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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2272 

To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers 

of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 25, 2019 

Ms. DUCKWORTH introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing 

for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of 

sale system for those 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale 

6 Act of 2019’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. 


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Sec. 3. Definitions. 

TITLE I—LICENSING 

Sec. 101. Licensing requirement. 

Sec. 102. Issuance, revocation, and renewal of firearm owner licenses. 

Sec. 103. Relief from denial or revocation of firearm owner licenses. 

TITLE II—RECORD OF SALE OR TRANSFER 

Sec. 201. Sale or transfer requirements for qualifying firearms. 

Sec. 202. Firearm records. 

TITLE III—ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS 

Sec. 301. Universal background check requirement. 

Sec. 302. Failure to maintain or permit inspection of records. 

Sec. 303. Failure to report loss or theft of firearm. 

Sec. 304. Failure to provide notice of change of address. 

Sec. 305. Child access prevention. 

TITLE IV—ENFORCEMENT 

Sec. 401. Criminal penalties. 

Sec. 402. Regulations. 

Sec. 403. Inspections. 

Sec. 404. Orders. 

Sec. 405. Injunctive enforcement. 

TITLE V—FIREARM INJURY INFORMATION AND RESEARCH 

Sec. 501. Duties of the Attorney General. 

TITLE VI—EFFECT ON STATE LAW 

Sec. 601. Effect on State law. 

Sec. 602. Certification of State firearm licensing systems and State firearm 

record of sale systems. 

TITLE VII—RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW 

Sec. 701. Subordination to Arms Export Control Act. 

TITLE VIII—INAPPLICABILITY 

Sec. 801. Inapplicability to governmental authorities. 

TITLE IX—EFFECTIVE DATES OF AMENDMENTS 

Sec. 901. Effective dates of amendments. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

3 (1) the manufacture, distribution, and importa4 tion of firearms is inherently commercial in nature; 


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1 (2) firearms regularly move in interstate com2 merce; 

3 (3) to the extent that firearms trafficking is 

4 intrastate in nature, it arises out of and is substan5 tially connected with a commercial transaction that, 

6 when viewed in the aggregate, substantially affects 

7 interstate commerce; 

8 (4) because the intrastate and interstate traf9 ficking of firearms are so commingled, full regula10 tion of interstate commerce requires the incidental 

11 regulation of intrastate commerce; 

12 (5) firearm-related assaults in the United 

13 States— 

14 (A) during the 16-year period between 

15 2001 and 2016, were associated with the major16 ity of homicides and half of all suicides; and 

17 (B) during the 15-year period between 

18 2001 and 2015, were the seventh leading cause 

19 of nonfatal violent injuries; 

20 (6) on the afternoon of May 10, 2007, Blair 

21 Holt, a junior at Julian High School in Chicago, was 

22 killed on a public bus riding home from school when 

23 he used his body to shield a girl who was in the line 

24 of fire after a young man boarded the bus and start25 ed shooting; 


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1 (7) since 2007, when 32 students and teachers 

2 were killed at Virginia Tech, 7 of the 11 most deadly 

3 mass shootings in the United States have taken 

4 place; 

5 (8) since 2012, when 20 first graders and 

6 teachers were murdered with an assault rifle at 

7 Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Con8 necticut, more than 230 school shootings have oc9 curred in the United States; 

10 (9) in 2015, there were 294 mass shootings, in11 cluding, notably, the shooting at Umpqua Commu12 nity College in Oregon, the Charleston church shoot13 ing in South Carolina, the theatre shooting in La14 fayette, Louisiana, and the Isla Vista community 

15 shootings in California; 

16 (10) since 2016, the country has witnessed 4 of 

17 the 10 worst gun massacres in modern United 

18 States history; and 

19 (11) in February 2018, 17 members of the 

20 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School community 

21 in Parkland, Florida, lost their lives at the hands of 

22 a 19-year-old armed with an AR–15 semiautomatic 

23 assault rifle. 

24 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con25 gress that— 


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1 (1) firearms trafficking is prevalent and wide2 spread in and among the States, and it is usually 

3 impossible to distinguish between intrastate traf4 ficking and interstate trafficking; and 

5 (2) it is in the national interest and within the 

6 role of the Federal Government to ensure that the 

7 regulation of firearms is uniform among the States, 

8 that law enforcement can quickly and effectively 

9 trace firearms used in crime, and that firearms own10 ers know how to use and safely store their firearms. 

