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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 835 

To reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, modernize firearms laws and regulations, protect the community from criminals, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 14, 2011 

Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. LEAHY) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 

Explosives, modernize firearms laws and regulations, protect the community from criminals, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, 

5 Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Reform and Firearms 

6 Modernization Act of 2011’’. 

7 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

8 The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND 

EXPLOSIVES MODERNIZATION AND REFORM 

Sec. 101. Graduated penalties for civil violations by Federal firearms licensees. 

Sec. 102. Consideration of Federal firearms license applications. 

Sec. 103. Definition of willfully. 

Sec. 104. Establishment of formal inspection, examination, and investigative 

guidelines. 

Sec. 105. Liquidation of inventory in Federal firearms license expiration, surrender, or revocation cases. 

Sec. 106. Opportunity to cure violations after acquisition of firearms business. 

Sec. 107. Standards for criminal violations of recordkeeping requirements. 

Sec. 108. Effective date. 

TITLE II—FIREARMS CORRECTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS 

Sec. 201. Correction of nonsubstantive error in age limit provision. 

Sec. 202. Possession of machineguns for industry testing, training, and film 

production. 

Sec. 203. Elimination of obsolete language added by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. 

Sec. 204. Elimination of written permission requirement for supervised handgun use. 

Sec. 205. Modification of procedures for sharing of multiple handgun sales reports. 

Sec. 206. Ban on electronic retrieval of inactive licensee information. 

Sec. 207. Barrel and receiver importation. 

Sec. 208. Clarifications relating to manufacturing of firearms. 

1 TITLE I—BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, 

2 TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND 

3 EXPLOSIVES MODERNIZA4 TION AND REFORM 

5 SEC. 101. GRADUATED PENALTIES FOR CIVIL VIOLATIONS 

6 BY FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSEES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 923 of title 18, United 

8 States Code, is amended by striking subsections (e) and 

9 (f) and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(e)(1)(A) If the Attorney General determines that 

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1 vision of this chapter or any regulation prescribed under 

2 this chapter, the Attorney General may— 

3 ‘‘(i) if the violation is of a minor nature— 

4 ‘‘(I) for a first such violation, issue a writ5 ten warning to the licensee; and 

6 ‘‘(II) for a second or subsequent such vio7 lation— 

8 ‘‘(aa) impose on the licensee a civil 

9 money penalty of not more than $500 for 

10 each such violation, with no interest to ac11 crue on the amount of such a penalty, ex12 cept that the total amount of penalties im13 posed on a licensee under this subclause— 

14 ‘‘(AA) for violations arising from 

15 a single inspection or examination 

16 shall not exceed $2,500; and 

17 ‘‘(BB) for a single calendar year 

18 shall not exceed $5,000; or 

19 ‘‘(bb) suspend the license for not more 

20 than 30 days, and specify the cir21 cumstances under which the suspension is 

22 to be terminated, if, in the period for 

23 which the license is in effect, there have 

24 been at least 2 prior occasions on which 


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1 the licensee has been determined to have 

2 violated this chapter; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) if the violation is of a serious nature— 

4 ‘‘(I) impose on the licensee a civil money 

5 penalty of not more than $1,500 for each such 

6 violation, with no interest to accrue on the 

7 amount of such a penalty, except that the total 

8 amount of penalties imposed on a licensee 

9 under this subclause— 

10 ‘‘(aa) for a violation arising from a 

11 single inspection or examination shall not 

12 exceed $7,500; and 

13 ‘‘(bb) for a single calendar year shall 

14 not to exceed $15,000; 

15 ‘‘(II) suspend the license for not more than 

16 90 days, and specify the circumstances under 

17 which the suspension is to be terminated; 

18 ‘‘(III) revoke the license; or 

19 ‘‘(IV) take the actions described in sub20 clauses (I) and (II), or subclauses (I) and (III). 

