of a licensee to ensure that the licensee is in com2 pliance with this chapter.’’. 

3 (c) REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON IMPOSITION OF RE4 QUIREMENT THAT FIREARMS DEALERS CONDUCT PHYS5 ICAL CHECK OF FIREARMS INVENTORY.— 

6 (1) FISCAL YEAR 2013.—The fifth proviso under 

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

8 heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE9 ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of division B of 

10 the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropria11 tions Act, 2013 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 

12 113–6; 127 Stat. 248) is amended by striking ‘‘and 

13 any fiscal year thereafter’’. 

14 (2) FISCAL YEAR 2012.—The matter under the 

15 heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the 

16 heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE17 ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of division B of 

18 the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropria19 tions Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609) 

20 is amended by striking the seventh proviso. 

21 (3) FISCAL YEAR 2010.—The seventh proviso 

22 under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 

23 under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO24 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of 

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1 tinuing Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111– 

2 117; 123 Stat. 3129) is amended by striking ‘‘or 

3 any other’’. 

4 (4) FISCAL YEAR 2009.—The seventh proviso 

5 under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 

6 under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO7 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of 

8 division B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 

9 (Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 575) is amended by 

10 striking ‘‘or any other’’. 

11 (5) FISCAL YEAR 2008.—The seventh proviso 

12 under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 

13 under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO14 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of 

15 division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

16 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 1904) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘or any other’’. 

18 (6) FISCAL YEAR 2006.—The seventh proviso 

19 under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 

20 under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO21 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title I of 

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

23 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 

24 109–108; 119 Stat. 2296) is amended by striking 

25 ‘‘or any other’’. 


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1 (7) FISCAL YEAR 2005.—The seventh proviso 

2 under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 

3 under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO4 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title I of di5 vision B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

6 2005 (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 2860) is 

7 amended by striking ‘‘or any other’’. 

8 (8) FISCAL YEAR 2004.—The seventh proviso 

9 under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 

10 under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO11 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title I of di12 vision B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

13 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 118 Stat. 53) is amend14 ed by striking ‘‘or any other’’. 

15 SEC. 7. ELECTRONIC RECORDS. 

16 (a) RECORDS RETENTION AND SUBMISSION.—Sec17 tion 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 

19 (A) in the first sentence, by inserting be20 fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, ex21 cept that, notwithstanding any other provision 

22 of law, on and after the date that is 1 year 

23 after the date of enactment of the Federal Fire24 arm Licensee Act, records prepared by a li25 censee under this chapter of the sale or other 


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1 disposition of firearms, including each firearms 

2 transaction record, and the corresponding 

3 record of receipt of such firearms, shall be re4 tained at the business premises readily acces5 sible for inspection under this chapter until the 

6 business is discontinued’’; and 

7 (B) by striking the second sentence; 

8 (2) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting ‘‘or elec9 tronically as may be’’ after ‘‘submit on a form’’; and 

10 (3) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘, electroni11 cally,’’ after ‘‘orally’’. 

12 (b) RECORDS DATABASES.—Section 923(g) of title 

13 18, United States Code, as amended by section 6, is 

14 amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(9)(A) Not later than 3 years after the date of en16 actment of this paragraph, the National Tracing Center 

17 of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explo18 sives shall establish and maintain electronic, searchable 

19 databases of all records regarding the importation, pro20 duction, shipment, receipt, sale, or other disposition of 

21 firearms required to be submitted by licensees to the At22 torney General under this chapter. 

23 ‘‘(B) Each licensee under this chapter may provide 

24 the National Tracing Center with electronic access, con25 sistent with the requirements of this paragraph, to all 


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1 records within the possession of the licensee that are re2 quired to be kept under this chapter. 

3 ‘‘(C) The National Tracing Center— 

4 ‘‘(i) shall have remote access to query, search, 

5 or otherwise access the electronic databases de6 scribed in subparagraph (A); and 

7 ‘‘(ii) with the permission of a State, or political 

8 subdivision of a State, may query, search, or other9 wise access the databases of the firearms registra10 tion system or pawnbroker records system of the 

11 State or political subdivision. 

12 ‘‘(D) The National Tracing Center may query, 

13 search, or otherwise access the electronic databases de14 scribed in subparagraph (A) only to obtain information re15 lated to any Federal, State, local, tribal, or foreign crimi16 nal investigation. 

17 ‘‘(E) The electronic databases established under sub18 paragraph (A)— 

19 ‘‘(i) shall be electronically searchable by date of 

20 disposition, license number, and the information 

21 identified on each firearm or other firearm 

22 descriptor, including the manufacturer, importer, 

23 model, serial number, type, and caliber or gauge; 

24 ‘‘(ii) shall not be electronically searchable by 

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1 vidual, without a warrant authorizing such a search; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(iii) shall include in search results the entire 

4 contents of the relevant records kept by the li5 censee.’’. 

6 (c) VIDEO RECORDINGS OF SALES AND TRANS7 FERS.—Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, as 

8 amended by subsection (b), is amended by adding to the 

9 end the following: 

10 ‘‘(10) In accordance with regulations promulgated by 

11 the Attorney General, each licensed dealer operating a lo12 cation at which firearms are sold to a person not licensed 

13 under this chapter shall— 

14 ‘‘(A) maintain video surveillance of all areas 

15 within each premises where firearms in the business 

16 inventory of the licensee are sold or transferred; 

17 ‘‘(B) retain records of the surveillance, includ18 ing any sound recording obtained from the surveil19 lance, for a period of not less than 90 days; and 

20 ‘‘(C) post a sign in a conspicuous place and at 

21 each public entrance to the retail location, in block 

22 letters not less than 1 inch in height, stating that 

23 the premises are under video surveillance.’’. 