11 (c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act and the 

12 amendments made by this Act are— 

13 (1) to protect the public against the unreason14 able risk of injury and negligent or reckless death 

15 associated with the unrecorded sale or transfer of 

16 qualifying firearms to criminals and youths; 

17 (2) to ensure that owners of qualifying firearms 

18 are knowledgeable in the safe use, handling, and 

19 storage of those firearms; 

20 (3) to restrict the availability of qualifying fire21 arms to criminals, youth, and other persons prohib22 ited by Federal law from receiving firearms; 

23 (4) to facilitate the tracing of qualifying fire24 arms used in crime by Federal and State law en25 forcement agencies; and 


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1 (5) to hold criminally and civilly liable those 

2 who facilitate the transfer of qualifying firearms, 

3 causing risk of injury and negligent or reckless 

4 death associated with the transfer of those quali5 fying firearms. 

6 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—In this Act, the terms ‘‘firearm’’, 

8 ‘‘qualifying firearm’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings 

9 given those terms in section 921(a) of title 18, United 

10 States Code, as amended by subsection (b). 

11 (b) TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 

12 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by add13 ing at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(36) The term ‘detachable ammunition feeding de15 vice’— 

16 ‘‘(A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, 

17 or similar device that— 

18 ‘‘(i) is capable of being detached from a 

19 semiautomatic rifle; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) has a capacity of, or that can be read21 ily restored or converted to accept, more than 

22 10 rounds of ammunition; and 

23 ‘‘(B) does not include an attached tubular de24 vice designed to accept, and capable of operating 

25 only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. 


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1 ‘‘(37) The term ‘firearm owner license’ means a li2 cense issued under section 923(m). 

3 ‘‘(38) The term ‘qualifying firearm’— 

4 ‘‘(A) means— 

5 ‘‘(i) a handgun; or 

6 ‘‘(ii) a semiautomatic rifle that is capable 

7 of accepting a detachable ammunition feeding 

8 device; and 

9 ‘‘(B) does not include an antique firearm.’’. 

10 TITLE I—LICENSING 

11 SEC. 101. LICENSING REQUIREMENT. 

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

13 amended by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(aa) FIREARM LICENSING REQUIREMENT.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

16 it shall be unlawful for any individual other than a 

17 licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed 

18 dealer, or licensed collector to possess a qualifying 

19 firearm on or after the applicable date, unless that 

20 individual has a valid— 

21 ‘‘(A) firearm owner license; or 

22 ‘‘(B) State firearm license. 

23 ‘‘(2) EXEMPTIONS.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall 

25 not apply to— 


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1 ‘‘(i) a Federal, State, local, or Tribal 

2 law enforcement officer while engaged in 

3 the performance of official duties; 

4 ‘‘(ii) a member of the Armed Forces 

5 or National Guard while engaged in the 

6 performance of official duties; 

7 ‘‘(iii) a Federal employee who is re8 quired to carry a qualifying firearm in the 

9 capacity of that individual as a Federal 

10 employee while engaged in the performance 

11 of official duties; 

12 ‘‘(iv) a member of a bona fide vet13 erans organization that received the quali14 fying firearm directly from the Armed 

15 Forces, including a member of the color 

16 guard of the veterans organization, while 

17 using the qualifying firearm for a ceremo18 nial purpose with blank ammunition; 

19 ‘‘(v) an unemancipated minor who is 

20 under the direct supervision of an indi21 vidual who— 

22 ‘‘(I) has a valid firearm owner li23 cense or State firearm license; and 

24 ‘‘(II) is, with respect to the 

25 minor— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) a parent; 

2 ‘‘(bb) a legal guardian; or 

3 ‘‘(cc) any other individual 

4 standing in loco parentis; 

5 ‘‘(vi) an individual with a valid hunt6 ing license issued by a State while the indi7 vidual is— 

8 ‘‘(I) hunting in the State that 

9 issued the license; and 

10 ‘‘(II) accompanied by an indi11 vidual who has a valid firearm owner 

12 license or State firearm license; or 

13 ‘‘(vii) an individual who is— 

14 ‘‘(I)(aa) on a firing or shooting 

15 range; or 

16 ‘‘(bb) participating in a firearms 

17 safety or training course recognized 

18 by— 

19 ‘‘(AA) a Federal, State, 

20 local, or Tribal law enforcement 

21 agency; or 

22 ‘‘(BB) a national or state23 wide shooting sports organiza24 tion; 


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1 ‘‘(II) otherwise eligible to obtain 

2 a firearm owner license; and 

3 ‘‘(III) under the direct super4 vision of an individual who— 

5 ‘‘(aa) has a valid firearm 

6 owner license or State firearm li7 cense; and 

8 ‘‘(bb) is not less than 21 

9 years of age. 