21 ‘‘(B)(i)(I) In determining the amount of a civil money 

22 penalty to impose under subparagraph (A) on a licensee, 

23 the nature and severity of the violation involved, the size 

24 of the firearms business operated by the licensee, and the 

25 prior record of the licensee shall be considered. 


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1 ‘‘(II) On request of the licensee, the Attorney General 

2 may consider the ability of the licensee to pay a civil 

3 money penalty, and may allow the licensee to submit docu4 ments and information to establish the ability of the li5 censee to pay. The Attorney General shall not make part 

6 of any public record any document or information so sub7 mitted, and shall return to the licensee any such document 

8 or information. 

9 ‘‘(III) The total amount of penalties imposed on a 

10 licensee under subparagraph (A) with respect to violations 

11 of a minor nature and of a serious nature arising from 

12 a single inspection or examination shall not exceed $7,500, 

13 and the total of all such penalties for a single calendar 

14 year shall not exceed $15,000. 

15 ‘‘(ii) For purposes of subparagraph (A), violation of 

16 a provision of this chapter with respect to 2 or more fire17 arms during a single transaction shall be considered a sin18 gle violation of the provision. 

19 ‘‘(iii) The Attorney General may defer, or suspend, 

20 in whole or in part, the imposition of a civil money penalty 

21 on a licensee whose license is suspended under this para22 graph. 

23 ‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A): 

24 ‘‘(i) A violation of this chapter shall be consid25 ered to be of a serious nature if the violation— 


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1 ‘‘(I) results in or could have resulted in the 

2 transfer of a firearm or ammunition to a person 

3 prohibited from possessing or receiving the fire4 arm or ammunition under this chapter or under 

5 State or local law; 

6 ‘‘(II) obstructs or could have obstructed

7 a bona fide criminal investigation or prosecu8 tion, or an inspection or examination under this 

9 chapter; or 

10 ‘‘(III) prevents or could have prevented a 

11 licensee from complying with subsection (a)(7), 

12 (a)(8), (b)(1), (b)(3), (b)(4), (j), (k), (o), or (p) 

13 of section 922, subsection (g)(7) of this section, 

14 or subsection (b) or (h) of section 924. 

15 ‘‘(ii) A violation of this chapter shall be consid16 ered to be of a minor nature if the violation is not 

17 of a serious nature. 

18 ‘‘(D) The Attorney General may not commence an 

19 enforcement action under subparagraph (A) with respect 

20 to a violation, after the 5-year period that begins with— 

21 ‘‘(i) the date the violation occurred; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) if the licensee intentionally obstructed dis23 covery of the violation, the date the violation is dis24 covered. 


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1 ‘‘(2)(A) Not less than 30 days before the effective 

2 date of any penalty imposed on a licensee by reason of 

3 a determination made under paragraph (1), the Attorney 

4 General shall send the licensee a written notice— 

5 ‘‘(i) of the determination, and the grounds on 

6 which the determination was made; 

7 ‘‘(ii) of the nature of the penalty; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) that the licensee may, within 30 days 

9 after receipt of the notice, request a hearing to re10 view the determination. 

11 ‘‘(B) A hearing to review a determination made under 

12 paragraph (1) with respect to a licensee shall not be held 

13 unless the licensee requests such a hearing within 30 days 

14 after receiving the notice of the determination sent pursu15 ant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. 

16 ‘‘(C) On timely receipt from the licensee of a request 

17 for a review described in subparagraph (B), the Attorney 

18 General shall stay the imposition under paragraph (1) of 

19 any penalty involved, pending resolution of the review, un20 less, in the case of a suspension or revocation of a licensee, 

21 the Attorney General establishes, at a hearing before an 

22 administrative law judge, by clear and convincing evi23 dence, that the continued operation by the licensee of the 

24 business poses an immediate and grave threat to public 

25 safety. 