24 (d) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR LICENSEE VIOLA25 TIONS RELATING TO ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION


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1 RECORDS.—Section 924(a)(3) of title 18, United States 

2 Code, is amended— 

3 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 

4 (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjust5 ing the margins accordingly; 

6 (2) by moving the matter following clause (ii) 

7 (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the right; 

8 (3) in the matter following clause (ii) (as so re9 designated), by striking ‘‘one year’’ and inserting ‘‘5 

10 years’’; 

11 (4) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; and 

12 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(B) If the conduct described in clause (i) or (ii) of 

14 subparagraph (A) is in relation to an offense under sub15 section (a)(6) or (d) of section 922, the licensed dealer, 

16 licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed col17 lector shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 

18 than 10 years, or both.’’. 

19 (e) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON CENTRALIZING

20 RECORDS.—Section 926(a) of title 18, United States 

21 Code, is amended, in the matter following paragraph (3)— 

22 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘records 

23 required to be maintained under this chapter or any 

24 portion of the contents of such records, be recorded 

25 at or transferred to a facility owned, managed, or 


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1 controlled by the United States or any State or any 

2 political subdivision thereof, nor that’’; and 

3 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Sec4 retary’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Attorney General’s’’. 

5 (f) ELECTRONIC RECORDKEEPING ADOPTION AND

6 IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 926 of title 18, United 

7 States Code, as amended by section 5, is amended by add8 ing at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(e) FACILITATION OF ELECTRONIC RECORD10 KEEPING.—The Attorney General— 

11 ‘‘(1) shall facilitate and incentivize the conver12 sion to, and adoption of, electronic recordkeeping so13 lutions by licensees that enable electronic completion 

14 and submission to the Attorney General of all 

15 records required to be maintained under this chap16 ter; 

17 ‘‘(2) shall facilitate— 

18 ‘‘(A) digital capture of paper records of li19 censed dealers; and 

20 ‘‘(B) the integration and indexing of data 

21 onto a platform accessible by law enforcement 

22 authorities for purposes of investigating a vio23 lent crime or crime gun trace; 


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1 ‘‘(3) shall facilitate, with respect to the elec2 tronic databases established under section 

3 923(g)(9)(A)— 

4 ‘‘(A) remote access to electronic records of 

5 licensed dealers by law enforcement authorities 

6 for purposes of investigating a violent crime or 

7 crime gun trace; and 

8 ‘‘(B) access by licensed dealers to only 

9 their own records; and 

10 ‘‘(4) may not remotely access or search elec11 tronic records of licensed dealers without a warrant 

12 authorizing such a search.’’. 

13 SEC. 8. NOTIFICATION OF DEFAULT TRANSFERS. 

14 Section 922(t)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

17 the end; 

18 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 

19 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(E) in the case of a transfer conducted pursu22 ant to subparagraph (B)(ii) or clause (ii) or (iii) of 

23 subparagraph (C), the licensee notifies the Attorney 

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1 day on which the firearm is transferred, that the 

2 firearm has been transferred to the person.’’. 

3 SEC. 9. MULTIPLE FIREARM SALES RECORDS AND RE4 PORTS. 

5 (a) EXPANDING REPORTING REQUIREMENT TO CER6 TAIN LONG GUNS.—Section 923(g)(3)(A) of title 18, 

7 United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘pistols, or 

9 revolvers, or any combination of pistols and revolv10 ers’’ and inserting ‘‘pistols, revolvers, semiautomatic 

11 rifles or shotguns, or rifles or shotguns capable of 

12 accepting a high capacity magazine, or any combina13 tion of such weapons’’; and 

14 (2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol15 lowing: ‘‘In the preceding sentence, the term ‘high 

16 capacity magazine’ means a magazine capable of 

17 holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition, and in18 cludes a magazine that may be readily converted to 

19 hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.’’ 

20 (b) REQUIREMENT TO RETAIN INSTANT CRIMINAL

21 BACKGROUND CHECK RECORDS FOR 90 BUSINESS

22 DAYS.—Section 922(t)(2)(C) of title 18, United States 

23 Code, is amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘destroy’’ and inserting ‘‘retain 

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1 (2) by striking ‘‘(other than the identifying 

2 number and the date the number was assigned)’’; 

3 and 

4 (3) by inserting before the period at the end the 

5 following: ‘‘solely for purposes related to discovering 

6 misuse or avoidance of the national instant criminal 

7 background check system or ensuring its proper op8 eration’’. 

9 (c) ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORTS OF MULTIPLE

10 SALES BY NON-LICENSEES.—Section 923(g)(3) of title 

11 18, United States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub13 paragraph (C); and 

14 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(B)(i) The Attorney General shall prepare a report 

17 of multiple dispositions of firearms to persons not licensed 

18 under this chapter, which shall include the names and 

19 identifying information of transferees appearing in the 

20 records retained under section 922(t)(2)(C) on 2 or more 

21 occasions in any period of 5 consecutive business days. 

22 ‘‘(ii) The report described in clause (i) shall be pre23 pared on a form substantially similar to the form created 

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1 addresses of the licensees who requested the background 

2 checks under subsection (t). 

3 ‘‘(iii) The Attorney General shall forward the report 

4 described in clause (i) to the office designated pursuant 

5 to subparagraph (A) and to the departments of State po6 lice or State law enforcement agencies of the State or local 

7 law enforcement agencies of the local jurisdictions in 

8 which the sales or other dispositions took place, not later 

9 than the close of business on the date of the most recent 

10 such sale or other disposition.’’. 