10 ‘‘(B) INDIVIDUALS WITH STATE FIREARM

11 LICENSES.—Not later than 60 days after the 

12 date on which an individual who has a State 

13 firearm license moves from the State in which 

14 the State firearm license of the individual was 

15 issued to a different State, the individual 

16 shall— 

17 ‘‘(i) if the State to which the indi18 vidual has moved has a State firearm 

19 owner licensing system certified by the At20 torney General under section 933, apply 

21 for— 

22 ‘‘(I) a State firearm license 

23 under that State system; or 

24 ‘‘(II) a firearm owner license; or 


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1 ‘‘(ii) if the State to which the indi2 vidual has moved does not have a State 

3 firearm licensing system certified by the 

4 Attorney General under section 933, apply 

5 for a firearm owner license. 

6 ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

7 ‘‘(A) the term ‘applicable date’ means, 

8 with respect to a qualifying firearm that is ac9 quired by the individual— 

10 ‘‘(i) before the date of enactment of 

11 the Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing 

12 and Record of Sale Act of 2019, 2 years 

13 after that date of enactment; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) on or after the date of enactment 

15 of the Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing 

16 and Record of Sale Act of 2019, 1 year 

17 after that date of enactment; and 

18 ‘‘(B) the term ‘State firearm license’ 

19 means a firearm license issued under a firearm 

20 licensing system established by a State that has 

21 been certified by the Attorney General under 

22 section 933. 

23 ‘‘(bb) DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF FIREARM OWNER

24 LICENSES.—It shall be unlawful for any individual who 

25 is denied a firearm owner license under paragraph (3)(D) 


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1 of section 923(m) or receives a revocation notice under 

2 paragraph (5)(B)(i) of that section to knowingly— 

3 ‘‘(1) fail to surrender the firearm owner license 

4 of the individual in accordance with paragraph 

5 (6)(A)(i) of that section; 

6 ‘‘(2) fail to submit a firearm disposition record 

7 in accordance with paragraph (6)(A)(ii) of that sec8 tion; 

9 ‘‘(3) make a false statement in a firearm dis10 position record submitted under paragraph (6)(A)(ii) 

11 of that section; or 

12 ‘‘(4) fail to transfer any qualifying firearm of 

13 the individual in accordance with paragraph 

14 (6)(A)(iii) of that section.’’. 

15 SEC. 102. ISSUANCE, REVOCATION, AND RENEWAL OF FIRE16 ARM OWNER LICENSES. 

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

18 amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (d)(1)(F)(iii), by inserting 

20 ‘‘under subsection (a) or (b)’’ after ‘‘Federal fire21 arms license’’; 

22 (2) in subsection (l), by inserting ‘‘under sub23 section (a) or (b)’’ after ‘‘a firearms license is 

24 issued’’; and 

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


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1 ‘‘(m) FIREARM OWNER LICENSES.— 

2 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

3 ‘‘(A) the term ‘clinical psychologist’ means 

4 a psychologist licensed or registered to practice 

5 psychology in the State in which the psycholo6 gist practices who— 

7 ‘‘(i) has— 

8 ‘‘(I) a doctoral degree from a re9 gionally accredited university, college, 

10 or professional school; and 

11 ‘‘(II) not less than 2 years of su12 pervised experience in health services, 

13 of which— 

14 ‘‘(aa) not less than 1 year is 

15 of postdoctoral experience; and 

16 ‘‘(bb) not less than 1 year is 

17 of experience in an organized 

18 health service program; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) has— 

20 ‘‘(I) a graduate degree in psy21 chology from a regionally accredited 

22 university or college; and 

23 ‘‘(II) not less than 6 years of ex24 perience as a psychologist, of which 


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1 not less than 2 years are of supervised 

