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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 661 

To repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2013 

Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. MORAN, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. DELAURO, 

Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. FARR, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 

PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. HONDA, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. 

ROYBAL-ALLARD, and Mr. FATTAH) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To repeal certain impediments to the administration of the 

firearms laws. 

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 ‘‘Tiahrt Restrictions Re5 peal Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds as follows: 

8 (1) The Tiahrt Amendments severely limit the 

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1 arms, and Explosives (BATFE) to disclose crime 

2 gun trace data to the public. 

3 (2) The Tiahrt Amendments prevent the collec4 tion of valuable information, and the establishment 

5 of effective policies to prevent illegal guns. 

6 (3) Having effective policies to prevent illegal 

7 gun trafficking makes our families and communities 

8 safer. 

9 (4) The Tiahrt Amendments impede enforce10 ment of the gun laws by requiring most background 

11 check records to be destroyed within 24 hours, and 

12 by barring the government from requiring annual in13 ventory audits by owners of gun shops 

14 (5) Repealing the Tiahrt Amendments would 

15 support law enforcement efforts and give the public 

16 vital information needed to craft the most effective 

17 policies against illegal guns. 

18 SEC. 3. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF 

19 DATABASE INFORMATION OF THE BUREAU 

20 OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EX21 PLOSIVES. 

22 (a) The matter under the heading ‘‘Bureau of Alco23 hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Ex24 penses’’ in title I of division B of the Consolidated and 

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


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1 923 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609–610) is 

2 amended by striking the 6th proviso. 

3 (b) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bureau of 

4 Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and 

5 Expenses’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated Ap6 propriations Act, 2010 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 

7 111–117; 123 Stat. 3128–3129) is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2010 and thereafter’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘in fiscal year 2010’’. 

10 (c) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bureau of 

11 Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and 

12 Expenses’’ in title II of division B of the Omnibus Appro13 priations Act, 2009 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 111– 

14 8; 123 Stat. 574–576) is amended by striking ‘‘beginning 

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

16 year 2009’’. 

17 (d) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bureau of 

18 Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and 

19 Expenses’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated Ap20 propriations Act, 2008 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 

21 110–161; 121 Stat. 1903–1904) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2008 and thereafter’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘in fiscal year 2008’’. 

24 (e) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bureau of 

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1 Expenses’’ in title I of the Science, State, Justice, Com2 merce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 

3 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 109–108; 119 Stat. 

4 2295–2296) is amended by striking ‘‘with respect to any 

5 fiscal year’’. 

6 (f) The 6th proviso under the heading in title I of 

7 division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 

8 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 

9 2859–2860) is amended by striking ‘‘with respect to any 

10 fiscal year’’. 

11 SEC. 4. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON IMPOSITION OF RE12 QUIREMENT THAT FIREARMS DEALERS TO 

13 CONDUCT PHYSICAL CHECK OF FIREARMS 

14 INVENTORY. 

15 The matter under the heading ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, 

16 Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Ex17 penses’’ in title I of division B of the Consolidated and 

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

19 923 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609–610) is 

20 amended by striking the 7th proviso. 


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1 SEC. 5. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO DESTROY INSTANT 

2 CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK RECORDS 

3 WITHIN 24 HOURS. 

4 Section 511 of the Consolidated and Further Con5 tinuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 922 note; 

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

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

8 through ‘‘(1)’’; and 

9 (2) by striking the semicolon and all that fol10 lows and inserting a period. 

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