11 (d) RECORDS RETENTION TO INVESTIGATE CRIME

12 GUNS.—Section 923(g)(3)(C) of title 18, United States 

13 Code, as redesignated by subsection (c)(1) of this section, 

14 is amended— 

15 (1) in the first sentence— 

16 (A) by inserting ‘‘a firearm involved in a 

17 crime or’’ after ‘‘Except in the case of forms 

18 and contents thereof regarding’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘, and shall destroy each 

20 such form and any record of the contents there21 of no more than 20 days from the date such 

22 form is received’’ and inserting ‘‘and shall re23 tain each such form and any record of the con24 tents of the form for not less than 180 days 


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1 after the date on which the form is received’’; 

2 and 

3 (2) by striking the second sentence. 

4 SEC. 10. SAFETY DEVICES AND WARNINGS TO PUR5 CHASERS. 

6 Section 922(z) of title 18, United States Code, is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) by inserting ‘‘AND WARNINGS TO PUR9 CHASERS’’ after ‘‘SECURE GUN STORAGE OR SAFE10 TY DEVICE’’; 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘handgun’’ each place it appears 

12 and inserting ‘‘firearm’’; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(4) WARNINGS TO PURCHASERS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A licensed dealer op16 erating a physical retail location shall post con17 spicuously within the licensed premises all 

18 warnings required to be provided to firearms 

19 purchasers under applicable State and local law. 

20 ‘‘(B) MATERIALS.— 

21 ‘‘(i) DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBU22 TION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The Attor23 ney General shall— 

24 ‘‘(I) develop materials regarding 

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1 from loss, theft, or access by a minor 

2 or prohibited person, and straw pur3 chasing; and 

4 ‘‘(II) provide the materials devel5 oped under subclause (I) to each li6 censed dealer. 

7 ‘‘(ii) DISSEMINATION BY DEALERS.— 

8 A licensed dealer shall disseminate the ma9 terials described in clause (i) upon transfer 

10 of a firearm to a person not licensed under 

11 this chapter.’’. 

12 SEC. 11. INSPECTIONS. 

13 (a) MANDATED ANNUAL INSPECTIONS OF HIGH14 RISK LICENSED DEALERS AND QUINQUENNIAL INSPEC15 TIONS OF OTHER LICENSED DEALERS.—Section 

16 923(g)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amend17 ed— 

18 (1) in clause (ii), by redesignating subclauses 

19 (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and 

20 adjusting the margins accordingly; 

21 (2) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as 

22 subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively, and ad23 justing the margins accordingly; 

24 (3) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(B)’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(ii)(I) The Attorney General— 

2 ‘‘(aa) not less frequently than annually, shall 

3 inspect or examine the inventory, records, and busi4 ness premises of each licensed dealer whom the At5 torney General determines to be a high-risk dealer, 

6 based on considerations that include whether— 

7 ‘‘(AA) during the preceding 5 years, the 

8 dealer reported a lost or stolen firearm; 

9 ‘‘(BB) during the preceding 10 years, the 

10 dealer was issued a report of violation, received 

11 a warning letter, or was the subject of a warn12 ing conference; or 

13 ‘‘(CC) during the preceding year, multiple 

14 firearms were determined to have been used in 

15 a crime under Federal, State, or local law with16 in 3 years after sale by the dealer; and 

17 ‘‘(bb) may appoint an attorney to ensure that 

18 high-risk dealers comply with all applicable firearm 

19 sales laws. 

20 ‘‘(II) An attorney appointed under subclause (I)(bb) 

21 may, with respect to high-risk dealers, use in-store obser22 vation, monitor records, conduct random and repeated 

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1 tifies to the Attorney General that the high-risk dealer has 

2 complied with all applicable firearm sales laws for 3 con3 secutive years. 

4 ‘‘(III) Not later than 180 days after the date on 

5 which an inspection or examination under subclause (I) 

6 reveals a violation of this section or any regulation pre7 scribed under this chapter, and not later than 180 days 

8 after a security inspection conducted under paragraph 

9 (6)(B)(i) of this subsection, the Attorney General shall 

10 conduct an inspection or examination to determine wheth11 er the violation identified in the preceding inspection or 

12 examination has been cured. 

13 ‘‘(IV) Not less frequently than once every 5 years, 

14 the Attorney General shall inspect or examine the inven15 tory, records, and business premises of each licensed deal16 er that the Attorney General has not determined to be 

17 a high-risk dealer under subclause (I).’’. 

18 (b) ELIMINATION OF LIMIT ON INSPECTION OF LI19 CENSEE RECORDS.—Section 923(g)(1)(B)(i)(II) of title 

20 18, United States Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), 

21 is amended— 

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

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1 (2) by striking ‘‘with respect to records relating 

2 to a firearm involved in a criminal investigation that 

3 is traced to the licensee’’. 

4 (c) MANDATED SECURITY INSPECTION OF DEALERS

5 REPORTING LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS.—Section 

6 923(g)(6) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(6)’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘(B)(i) If the Attorney General receives a report 

10 under subparagraph (A) from a licensed dealer, the Attor11 ney General shall conduct an independent inspection of the 

12 security of the premises at which the theft occurred, which 

13 shall include an inspection of the measures taken to imple14 ment the security plan submitted by the licensed dealer 

15 under subsection (d)(1)(G)(ii). 