2 experience in health services; 

3 ‘‘(B) the term ‘covered offense’ means bat4 tery, assault, aggravated assault, or violation of 

5 an order of protection, in which a firearm was 

6 used or possessed; 

7 ‘‘(C) the term ‘identification document’ has 

8 the meaning given the term in section 1028(d); 

9 ‘‘(D) the term ‘licensed individual’ means 

10 an individual issued a firearm owner license 

11 under paragraph (3); 

12 ‘‘(E) the term ‘physician’ means a doctor 

13 of medicine legally authorized to practice medi14 cine by the State in which the physician per15 forms that function or action; 

16 ‘‘(F) the term ‘qualified examiner’ means a 

17 medical professional authorized to conduct a 

18 qualifying mental health evaluation by the State 

19 in which the evaluation occurs; and 

20 ‘‘(G) the term ‘qualifying mental health 

21 evaluation’ means a mental evaluation by a 

22 physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified ex23 aminer resulting in a certification by the physi24 cian, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner 


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1 that an individual is not a clear and present 

2 danger to the individual or others. 

3 ‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An individual applying 

5 for a firearm owner license under this sub6 section shall submit to the Attorney General, in 

7 accordance with the regulations promulgated 

8 under subparagraph (B), an application that in9 cludes— 

10 ‘‘(i) a current, passport-sized photo11 graph of the applicant that provides a 

12 clear, accurate likeness of the applicant; 

13 ‘‘(ii) the name, address, and date and 

14 place of birth of the applicant; 

15 ‘‘(iii) any other name that the appli16 cant has ever used or by which the appli17 cant has ever been known; 

18 ‘‘(iv) with respect to each category of 

19 person prohibited by Federal law, or by the 

20 law of the State of residence of the appli21 cant, from obtaining a firearm, a state22 ment that the applicant is not a person 

23 prohibited from receiving a firearm; 


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1 ‘‘(v)(I) a certification by the applicant 

2 that the applicant is not younger than 21 

3 years old; or 

4 ‘‘(II) in the case of an applicant who 

5 is younger than 21 years old— 

6 ‘‘(aa) written proof of the con7 sent of the parent or legal guardian of 

8 the applicant for the applicant to pos9 sess and acquire a qualifying firearm, 

10 provided that the parent or legal 

11 guardian— 

12 ‘‘(AA) is not an individual 

13 prohibited by subsection (g) or 

14 (n) of section 922 from receiving 

15 a firearm; and 

16 ‘‘(BB) submits an affidavit 

17 with the application affirming 

18 that the parent or legal guardian 

19 is not an individual prohibited by 

20 subsection (g) or (n) of section 

21 922 from receiving a firearm; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(bb) a certification by the appli24 cant that the applicant has not been 

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1 than a traffic offense, or adjudged de2 linquent; 

3 ‘‘(vi) a certification by the applicant 

4 that the applicant— 

5 ‘‘(I) was not a patient in a men6 tal health facility during the 5-year 

7 period preceding the date on which 

8 the application is submitted; 

9 ‘‘(II) is not an individual with an 

10 intellectual or developmental dis11 ability; 

12 ‘‘(III) is not subject to an order 

13 of protection prohibiting the applicant 

14 from possessing a firearm; 

15 ‘‘(IV) has not been convicted of a 

16 covered offense during the 5-year pe17 riod preceding the date on which the 

18 application is submitted; and 

19 ‘‘(V) has not been adjudged de20 linquent for an act of juvenile delin21 quency that if committed by an adult 

22 would be a felony; 

23 ‘‘(vii) if the individual was a patient 

24 in a mental health facility during a period 

25 ending more than 5 years before the date 


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1 on which the application is submitted, a 

2 qualifying mental health evaluation; 

3 ‘‘(viii) an authorization by the appli4 cant to release to the Attorney General, or 

5 an authorized representative of the Attor6 ney General, any mental health records 

7 pertaining to the applicant; 

8 ‘‘(ix) the rolled fingerprints of the ap9 plicant; 

10 ‘‘(x) the date on which the application 

11 was submitted; and 

12 ‘‘(xi) the signature of the applicant. 