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1 ‘‘(3)(A) Within 90 days after timely receipt from a 

2 licensee of a request to review a determination made under 

3 paragraph (1) (or at such later time as is agreed to by 

4 the Attorney General and the licensee), an administrative 

5 law judge shall hold a hearing, at a location convenient 

6 to the licensee, to review the determination. 

7 ‘‘(B) Not less than 30 days before a hearing de8 scribed in subparagraph (A), the Attorney General shall 

9 deliver to the licensee— 

10 ‘‘(i) a document identifying each person whom 

11 the Attorney General intends to call as a witness 

12 during the hearing; 

13 ‘‘(ii) a copy of each document which will be in14 troduced as evidence at the hearing; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) copies of all documents on which the de16 termination is based. 

17 ‘‘(C) Within 90 days after a hearing described in sub18 paragraph (A), the administrative law judge shall issue a 

19 written decision setting forth findings of fact and conclu20 sions of law, and a decision as to whether to affirm, mod21 ify, or reverse the determination. 

22 ‘‘(D) On request of the licensee, the Attorney General 

23 shall stay the effective date of any penalty, suspension, 

24 or revocation until there has been a final, nonreviewable 

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1 less, in the case of a suspension or revocation of a licensee, 

2 the Attorney General establishes, at a hearing before an 

3 administrative law judge, by clear and convincing evi4 dence, that the continued operation by the licensee of the 

5 business poses an immediate and grave threat to public 

6 safety. 

7 ‘‘(E) The action of an administrative law judge under 

8 this subsection shall be considered final agency action for 

9 all purposes, and may be reviewed only as provided in sub10 section (f). 

11 ‘‘(4) This subsection shall not be interpreted to affect 

12 the authority of the Attorney General under section 

13 922(t)(5). 

14 ‘‘(f)(1) Within 60 days after a party receives a notice 

15 issued under subsection (d)(3) of a decision to deny a li16 cense, or a notice issued under subsection (e)(3)(C) of a 

17 determination to impose a civil money penalty or to sus18 pend or revoke a license, the party may file a petition with 

19 the United States district court for the district in which 

20 the party resides or has a principal place of business for 

21 a de novo review of the decision or determination. 

22 ‘‘(2) In a proceeding conducted under this subsection, 

23 the court shall, on application of a party, consider any evi24 dence submitted by the parties to the proceeding whether 


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1 or not the evidence was considered at the hearing held 

2 under subsection (d)(3) or (e)(3). 

3 ‘‘(3) If the court determines that the licensee did not 

4 willfully violate 1 or more provisions of this chapter or 

5 1 or more regulations prescribed under this chapter, the 

6 court shall— 

7 ‘‘(A) vacate the revocation, suspension, or fine, 

8 and remand the matter to the Attorney General for 

9 further consideration; and 

10 ‘‘(B) award to the licensee a reasonable attor11 ney’s fee with respect to any part of the decision or 

12 determination on which the licensee prevails. 

13 ‘‘(4) If criminal proceedings are instituted against a 

14 licensee alleging any violation of this chapter or of a regu15 lation prescribed under this chapter, and the licensee is 

16 acquitted of the charges, or the proceedings are termi17 nated, other than upon motion of the Government before 

18 trial on the charges, the Attorney General shall be abso19 lutely barred from denying a license under this chapter, 

20 suspending or revoking a license granted under this chap21 ter, or imposing a civil money penalty under subsection 

22 (e), if the action would be based in whole or in part on 

23 the facts which form the basis of the criminal charges. 

24 The Attorney General may not institute a proceeding to 

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1 or to impose a civil money penalty under subsection (e), 

2 more than 1 year after the filing of the indictment or in3 formation.’’. 