16 ‘‘(ii) On completion of a security inspection under 

17 clause (i), the Attorney General shall provide the licensed 

18 dealer with— 

19 ‘‘(I) a notice of any violation by the licensed 

20 dealer of any security requirements prescribed under 

21 section 926(d); and 

22 ‘‘(II) recommendations for improving security 

23 of the premises involved.’’. 


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1 (d) ELIMINATION OF LIMIT ON INSPECTION OF

2 OTHER PREMISES.—Section 923(j) of title 18, United 

3 States Code, is amended by striking the sixth sentence. 

4 SEC. 12. AUTHORITY WITH REGARDS TO LICENSE 

5 ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL. 

6 (a) DENIAL AUTHORITY.—Section 923 of title 18, 

7 United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (c)— 

9 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Upon’’; 

10 (B) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘, 

11 subject to paragraph (2),’’ after ‘‘the Attorney 

12 General shall’’; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) The Attorney General shall deny an application 

15 submitted under subsection (a) or (b) if the Attorney Gen16 eral determines that— 

17 ‘‘(A) issuing the license would pose a danger to 

18 public safety; or 

19 ‘‘(B) the applicant— 

20 ‘‘(i) is not likely to comply with the law; or 

21 ‘‘(ii) is otherwise not suitable to be issued 

22 a license.’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (d)(1)— 

24 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

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1 newal thereof shall, subject to subsection 

2 (c)(2),’’; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘not 

4 willfully violated’’ and inserting ‘‘no uncured 

5 violations’’; and 

6 (C) in subparagraph (F)— 

7 (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

8 the end; and 

9 (ii) by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(iv) each employee employed in the 

12 business— 

13 ‘‘(I) will be at least the minimum 

14 age at which individuals may possess 

15 a firearm in the locality in which the 

16 business will be conducted; and 

17 ‘‘(II) is not prohibited from being 

18 transferred a firearm, or transporting, 

19 shipping, or receiving firearms or am20 munition, in interstate or foreign com21 merce by subsection (d), (g), or (n) 

22 (as applicable) of section 922 or by 

23 State, local, or Tribal law; and’’. 


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1 (b) AUTHORITY TO REVOKE OR SUSPEND LI2 CENSES.—Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (e)— 

5 (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘or 

6 suspend’’ after ‘‘revoke’’; and 

7 (B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘Sec8 retary’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Attorney General’s’’; 

9 and 

10 (2) in subsection (f)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (i) by inserting ‘‘or suspended’’ after 

13 ‘‘revoked’’ each place it appears; and 

14 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or suspension’’ after 

15 ‘‘revocation’’ each place it appears; 

16 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘, or revokes’’ and in18 serting ‘‘, revokes, or suspends’’; and 

19 (ii) by striking ‘‘or revocation’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘, revocation, or suspension’’; 

21 and 

22 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

23 (i) by inserting ‘‘or suspend’’ after 

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘or revocation’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘, revocation, or suspension’’. 

3 (c) AUTHORITY TO PROMULGATE RULES.—Section 

4 926(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the 

5 matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘only’’. 

6 (d) REPEAL OF RIDERS LIMITING USE OF FUNDS

7 TO DENY LICENSES DUE TO LACK OF BUSINESS ACTIV8 ITY.— 

9 (1) FISCAL YEAR 2013.—The matter under the 

10 heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the 

11 heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE12 ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of division B of 

13 the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropria14 tions Act, 2013 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 

15 113–6; 127 Stat. 247) is amended by striking the 

16 sixth proviso. 

17 (2) FISCAL YEAR 2012.—The matter under the 

18 heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the 

19 heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE20 ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of division B of 

21 the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropria22 tions Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609) 

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1 SEC. 13. INCREASED LICENSING FEES. 

2 (a) FEES FOR LICENSED IMPORTERS, MANUFACTUR3 ERS, AND DEALERS IN FIREARMS AND IMPORTERS AND

4 MANUFACTURERS OF AMMUNITION.—Section 923(a) of 

5 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

8 ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000’’; 

9 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

10 ‘‘$50’’ and inserting ‘‘$100’’; and 

11 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

12 ‘‘$10’’ and inserting ‘‘$20’’; 

13 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

15 ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000’’; and 

16 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

17 ‘‘$50’’ and inserting ‘‘$100’’; and 

18 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

20 ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000’’; and 

21 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘$200’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$400’’; and 

24 (ii) by striking ‘‘$90’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘$180’’. 


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1 (b) FEES FOR LICENSED COLLECTORS.—Section 

2 923(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 

3 striking ‘‘$10’’ and inserting ‘‘$20’’. 

4 SEC. 14. ELIMINATION OF OBLIGATORY STAY OF EFFEC5 TIVE DATE OF LICENSE REVOCATION. 

6 Section 923(f)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is 

7 amended, in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘shall upon 

8 the request of the holder of the license’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘may, upon a showing by the holder of the license of good 

10 cause,’’. 

11 SEC. 15. ELIMINATION OF RELIEF FOR DEALERS INDICTED 

12 FOR A CRIME PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISON13 MENT FOR A TERM EXCEEDING ONE YEAR. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 925 of title 18, United 

15 States Code, is amended— 

16 (1) by striking subsection (b); and 

17 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 

18 as subsections (b) through (e), respectively. 