13 ‘‘(B) REGULATIONS GOVERNING SUBMIS14 SION.— 

15 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney 

16 General shall promulgate regulations speci17 fying procedures for the submission of an 

18 application under subparagraph (A) to the 

19 Attorney General that shall— 

20 ‘‘(I) provide for submission of the 

21 application through a licensed dealer 

22 or an office or agency of the Federal 

23 Government designated by the Attor24 ney General; 


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1 ‘‘(II) require the applicant to 

2 provide a valid identification docu3 ment of the applicant, containing a 

4 photograph of the applicant, to the li5 censed dealer or to the office or agen6 cy of the Federal Government, as ap7 plicable, at the time of submission of 

8 the application to that licensed dealer, 

9 office, or agency; and 

10 ‘‘(III) require that a completed 

11 application be forwarded to the Attor12 ney General not later than 48 hours 

13 after the application is submitted to 

14 the licensed dealer or office or agency 

15 of the Federal Government. 

16 ‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—In this subpara17 graph, the term ‘agency’ has the meaning 

18 given the term in section 551 of title 5. 

19 ‘‘(C) FEES.— 

20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney 

21 General shall charge and collect from each 

22 applicant for a license under this sub23 section a fee in an amount determined in 

24 accordance with clause (ii). 


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1 ‘‘(ii) FEE AMOUNT.—The amount of 

2 the fee collected under this subparagraph 

3 shall be not less than the amount deter4 mined by the Attorney General to be nec5 essary to ensure that the total amount of 

6 all fees collected under this subparagraph 

7 during a fiscal year is sufficient to cover 

8 the costs of carrying out this subsection 

9 during that fiscal year, except that such 

10 amount shall not exceed $10. 

11 ‘‘(3) ISSUANCE OF LICENSES.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 

13 days after the date on which an application is 

14 submitted under paragraph (2), the Attorney 

15 General shall issue a firearm owner license to 

16 an applicant who has submitted an application 

17 that meets the requirements under paragraph 

18 (2), if, after conducting a fingerprint-based na19 tionwide criminal background check using the 

20 rolled fingerprints of the applicant submitted in 

21 the application, the Attorney General deter22 mines that the applicant— 

23 ‘‘(i) is not prohibited by subsection (g) 

24 or (n) of section 922 from receiving a 

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1 ‘‘(ii)(I) is not younger than 21 years 

2 old; or 

3 ‘‘(II) is younger than 21 years old 

4 and— 

5 ‘‘(aa) has submitted written 

6 proof of the consent of the parent or 

7 legal guardian of the applicant re8 quired under paragraph 

9 (2)(A)(v)(II)(aa); and 

10 ‘‘(bb) has not been convicted of a 

11 misdemeanor, other than a traffic of12 fense, or adjudged delinquent; 

13 ‘‘(iii) was not a patient in a mental 

14 health facility during the 5-year period 

15 preceding the date on which the applica16 tion is submitted; 

17 ‘‘(iv) is not an individual with an in18 tellectual or developmental disability; 

19 ‘‘(v) is not subject to an order of pro20 tection prohibiting the applicant from pos21 sessing a firearm; 

22 ‘‘(vi) has not been convicted of a cov23 ered offense during the 5-year period pre24 ceding the date on which the application is 

25 submitted; 


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1 ‘‘(vii) has not been adjudged delin2 quent for an act of juvenile delinquency 

3 that if committed by an adult would be a 

4 felony; 

5 ‘‘(viii) if the applicant was a patient 

6 in a mental health facility during a period 

7 ending more than 5 years before the date 

8 on which the application is submitted, has 

9 received a qualifying mental health evalua10 tion; 

11 ‘‘(ix) does not have a mental condition 

12 that makes the applicant a clear and 

13 present danger to the individual or others; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(x) has not intentionally made a 

16 false statement in the application under 

17 paragraph (2). 

18 ‘‘(B) EFFECT OF ISSUANCE TO PROHIB19 ITED INDIVIDUALS.—A firearm owner license 

20 issued under this paragraph shall be null and 

21 void if issued to an individual who is prohibited 

22 by subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 from re23 ceiving a firearm. 

