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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3337

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

standards for licensing firearms dealers and heighten reporting requirements, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 21, 1993

Mrs. LOWEY 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

strengthen Federal standards for licensing firearms dealers and heighten reporting requirements, 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. IDENTIFICATION OF RECIPIENT OF FIREARM.

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

5 amended—

6 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; and

7 (2) in paragraph (1), as designated by para8 graph (1) of this section, by striking ‘‘, to persons
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1 other than licensed importers, licensed manufactur2 ers, licensed dealers, or licensed collectors,’’; and

3 (3) by adding at the end the following new

4 paragraph:

5 ‘‘(2) It shall be unlawful for a common or contract

6 carrier knowingly to deliver in interstate or foreign com7 merce a firearm to a licensed importer, licensed manufac8 turer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector unless the car9 rier identifies the person to whom the firearm is delivered

10 and makes and maintains a record of the identity of the

11 person in such a manner as the Secretary may prescribe

12 by regulation.’’.

13 SEC. 2. LICENSE APPLICATION FEES FOR DEALERS IN

14 FIREARMS.

15 Section 923(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is

16 amended—

17 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$25’’ and

18 inserting ‘‘$750’’; and

19 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘$10’’ and

20 inserting ‘‘$750’’.

21 SEC. 3. ACTION ON APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.

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

23 amended—

24 (1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(d)’’;

25 (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
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1 (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),

2 (C), (D), and (E) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4),

3 and (5), respectively.

4 SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW AS CON5 DITION TO LICENSE.

6 Section 923(d) of title 18, United States Code, as

7 amended by section 3 of this Act, is amended—

8 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

9 (4);

10 (2) by striking the period at the end of para11 graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

12 (3) by adding at the end the following new

13 paragraph:

14 ‘‘(6)(A) the business to be conducted under the li15 cense is not prohibited by State or local law; and

16 ‘‘(B) the applicant has complied with all requirements

17 of State and local law applicable to the conduct of such

18 a business.’’.

19 SEC. 5. INSPECTIONS OF FIREARMS LICENSEES.

20 Section 923(g)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is

21 amended—

22 (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘not

23 more than once during any twelve-month period’’;
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1 (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ‘‘not

2 more than once during any twelve-month period’’;

3 and

4 (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘the an5 nual inspection of records and inventory permitted

6 under this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘an inspection

7 under subparagraph (C)(i)’’.

8 SEC. 6. REPORTS OF THEFT OR LOSS OF FIREARMS.

9 Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, is

10 amended by adding at the end the following new para11 graph:

12 ‘‘(6) Each licensee shall report the theft or loss of

13 a firearm from the licensee’s inventory or collection, within

14 24 hours after the theft or loss is discovered, to the Sec15 retary and to appropriate local authorities.’’.

16 SEC. 7. RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.

17 Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, as

18 amended by section 6 of this Act, is amended by adding

19 at the end the following new paragraph:

20 ‘‘(7) Within 24 hours after a person licensed under

21 this section receives a request from the Secretary for infor22 mation contained in the records required to be kept by

23 this chapter as may be required for determining the dis24 position of one or more firearms, the person shall respond
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1 to the request, orally or in writing, as the Secretary may

2 require.’’.

3 SEC. 8. PHOTOGRAPH AND FINGERPRINTS TO BE OB4 TAINED FROM PERSON DESIRING TO BE LI5 CENSED DEALERS.

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

7 amended by inserting after the 2nd sentence the following:

8 ‘‘Each applicant desiring to be licensed as a dealer shall

9 permit the Secretary to photograph, and obtain the finger10 prints of, the applicant.’’.

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