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

20 (1) CHAPTER 44 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES

21 CODE.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, 

22 is amended— 

23 (A) in section 922— 

24 (i) in subsection (d), in the second 

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1 (I) by striking ‘‘licensed im2 porter, licensed manufacturer, licensed 

3 dealer, or licensed collector who pur4 suant to subsection (b) of section 925 

5 is not precluded from dealing in fire6 arms or ammunition, or to a’’; and 

7 (II) by striking ‘‘subsection (c) of 

8 section 925’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

9 925(b)’’; 

10 (ii) in subsection (l), by striking 

11 ‘‘925(d) of this chapter’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘925(c)’’; and 

13 (iii) in subsection (r), by striking 

14 ‘‘925(d)(3) of this chapter’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘925(c)(3)’’; and 

16 (B) in section 925(f), by striking ‘‘sub17 section (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’. 

18 (2) FOREIGN MILITARY SALES ACT.—Section 

19 38(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Foreign Military Sales Act (22 

20 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘925(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘925(d)’’. 

22 (3) NICS IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENTS ACT OF

23 2007.—Section 101(c)(2)(A)(iii) of the NICS Im24 provement Amendments Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 


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1 40911(c)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘925(c)’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘925(b)’’. 

3 (4) ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954.—Section 

4 161A(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

5 U.S.C. 2201a(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘925(d)’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘925(c)’’. 

7 SEC. 16. ELIMINATION OF RELIEF WHILE FEDERAL DIS8 ABILITY RELIEF APPLICATION PENDING. 

9 Section 925(b) of title 18, United States Code, as so 

10 redesignated by section 15(a) of this Act, is amended by 

11 striking the fourth sentence and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the At13 torney General from, on a showing by a licensee of good 

14 cause, permitting the licensee to continue operations while 

15 an application for relief from disabilities is pending.’’ 

16 SEC. 17. PRESUMPTION OF KNOWLEDGE OF STATE LAW IN 

17 SALE OF LONG GUNS TO RESIDENTS OF AN18 OTHER STATE. 

19 Section 922(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is 

20 amended by striking ‘‘in the absence of evidence to the 

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1 SEC. 18. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR KNOWING TRANSFER 

2 OF FIREARM WITHOUT CONDUCTING A BACK3 GROUND CHECK. 

4 Section 922(t)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is 

5 amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol6 lowing: ‘‘in the case of the first violation and, in the case 

7 of a subsequent violation, shall immediately suspend or re8 voke any license issued to the licensee under section 923 

9 and impose on the licensee a civil fine equal to $20,000’’. 

10 SEC. 19. UNLAWFUL ACTS UPON INCURRING FEDERAL DIS11 ABILITY OR NOTICE OF LICENSE SUSPEN12 SION, REVOCATION, OR DENIED RENEWAL. 

13 (a) RESTRICTIONS.—Section 922 of title 18, United 

14 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(aa) UNLAWFUL ACTS UPON INCURRING FEDERAL

17 DISABILITY OR NOTICE OF LICENSE SUSPENSION, REV18 OCATION OR DENIED RENEWAL.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a 

20 licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed 

21 dealer, licensed collector, or licensed facilitator who 

22 incurs a disability imposed by Federal laws with re23 spect to the acquisition, receipt, transfer, shipment, 

24 transportation, or possession of firearms or ammuni25 tion during the term of a license issued under this 

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1 cense is pending, or who has been notified by the At2 torney General that a license issued to the licensee 

3 under this chapter has been suspended or revoked or 

4 that an application of the licensee to renew such a 

5 license has been denied, to— 

6 ‘‘(A) transfer a business inventory fire7 arm— 

8 ‘‘(i) into the personal collection of the 

9 licensee; or 

10 ‘‘(ii) to any person other than a li11 censee under this chapter or a Federal, 

12 State, or local law enforcement agency; or 

13 ‘‘(B) receive a business inventory firearm. 

14 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—Upon a showing by a licensee of 

15 good cause, the Attorney General may issue a writ16 ten waiver of paragraph (1) if the licensee authorizes 

17 the Attorney General to inspect the records and in18 ventory of the licensee at any time to ensure that 

19 the licensee is in compliance with this chapter.’’. 

20 (b) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of title 18, United 

21 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(9) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa) 

24 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more 

25 than 1 year, or both.’’. 


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1 (c) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—Section 923(f)(1) of 

2 title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the first sen3 tence, by inserting before the period at the end the fol4 lowing: ‘‘and setting forth the provisions of Federal law 

5 and regulation that prohibit a person not licensed under 

6 this chapter from engaging in the business of dealing in 

7 firearms and the restrictions set forth in section 922(aa)’’. 

8 SEC. 20. REGULATION OF FACILITATORS OF FIREARM 

9 TRANSFERS. 

10 (a) LICENSING.—Section 923(a) of title 18, United 

11 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(4) If the applicant is a facilitator of firearm 

14 sales, purchases, or other transfers, a fee of $1,000 

15 per year.’’. 

16 (b) COMPLETED FACILITATED SALES.—Section 923 

17 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 

18 5, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(n) DUTIES OF FACILITATORS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A licensed facilitator 

21 shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) inform each prospective seller using 

23 the commercial marketplace of the licensed 

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1 mercial marketplace may be completed only 

2 with the assistance of a licensed importer, li3 censed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, who 

4 must take possession of the firearm directly 

5 from the transferor for the purpose of com6 plying with section 922(t); 

7 ‘‘(B) require each prospective firearm sell8 er using the commercial marketplace of the li9 censed facilitator to complete each firearm sale, 

10 purchase, or other transfer as described in sub11 paragraph (A); and 

12 ‘‘(C) maintain records of any sale, pur13 chase, or other transfer described in subpara14 graph (A), which shall include— 

15 ‘‘(i) the date of the offer; 

16 ‘‘(ii) the name of the offeror; 

17 ‘‘(iii) the name and the licensee num18 ber of the licensee that will take possession 

19 of the firearm directly from the transferor; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(iv) the model, serial number, type, 

22 and caliber or gauge of the firearm in23 volved. 