24 ‘‘(C) FORM OF LICENSES.—A firearm 

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1 be in the form of a tamper-resistant card, and 

2 shall include— 

3 ‘‘(i) the photograph of the licensed in4 dividual submitted with the application 

5 under paragraph (2); 

6 ‘‘(ii) the address of the licensed indi7 vidual; 

8 ‘‘(iii) the date of birth of the licensed 

9 individual; 

10 ‘‘(iv) the sex of the licensed individual; 

11 ‘‘(v) the height and weight of the li12 censed individual; 

13 ‘‘(vi) a license number, unique to each 

14 licensed individual; 

15 ‘‘(vii) the expiration date of the li16 cense, which shall be— 

17 ‘‘(I) the date that is 5 years after 

18 the initial anniversary of the date of 

19 birth of the licensed individual fol20 lowing the date on which the license is 

21 issued; or 

22 ‘‘(II) in the case of a license re23 newed under paragraph (4), the date 

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1 dividual following the date on which 

2 the license is renewed; 

3 ‘‘(viii) a facsimile of the rolled finger4 prints of the individual submitted in the 

5 application of the individual under para6 graph (2)(A)(ix) in an encrypted, embed7 ded, and machine-readable format; 

8 ‘‘(ix) the signature of the licensed in9 dividual provided on the application under 

10 paragraph (2), or a facsimile of the signa11 ture; and 

12 ‘‘(x) centered at the top of the license, 

13 capitalized, and in boldface type, the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘FIREARM OWNER LICENSE—NOT 

16 VALID FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE’. 

17 ‘‘(D) DENIAL.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Attorney 

19 General determines that an applicant does 

20 not meet the requirements under subpara21 graph (A), the Attorney General shall pro22 vide written notice to the applicant that 

23 states— 

24 ‘‘(I) the specific grounds on 

25 which the denial is based; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) the requirements for 

2 issuance of a firearm owner license 

3 under subparagraph (A). 

4 ‘‘(ii) NOTICE TO LOCAL LAW EN5 FORCEMENT.—The Attorney General shall 

6 transmit a copy of the notice described in 

7 clause (i) to the sheriff and law enforce8 ment agency having jurisdiction where the 

9 individual to whom the denial pertains re10 sides. 

11 ‘‘(E) CHANGE OF ADDRESS.—A licensed 

12 individual shall immediately notify the Attorney 

13 General if the licensed individual moves from 

14 the residence address listed on the firearm 

15 owner license of that licensed individual. 

16 ‘‘(4) RENEWAL OF LICENSES.— 

17 ‘‘(A) APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL OF LI18 CENSES.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A licensed indi20 vidual seeking to renew a firearm owner li21 cense shall, not later than 60 days before 

22 the expiration date of the firearm owner li23 cense, submit to the Attorney General, in 

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1 gated under subparagraph (B), an applica2 tion for renewal of the license. 

3 ‘‘(ii) CONTENTS.—An application sub4 mitted under clause (i) shall include— 

5 ‘‘(I) a current, passport-sized 

6 photograph of the licensed individual 

7 that provides a clear, accurate like8 ness of the licensed individual; 

9 ‘‘(II) current proof of identity of 

10 the licensed individual; and 

11 ‘‘(III) the address of the licensed 

12 individual. 

13 ‘‘(iii) REGULATIONS GOVERNING SUB14 MISSION.—The Attorney General shall pro15 mulgate regulations specifying procedures 

16 for the submission of applications under 

17 this subparagraph. 

18 ‘‘(B) ISSUANCE OF RENEWED LICENSES.— 

19 Upon approval of an application submitted 

20 under subparagraph (A), the Attorney General 

21 shall issue a renewed license, which shall meet 

22 the requirements of paragraph (3)(C), except 

23 that the license shall include the current photo24 graph and address of the licensed individual, as 

25 provided in the application submitted under 


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1 subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, and the 

2 expiration date of the renewed license, in ac3 cordance with paragraph (3)(C)(vii)(II). 

4 ‘‘(5) REVOCATION OF LICENSES.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a licensed indi6 vidual becomes an individual who the Attorney 

7 General determines does not meet the require8 ments under paragraph (3)(A) of this sub9 section— 

10 ‘‘(i) the firearm owner license is re11 voked; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) the individual shall surrender the 

13 firearm owner license to the Attorney Gen14 eral in accordance with paragraph (6)(A) 

15 of this subsection. 