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO PROCEDURE AP5 PLICABLE TO DENIAL OF APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.— 

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

7 by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(3) If the Attorney General denies an application 

9 for a license, an administrative law judge of the Depart10 ment of Justice shall, on request by the aggrieved party, 

11 promptly hold a hearing to review the denial, at a location 

12 convenient to the aggrieved party. If, after the hearing, 

13 the administrative law judge decides not to reverse the de14 nial, the administrative law judge shall give notice of the 

15 final denial decision to the aggrieved party.’’. 

16 SEC. 102. CONSIDERATION OF FEDERAL FIREARMS LI17 CENSE APPLICATIONS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 923(d) of title 18, United 

19 States Code, as amended by section 101(b) of this Act, 

20 is amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

22 paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

23 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol24 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(2) The Attorney General shall make a preliminary 

2 determination as to whether to approve or deny an appli3 cation submitted under subsection (a) or (b). If the pre4 liminary determination is to deny the application, the At5 torney General shall notify the applicant in writing of the 

6 preliminary determination and the reasons for the prelimi7 nary determination, and shall afford the applicant an op8 portunity to supplement the application with additional in9 formation and to request a hearing on the application. If 

10 the applicant, in a timely manner, requests such a hearing, 

11 the Attorney General shall hold the hearing at a location 

12 convenient to the applicant, and shall notify the applicant 

13 in writing of the time and place of the hearing.’’. 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 923(f) of 

15 title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 

16 101(a) of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘(d)(3)’’ each 

17 place it appears and inserting ‘‘(d)(4)’’. 

18 SEC. 103. DEFINITION OF WILLFULLY. 

19 Section 923(e) of title 18, United States Code, as 

20 amended by section 101(a) of this Act, is amended by add21 ing at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘will23 fully’ means, with respect to conduct of a person, that the 

24 person knew of a legal duty, and engaged in the conduct 

25 knowingly and in intentional disregard of the duty.’’. 


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1 SEC. 104. ESTABLISHMENT OF FORMAL INSPECTION, EXAM2 INATION, AND INVESTIGATIVE GUIDELINES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall estab4 lish guidelines for how the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

5 Firearms, and Explosives is to conduct inspections, exami6 nations, or investigations of possible violations of chapters 

7 40 and 44 of title 18, United States Code. 

8 (b) PERSONNEL MATTERS.—In no case shall the 

9 amount of fines imposed on licensees under chapter 40 

10 or 44 of title 18, United States Code, or the number of 

11 warnings issued, or suspensions or revocations of licenses 

12 under such chapters, be considered in the retention, pro13 motion, or transfer of any officer, agent, or employee of 

14 the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. 

15 SEC. 105. LIQUIDATION OF INVENTORY IN FEDERAL FIRE16 ARMS LICENSE EXPIRATION, SURRENDER, OR 

17 REVOCATION CASES. 

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

19 amended by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(m)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a per21 son whose license issued under this chapter is expired, sur22 rendered, or revoked shall be afforded 60 days from the 

23 effective date of the expiration, surrender, or revocation 

24 to liquidate the firearms inventory of the person, which 

25 time may be extended upon a showing of reasonable cause. 

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1 period), the license involved shall continue to be considered 

2 valid. 

3 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 

4 a person if a United States district court for the judicial 

5 district in which the person resides or in which the prin6 cipal place of business of the person subject to the license 

7 is located finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the 

8 continued operation by the person of the business poses 

9 an immediate and grave threat to public safety.’’. 

10 SEC. 106. OPPORTUNITY TO CURE VIOLATIONS AFTER AC11 QUISITION OF FIREARMS BUSINESS. 

12 Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, as 

13 amended by section 106 of this Act, is amended by adding 

14 at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(n) If the Attorney General is made aware that a 

16 business licensed under this chapter has transferred to a 

17 surviving spouse or child of the licensee, to an executor, 

18 administrator, or other legal representative of a deceased 

19 licensee, or to a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy, or an 

20 assignee for benefit of creditors, and, before the transfer, 

21 or on the first inspection or examination by the Attorney 

22 General of the records of the licensee after the transfer, 

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1 ‘‘(1) shall notify the transferee of the violation 

2 by the transferor; and 

3 ‘‘(2) shall not presume that the transferee is 

4 committing the violation.’’. 