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1 spective seller, as a condition of using the commer2 cial marketplace of the licensed facilitator, to, before 

3 offering a firearm for sale, identify a licensed dealer 

4 that will take possession of the firearm and complete 

5 the sale. 

6 ‘‘(3) LICENSEE COMPLIANCE.—On taking pos7 session of a firearm sold, purchased, or otherwise 

8 transferred in a commercial marketplace of a li9 censed facilitator, a licensee shall comply with all re10 quirements of this chapter as if the licensee were 

11 transferring the firearm from the inventory of the li12 censee to the unlicensed transferee.’’. 

13 (c) LIABILITY.—Section 924(h) of title 18, United 

14 States Code, is amended— 

15 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Whoever’’; and 

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

17 ‘‘(2) Whoever, having accepted an offer to transfer 

18 ownership of a firearm using a commercial marketplace 

19 of a licensed facilitator in order to complete a firearm 

20 transaction as described in subsection (n)(1), knowingly 

21 transfers the firearm to a person not licensed under this 

22 chapter without a licensed importer, licensed manufac23 turer, or licensed dealer first taking possession of the fire24 arm for the purpose of complying with section 922(t)— 


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1 ‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), 

2 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not 

3 more than 1 year, or both; or 

4 ‘‘(B) if transfer of the firearm to, or receipt of 

5 the firearm by, the transferee violates subsection (d), 

6 (g), or (n) of section 922, or the firearm is used to 

7 commit a crime of violence (as defined in section 

8 (c)(3) of this section) or drug trafficking crime (as 

9 defined in subsection (c)(2) of this section), shall be 

10 fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 

11 years, or both.’’. 

12 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 44 of 

13 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

14 (1) in section 922— 

15 (A) in subsection (a)— 

16 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik18 ing ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

19 (II) in subparagraph (B), by add20 ing ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 

21 (III) by adding at the end the 

22 following: 

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1 chases, or other transfers are allowed to be 

2 made;’’; and 

3 (ii) in paragraph (6)— 

4 (I) by striking ‘‘or licensed col5 lector’’ and inserting ‘‘licensed col6 lector, or licensed facilitator’’; and 

7 (II) by striking ‘‘or collector’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘collector, or 

9 facilitator’’; and 

10 (B) in subsection (m), by striking ‘‘or li11 censed collector’’ and inserting ‘‘licensed col12 lector, or licensed facilitator’’; 

13 (2) in section 923— 

14 (A) in subsection (c)(1), as so designated 

15 by section 12 of this Act, in the first sentence, 

16 by inserting ‘‘or facilitate firearm sales, pur17 chases, or other transfers’’ before ‘‘during the 

18 period stated in the license’’; 

19 (B) in subsection (g)(1)(A)— 

20 (i) in the first sentence, by striking 

21 ‘‘and licensed dealer’’ and inserting ‘‘li22 censed dealer, and licensed facilitator’’; 

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1 (ii) in the last sentence, by inserting 

2 ‘‘licensed facilitator,’’ before ‘‘or any li3 censed importer’’; and 

4 (C) in subsection (j), in the first sentence, 

5 by striking ‘‘or licensed dealer’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘licensed dealer, or licensed facilitator’’; and 

7 (3) in section 924(a)(3), as amended by section 

8 7— 

9 (A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 

10 preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘or licensed 

11 collector’’ and inserting ‘‘licensed collector, or 

12 licensed facilitator’’; and 

13 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or 

14 licensed collector’’ and inserting ‘‘licensed col15 lector, or licensed facilitator’’. 

16 SEC. 21. DEALER AND EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND CHECKS. 

17 (a) REQUIREMENTS.— 

18 (1) BACKGROUND CHECKS REQUIRED BEFORE

19 ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF DEALERS LICENSE.— 

20 Section 923(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as 

21 so designated by section 12 of this Act, is amended 

22 by inserting after the first sentence the following: 

23 ‘‘Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Attor24 ney General may not issue or renew a license unless 

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1 stant criminal background check system established 

2 under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence 

3 Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901) to determine 

4 whether it would be unlawful for the applicant, or 

5 any employee of the applicant identified by the ap6 plicant on the application as trusted with the posses7 sion or receipt of any firearm, to be transferred or 

8 receive a firearm, and the system has notified the 

9 Attorney General that the information available to 

10 the system does not demonstrate that the transfer to 

11 or receipt of a firearm by the applicant or any such 

12 employee would violate subsection (d), (g), or (n) (as 

13 applicable) of section 922 or State, local, or Tribal 

14 law where the business premises of the applicant 

15 subject to the license is located.’’ 

16 (2) BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED BEFORE

17 FIREARM POSSESSION BY DEALER EMPLOYEE.—Sec18 tion 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, as 

19 amended by section 7 of this Act, is amended by 

20 adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(11) A licensed dealer may not allow an employee 

22 to possess a firearm at a premises from which the licensed 

23 dealer conducts business subject to license under this 

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1 ‘‘(A) the employee is at least the minimum age 

2 required by State and local law to possess or receive 

3 a firearm; 

4 ‘‘(B) the licensed dealer has contacted the na5 tional instant criminal background check system es6 tablished under section 103 of the Brady Handgun 

7 Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901) to deter8 mine whether transfer of a firearm to, or receipt of 

9 a firearm by, the individual would be unlawful; and 

10 ‘‘(C) the system has notified the licensee that 

11 the information available to the system does not 

12 demonstrate that the transfer of a firearm to, or re13 ceipt of a firearm by, the individual would violate 

14 subsection (d), (g), or (n) (as applicable) of section 

15 922 or State, local, or Tribal law.’’. 