16 ‘‘(B) NOTICE.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt by 

18 the Attorney General of notice that a li19 censed individual has become an individual 

20 described in subparagraph (A), the Attor21 ney General shall provide written notice to 

22 the individual that— 

23 ‘‘(I) the firearm owner license is 

24 revoked; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) states the specific grounds 

2 on which the revocation is based. 

3 ‘‘(ii) NOTICE TO LOCAL LAW EN4 FORCEMENT.—The Attorney General shall 

5 transmit a copy of the notice described in 

6 clause (i) to the sheriff and law enforce7 ment agency having jurisdiction where the 

8 individual to which the denial pertains re9 sides. 

10 ‘‘(6) SURRENDER OF LICENSES AND QUALI11 FYING FIREARMS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara13 graph (F), an individual who is denied a fire14 arm owner license under paragraph (3)(D) or 

15 receives a revocation notice under paragraph 

16 (5)(B)(i) shall, not later than 48 hours after re17 ceiving notice of the denial or revocation— 

18 ‘‘(i) in the case of an individual who 

19 receives a revocation notice, surrender the 

20 firearm owner license of the individual— 

21 ‘‘(I) by bringing the firearm 

22 owner license to an office of— 

23 ‘‘(aa) the Federal Bureau of 

24 Investigation; 


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1 ‘‘(bb) the Bureau of Alcohol, 

2 Tobacco, Firearms, and Explo3 sives; or 

4 ‘‘(cc) a United States Attor5 ney; or 

6 ‘‘(II) by mailing the firearm 

7 owner license to the Attorney General; 

8 ‘‘(ii) if the individual owns or has cus9 tody and control of a qualifying firearm, 

10 complete a firearm disposition record de11 scribed in subparagraph (B) and— 

12 ‘‘(I) in the case of an individual 

13 who receives a denial notice, submit 

14 that firearm disposition record to an 

15 entity described in clause (i); and 

16 ‘‘(II) in the case of an individual 

17 who receives a revocation notice, sub18 mit that firearm disposition record at 

19 the same time that the individual sur20 renders the firearm owner license 

21 under clause (i); and 

22 ‘‘(iii) transfer any qualifying firearm 

23 that is owned by or under the custody and 

24 control of the individual to— 

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1 ‘‘(aa) a location to which the 

2 individual has immediate access; 

3 ‘‘(bb) a residence of the in4 dividual; 

5 ‘‘(cc) a vehicle of the indi6 vidual; or 

7 ‘‘(dd) a storage space of the 

8 individual; or 

9 ‘‘(II) if applicable, any person 

10 other than a member of the household 

11 of the individual. 

12 ‘‘(B) FIREARM DISPOSITION RECORDS.— 

13 The Attorney General shall prescribe a form for 

14 a firearm disposition record to be completed 

15 under subparagraph (A)(ii) that shall require 

16 an individual completing the firearm disposition 

17 record to disclose— 

18 ‘‘(i) the make, model, and serial num19 ber of each qualifying firearm that is 

20 owned by or under the custody and control 

21 of the individual on the date on which the 

22 firearm disposition record is completed by 

23 the individual; 

24 ‘‘(ii) the location where each quali25 fying firearm described in clause (i) will be 


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1 located after the individual submits the 

2 firearm disposition record; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) if any qualifying firearm de4 scribed in clause (i) will be transferred to 

5 the ownership or custody and control of 

6 another person, the name, address, and, if 

7 applicable, firearm owner license number 

8 of the transferee. 

9 ‘‘(C) RESPONSIBILITIES OF RECEIVING EN10 TITIES.—At the time at which an entity de11 scribed in subparagraph (A)(i) receives a fire12 arm owner license and firearm disposition 

13 record under subparagraph (A), the entity 

14 shall— 

15 ‘‘(i) provide to the individual surren16 dering the firearm owner license and sub17 mitting the firearm disposition record— 

18 ‘‘(I) a receipt showing that the 

19 individual surrendered the firearm 

20 owner license to the entity; and 

21 ‘‘(II) a copy of the firearm dis22 position record submitted by the indi23 vidual; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) if the entity is an entity de2 scribed in item (aa), (bb), or (cc) of sub3 paragraph (A)(i)(I)— 

4 ‘‘(I) transmit to the Attorney 

5 General— 

6 ‘‘(aa) the firearm owner li7 cense; and 

8 ‘‘(bb) the firearm disposition 

9 record; and 

10 ‘‘(II) maintain a copy of the doc11 uments described in subclause (I) of 

12 this clause. 

