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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 427 

To prevent the illegal sale of firearms, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 25, 2013 

Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Ms. CHU, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

DEUTCH, Ms. LEE of California, and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To prevent the illegal sale of firearms, 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 ‘‘Trafficking Reduction 

5 And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REGULATORY REQUIREMENT TO MARK FIREARMS 

7 WITH SECOND, HIDDEN SERIAL NUMBER. 

8 Within 12 months after the date of the enactment 

9 of this Act, the Attorney General shall promulgate final 

10 regulations that require each firearm manufactured in the 


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1 United States on or after the effective date of the regula2 tion, to be marked with a serial number that is located 

3 inside the receiver of the firearm or that is visible only 

4 in infrared light, in addition to the serial number with 

5 which the firearm is otherwise required by law to be 

6 marked. 

7 SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO PRESERVE INSTANT CRIMINAL 

8 BACKGROUND CHECK RECORDS FOR 180 

9 DAYS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922(t)(2)(C) of title 18, 

11 United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘after the 

12 180-day period that begins with the date the system com13 plies with subparagraphs (A) and (B),’’ before ‘‘destroy’’. 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 511 of the 

15 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

16 2012 (18 U.S.C. 922 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 

17 632) is amended— 

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

19 through ‘‘(1)’’; and 

20 (2) by striking the semicolon and all that fol21 lows and inserting a period. 

22 (c) REGULATIONS.—Within 180 days after the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 

24 prescribe regulations to implement the amendments made 

25 by this section. 


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1 SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT THAT LICENSED FIREARMS DEAL2 ERS CONDUCT PHYSICAL CHECK OF THEIR 

3 FIREARMS BUSINESS INVENTORY. 

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

5 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(8) Each licensee shall conduct a physical check of 

8 the firearms inventory of the business of the licensee li9 censed under this chapter, in accordance with regulations 

10 which shall be prescribed by the Attorney General.’’. 

11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The matter under 

12 the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS

13 AND EXPLOSIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ in title I 

14 of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing 

15 Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public 

16 Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609–610) is amended by striking 

17 the 7th proviso. 

18 (c) REGULATIONS.—Within 180 days after the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 

20 prescribe regulations to implement section 923(g)(8) of 

21 title 18, United States Code. 

22 SEC. 5. ELIMINATION OF LIMITATIONS ON USE OF GUN 

23 TRACE INFORMATION. 

24 (a) The matter under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF AL25 COHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES—SALA26 RIES AND EXPENSES’’ in title I of division B of the ConVerDate Mar 15 2010 20:32 Feb 08, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H427.IH H427

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1 solidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

2 2012 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 

3 609–610) is amended by striking the 6th proviso. 

4 (b) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF

5 ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES—SAL6 ARIES AND EXPENSES’’ in title II of division B of the Con7 solidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; 

8 Public Law 111–117; 123 Stat. 3128–3129) is amended 

9 by striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2010 and thereafter’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2010’’. 

11 (c) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF

12 ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES—SAL13 ARIES AND EXPENSES’’ in title II of division B of the Om14 nibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Pub15 lic Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 574–576) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘in fiscal year 2009’’. 

18 (d) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF

19 ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES—SAL20 ARIES AND EXPENSES’’ in title II of division B of the Con21 solidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; 

22 Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 1903–1904) is amended 

23 by striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2009’’. 


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1 (e) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF

2 ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES—SAL3 ARIES AND EXPENSES’’ in title I of the Science, State, 

4 Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

5 Act, 2006 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 109–108; 119 

6 Stat. 2295–2296) is amended by striking ‘‘with respect 

7 to any fiscal year’’. 

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