16 (b) AUTHORITY OF NICS SYSTEM TO RESPOND TO

17 LICENSED DEALER REQUEST FOR CRIMINAL BACK18 GROUND CHECK OF EMPLOYEE OR APPLICANT FOR EM19 PLOYMENT.—Section 103(b)(2) of the Brady Handgun 

20 Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901(b)(2)) is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘VOLUNTARY’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘COMPULSORY’’; and 

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1 (c) AUTHORITY OF NICS SYSTEM TO SEARCH NA2 TIONAL DATA EXCHANGE.—Section 103(e)(1) of the 

3 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 

4 40901(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(L) SEARCH OF NATIONAL DATA EX7 CHANGE DATABASE.—The system established 

8 under this section shall include a search of the 

9 database of the National Data Exchange when 

10 conducting a background check under this sec11 tion.’’. 

12 SEC. 22. LIABILITY STANDARDS. 

13 (a) LIABILITY IN LICENSING.—Section 923 of title 

14 18, United States Code, is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (d)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘will16 fully’’ and inserting ‘‘knowingly’’; and 

17 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘willfully’’ 

18 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘knowingly’’. 

19 (b) LIABILITY IN PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 

20 18, United States Code, is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘will22 fully’’ and inserting ‘‘knowingly’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘willful’’ 

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1 SEC. 23. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT. 

2 (a) FINES FOR ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS WITH3 OUT A LICENSE.—Section 924(n) of title 18, United 

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(n)’’; and 

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

7 ‘‘(2) If the Attorney General finds that a person has 

8 engaged in conduct that constitutes a violation of section 

9 922(a)(1)(A), the Attorney General shall— 

10 ‘‘(A) transmit to the person a written notice 

11 specifying the violation, which shall include a copy of 

12 the provision of law violated; and 

13 ‘‘(B) impose on the person a civil penalty in an 

14 amount that is not less than $2,500 and not more 

15 than $20,000.’’. 

16 (b) TIERED PENALTIES FOR REPEATED VIOLATIONS

17 OF REGULATIONS BY LICENSED DEALERS.—Section 924 

18 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

19 the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(q) PENALTIES RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF REG21 ULATIONS BY LICENSED DEALERS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Attorney General 

23 finds a licensed dealer to be in violation of a regula24 tion prescribed under section 926, the Attorney Gen25 eral shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) if the violation is not a result of gross 

2 negligence by the licensed dealer— 

3 ‘‘(i) in the case of the first such viola4 tion by the licensed dealer, if not preceded 

5 by a violation to which subparagraph (B) 

6 applies, transmit to the licensed dealer a 

7 written notice specifying the violation, 

8 which shall include a copy of the regulation 

9 violated; 

10 ‘‘(ii) in the case of the second such 

11 violation by the licensed dealer, if not pre12 ceded by a violation to which subparagraph 

13 (B) applies, impose a civil penalty in an 

14 amount that is not less than $2,500 and 

15 not more than $20,000; 

16 ‘‘(iii) in the case of the third such vio17 lation by the licensed dealer, if not pre18 ceded by a violation to which subparagraph 

19 (B) applies, suspend the license to deal in 

20 firearms issued to the licensed dealer 

21 under this chapter until the violation 

22 ceases; 

23 ‘‘(iv) in the case of the fourth such 

24 violation by the licensed dealer, whether or 

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1 paragraph (B) applies, revoke the license; 

2 or 

3 ‘‘(v) in the case of any such violation 

4 by the licensed dealer, if preceded by a vio5 lation to which subparagraph (B) applies, 

6 apply the penalty authorized under this 

7 subsection that is 1 level greater in sever8 ity than the level of severity of the penalty 

9 most recently applied to the licensed dealer 

10 under this subsection; or 

11 ‘‘(B) if the violation is a result of gross 

12 negligence by the licensed dealer— 

13 ‘‘(i) in the case of the first such viola14 tion by the licensed dealer, impose a civil 

15 penalty in an amount that is not less than 

16 $2,500 and not more than $20,000; 

17 ‘‘(ii) in the case of the second such 

18 violation by the licensed dealer— 

19 ‘‘(I) impose a civil penalty in an 

20 amount equal to $20,000; and 

21 ‘‘(II) suspend the license to deal 

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1 ‘‘(iii) in the case of the third such vio2 lation by the licensed dealer, revoke the li3 cense to deal in firearms issued to the li4 censed dealer under this chapter. 

5 ‘‘(2) SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.—In the case of 

6 any violation described in paragraph (1), if the At7 torney General finds that the nature of the violation 

8 indicates that the continued operation of a firearms 

9 business by the licensed dealer presents an imminent 

10 risk to public safety, the Attorney General shall, not11 withstanding paragraph (1), immediately suspend 

12 the license to deal in firearms issued to the licensed 

13 dealer under this chapter and secure the firearms in14 ventory of the licensed dealer, until the violation 

15 ceases, unless the appropriate penalty under para16 graph (1) is revocation of the license, in which case 

17 the Attorney General shall immediately revoke the li18 cense and secure the firearms inventory of the li19 censed dealer.’’. 

20 SEC. 24. REMOVAL OF BAR ON CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IF 

21 CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS TERMINATED. 

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

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1 SEC. 25. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. 