5 SEC. 107. STANDARDS FOR CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS OF REC6 ORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS. 

7 Section 922(m) of title 18, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘any false entry’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘a materially false entry’’; 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘appropriate entry’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘a materially significant entry’’; and 

13 (3) by striking ‘‘properly maintain’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘retain custody of’’. 

15 SEC. 108. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

16 This title and the amendments made by this title 

17 shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of 

18 this Act. 

19 TITLE II—FIREARMS CORREC20 TIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS 

21 SEC. 201. CORRECTION OF NONSUBSTANTIVE ERROR IN 

22 AGE LIMIT PROVISION. 

23 Section 922(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 

24 amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(1) any firearm or ammunition to any indi2 vidual who the licensee knows or has reasonable 

3 cause to believe has not attained 18 years of age, 

4 and, if the firearm is other than a shotgun or rifle, 

5 or the ammunition is for a firearm other than a 

6 shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee 

7 knows or has reasonable cause to believe has not at8 tained 21 years of age;’’. 

9 SEC. 202. POSSESSION OF MACHINEGUNS FOR INDUSTRY 

10 TESTING, TRAINING, AND FILM PRODUCTION. 

11 (a) POST-1986 MACHINEGUNS FOR TESTING, RE12 SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Section 922(o)(2) of title 

13 18, United States Code, is amended— 

14 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

15 the end; 

16 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub17 paragraph (E); and 

18 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(B) a transfer to, or possession by, a licensed 

21 manufacturer or licensed importer solely for testing, 

22 research, design, or development of ammunition or a 

23 firearm; 

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1 sons to whom a machinegun, manufactured or im2 ported by the licensee, may be transferred as de3 scribed in subparagraph (A); 

4 ‘‘(D) a transfer to or possession by a licensed 

5 manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer 

6 for a professional theatrical purpose if the licensee— 

7 ‘‘(i) is registered under section 5802 of the 

8 National Firearms Act; 

9 ‘‘(ii) holds a valid permit or license under 

10 State law to engage in business as a theatrical 

11 firearms dealer or equivalent statutory designa12 tion; 

13 ‘‘(iii) derives not less than 80 percent of 

14 income from the firearms business from the use 

15 of firearms by professional motion picture or 

16 television productions that are distributed to or 

17 produced for a national or international audi18 ence; 

19 ‘‘(iv) before possessing a machinegun 

20 under this subparagraph, provides the Attorney 

21 General with documentation that— 

22 ‘‘(I) the licensee meets the require23 ments of clauses (i) through (iii); and 

24 ‘‘(II) the transfer or possession, as 

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1 ‘‘(v) establishes that the number of ma2 chineguns sought by the licensee is reasonable 

3 for the film, production, or performance for 

4 which the machineguns are requested; or’’. 

5 (b) IMPORTATION OF MACHINEGUNS.—Section 

6 925(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

8 end; 

9 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 

10 inserting a semicolon; and 

11 (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(5) is imported or brought in for a purpose de14 scribed in section 922(o)(2); or 

15 ‘‘(6) is a machinegun being imported or 

16 brought in for a purpose described in section 

17 922(o)(2)(D).’’. 

18 (c) IMPORTATION UNDER THE NATIONAL FIREARMS

19 ACT.—Section 5844 of the National Firearms Act (26 

20 U.S.C. 5844) is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

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1 ‘‘(4) a machinegun being imported or brought 

2 in by a registered importer or registered manufac3 turer for the purpose of training persons who ac4 quire machineguns pursuant to paragraph (1) that 

5 were manufactured or imported by the registrant; or 

6 ‘‘(5) a machinegun being imported or brought 

7 in for a purpose described in section 922(o)(2)(D) of 

8 title 18, United States Code;’’. 