2 (a) LIMITATIONS RELATED TO USE OF FIREARMS

3 TRACE DATA.— 

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

5 heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the 

6 heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE7 ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of division B of 

8 the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropria9 tions Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 

10 112–55; 125 Stat. 609) is amended by striking the 

11 sixth proviso. 

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

13 under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 

14 under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO15 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of 

16 division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

17 2010 (Public Law 111–117; 123 Stat. 3128) is 

18 amended by striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2010 

19 and thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2010’’. 

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

21 under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 

22 under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO23 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of 

24 division B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 

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1 striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2009 and there2 after’’ and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2009’’. 

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

4 under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 

5 under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO6 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of 

7 division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

8 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 1903) is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2008 

10 and thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2008’’. 

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

12 under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 

13 under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO14 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title I of 

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

16 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 

17 109–108; 119 Stat. 2295) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘with respect to any fiscal year’’. 

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

20 under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 

21 under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO22 BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title I of di23 vision B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

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1 amended by striking ‘‘with respect to any fiscal 

2 year’’. 

3 (7) FISCAL YEAR 2023.—Section 644 of division 

4 J of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 

5 2003 (5 U.S.C. 552 note; Public Law 108–7; 117 

6 Stat. 473) is amended by striking ‘‘or any other Act 

7 with respect to any fiscal year’’. 

8 (b) LIMITATIONS RELATING TO CONSOLIDATING AND

9 CENTRALIZING RECORDS.—The first proviso under the 

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

11 ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EX12 PLOSIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated and 

13 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 

14 923 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609) is amended 

15 by striking ‘‘or hereafter’’. 

16 (c) REQUIREMENT TO DESTROY INSTANT CRIMINAL

17 BACKGROUND CHECK RECORDS WITHIN 24 HOURS.— 

18 Section 511 of division B of the Consolidated and Further 

19 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (34 U.S.C. 40901 

20 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 632) is amended— 

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

22 through ‘‘(1)’’; and 

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1 SEC. 26. AUTHORITY TO HIRE ADDITIONAL INDUSTRY OP2 ERATION INVESTIGATORS FOR BUREAU OF 

3 ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLO4 SIVES. 

5 The Attorney General may hire 650 industry oper6 ation investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

7 Firearms, and Explosives, to be distributed among the 

8 various field divisions to match the number and distribu9 tion of persons licensed under chapter 44 of title 18, 

10 United States Code, in addition to any personnel needed 

11 to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this 

12 Act and any industry operation investigators authorized 

13 by other law. 

14 SEC. 27. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT. 

15 Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 

16 of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress 

17 and publish on the website of the Department of Justice 

18 a written report on the implementation of this Act and 

19 the amendments made by this Act, including any steps 

20 needed to complete the implementation, which shall iden21 tify any additional resources that are required to— 

22 (1) conduct regular inspections under chapter 

23 44 of title 18, United States Code; and 

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1 federally licensed firearms dealers in a timely man2 ner. 

3 SEC. 28. ANNUAL LICENSED DEALER INSPECTIONS REPORT 

4 AND ANALYSIS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 

7 the Attorney General shall submit to Congress and publish 

8 on the website of the Department of Justice a report that 

9 contains the information described in subsection (b) with 

10 respect to— 

11 (1) the preceding 2-year period, in the case of 

12 the first report; or 

13 (2) the preceding year, in the case of each sub14 sequent report. 

15 (b) CONTENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 

16 shall state, with respect to the applicable reporting pe17 riod— 

18 (1) the number of inspections or examinations 

19 conducted of Type 01, Type 02, and Type 07 Fed20 eral firearm licensees (dealers, pawnbrokers, and 

21 manufacturers, respectively) by each field division of 

22 the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Ex23 plosives, including by the number of inspections or 

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1 tion 923(g)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, as 

2 added by section 11 of this Act); 

3 (2) the number of security inspections under 

4 subparagraph (B) of section 923(g)(6) of title 18, 

5 United States Code, as added by section 11 of this 

6 Act, prompted by dealer reports of lost or stolen 

7 firearms under subparagraph (A) of such section 

8 923(g)(6), as so designated by section 11 of this 

9 Act, and the number of follow-up security inspec10 tions conducted during the 6-month period following 

11 a security inspection revealing a violation; 

12 (3) the average amount of time spent on— 

13 (A) inspections or examinations of high14 risk dealers (as described in paragraph (1)); 

15 (B) inspections or examinations of non16 high-risk dealers (as described in paragraph 

17 (1)); 

18 (C) security inspections (as described in 

19 paragraph (2)); and 

20 (D) follow-up security inspections (as de21 scribed in paragraph (2)); and 

22 (4) an analysis of the most frequently cited vio23 lations and corrective actions or penalties imposed in 

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1 graph (1) or security inspection described in para2 graph (2), including— 

3 (A) the number of licenses recommended 

4 to be suspended or revoked; 

5 (B) the number of licensees sent notices of 

6 suspension or revocation; 

7 (C) the number of hearings requested by 

8 licensees on receipt of a notice of suspension or 

9 revocation; 

10 (D) the number of suspension or revoca11 tion hearings initiated during a prior 12-month 

12 period that remain ongoing during the 12- 

13 month period covered by the report; and 

14 (E) the decision ultimately rendered in 

15 each such matter by the Director of the Bureau 

16 of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. 

17 SEC. 29. DEADLINE FOR ISSUANCE OF FINAL REGULA18 TIONS. 

19 Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 

20 of this Act, the Attorney General shall prescribe all regula21 tions required to carry out this Act and the amendments 

22 made by this Act. 

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