9 (d) PROFESSIONAL THEATRICAL PURPOSE DE10 FINED.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, 

11 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(36) The term ‘professional theatrical purpose’ 

13 means the use of firearms in a motion picture or television 

14 production which is expected to be produced, distributed, 

15 marketed, or shown by a member of a nationally recog16 nized professional trade association related primarily to 

17 motion picture and television production, as determined 

18 by the Attorney General.’’. 

19 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

20 this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of 

21 enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 203. ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE LANGUAGE ADDED 

2 BY THE BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PRE3 VENTION ACT. 

4 Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) by striking subsection (s); and 

7 (2) in subsection (t)(1), by striking ‘‘Begin8 ning’’ and all that follows through ‘‘a licensed’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘A licensed’’. 

10 SEC. 204. ELIMINATION OF WRITTEN PERMISSION RE11 QUIREMENT FOR SUPERVISED HANDGUN 

12 USE. 

13 Section 922(x)(3)(A) of title 18, United States Code, 

14 is amended— 

15 (1) in clause (ii), by striking subclause (II) and 

16 inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(II) with respect to ranching or 

18 farming activities, target practice, hunting, 

19 or a course of instruction in the safe and 

20 lawful use of a handgun, as described in 

21 clause (i), a juvenile may possess and use 

22 a handgun or ammunition without the 

23 prior written consent, if the parent or legal 

24 guardian is present at all times and the ju25 venile acts at the direction of a parent, 

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1 prohibited by Federal, State, or local law 

2 from possessing a firearm;’’; and 

3 (2) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘except as pro4 vided in clause (ii)(II),’’ after ‘‘(iii)’’. 

5 SEC. 205. MODIFICATION OF PROCEDURES FOR SHARING 

6 OF MULTIPLE HANDGUN SALES REPORTS. 

7 Section 923(g)(3)(A) of title 18, United States Code, 

8 is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘and to the department of State 

10 police’’ and all that follows through ‘‘took place’’; 

11 and 

12 (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘On re13 quest by a State or local law enforcement agency of 

14 the jurisdiction in which the sale or other disposition 

15 took place, the Attorney General may provide the re16 port to the agency, unless the agency failed to make 

17 the certification required by subparagraph (B) for 

18 the most recent 6-month period for which the certifi19 cation is so required.’’. 

20 SEC. 206. BAN ON ELECTRONIC RETRIEVAL OF INACTIVE 

21 LICENSEE INFORMATION. 

22 Subsection 923(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code, 

23 is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The At24 torney General shall not electronically retrieve information 


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1 gathered pursuant to this paragraph by name or by any 

2 personal identification code.’’. 

3 SEC. 207. BARREL AND RECEIVER IMPORTATION. 

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

5 States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and 

7 inserting a period; 

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

9 ‘‘(3) All frames or receivers of rifles, or barrels 

10 for firearms other than handguns, if the importation 

11 is for repair or replacement purposes.’’. 

12 (b) GOVERNMENTAL IMPORTS.—Section 925(a)(1) of 

13 title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, 

14 barrel,’’ after ‘‘or importation of any firearm’’. 

15 SEC. 208. CLARIFICATIONS RELATING TO MANUFACTURING 

16 OF FIREARMS. 

17 (a) CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF MANUFAC18 TURING.—Section 921(a)(10) of title 18, United States 

19 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 

20 term ‘manufacturing’ shall not include repairing firearms, 

21 making or fitting special barrels, stocks, trigger mecha22 nisms, or other parts to firearms, or engraving or other23 wise altering the appearance of firearms.’’. 

24 (b) CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF DEALER.— 

25 Section 921(a)(11)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is 


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1 amended by striking ‘‘or trigger mechanisms to firearms’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘trigger mechanisms, or other parts to fire3 arms, or engraving or otherwise altering the appearance 

4 of firearms’’. 

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