13 ‘‘(D) RIGHT TO RECLAIM FIREARM.—An 

14 individual who transfers a qualifying firearm 

15 under subparagraph (A)(iii) may reclaim the 

16 qualifying firearm after a successful application 

17 for relief or appeal under section 925(g).’’. 

18 SEC. 103. RELIEF FROM DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF FIRE19 ARM OWNER LICENSES. 

20 Section 925 of title 18, United States Code, is 

21 amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(g) RELIEF FROM DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF

23 FIREARM OWNER LICENSES.— 

24 ‘‘(1) APPLICATION TO THE ATTORNEY GEN25 ERAL.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Attorney Gen2 eral denies a firearm owner license to an indi3 vidual under paragraph (3)(D) of section 

4 923(m) or revokes the firearm owner license of 

5 an individual under paragraph (5) of that sec6 tion, the individual may, not later than 60 days 

7 after the date on which the denial or revocation 

8 occurs, make an application to the Attorney 

9 General for relief from that denial or revoca10 tion. 

11 ‘‘(B) RELIEF.—The Attorney General may 

12 grant relief to an applicant under subparagraph 

13 (A), if the applicant establishes to the satisfac14 tion of the Attorney General that the cir15 cumstances relating to the denial or revocation, 

16 and the criminal record and personal reputation 

17 of the applicant, are such that— 

18 ‘‘(i) the applicant will not be likely to 

19 act in a manner dangerous to public safe20 ty; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) relief under this subparagraph 

22 would not be contrary to the public inter23 est. 

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1 under subparagraph (B), the Attorney General 

2 shall promptly publish in the Federal Register 

3 a notice— 

4 ‘‘(i) that the relief was granted; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) that describes the reasons for 

6 granting the relief. 

7 ‘‘(2) APPEAL.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An applicant who is 

9 denied relief under paragraph (1)(B) may file a 

10 petition for judicial review of the denial with 

11 the district court of the United States for the 

12 district in which the applicant resides. 

13 ‘‘(B) HEARING.—A court that receives a 

14 petition under subparagraph (A) shall hold a 

15 hearing to determine whether to grant the peti16 tioner relief described in paragraph (1)(A) not 

17 later than 72 hours after the petitioner files the 

18 petition. 

19 ‘‘(C) NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE

20 HEARD.— 

21 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The court shall 

22 provide the petitioner with notice and the 

23 opportunity to be heard at a hearing under 

24 this paragraph, sufficient to protect the 

25 due process rights of the petitioner. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) RIGHT TO COUNSEL.— 

2 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—At a hearing 

3 under this paragraph, the petitioner 

4 may be represented by counsel who 

5 is— 

6 ‘‘(aa) chosen by the peti7 tioner; and 

8 ‘‘(bb) authorized to practice 

9 at such a hearing. 

10 ‘‘(II) COURT-PROVIDED COUN11 SEL.—If the petitioner is financially 

12 unable to obtain representation by 

13 counsel, the court, at the request of 

14 the petitioner, shall ensure to the ex15 tent practicable that the petitioner is 

16 represented by an attorney for the 

17 Legal Services Corporation with re18 spect to the petition. 

19 ‘‘(D) BURDEN OF PROOF; STANDARD.—At 

20 a hearing under this paragraph, the Attorney 

21 General— 

22 ‘‘(i) shall have the burden of proving 

23 all material facts; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) shall be required to demonstrate, 

25 by clear and convincing evidence, that the 


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1 petitioner is prohibited under section 

2 923(m)(3)(A) from receiving a firearm 

3 owner license.’’. 

4 TITLE II—RECORD OF SALE OR 

5 TRANSFER 

6 SEC. 201. SALE OR TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALI7 FYING FIREARMS. 

8 Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as 

9 amended by section 101 of this Act, is amended by adding 

10 at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(cc) UNAUTHORIZED SALE OR TRANSFER OF A

12 QUALIFYING FIREARM.—It shall be unlawful for any per13 son to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer a qualifying fire14 arm to, or for, any person who is not a licensed importer, 

15 licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed col16 lector, or to receive a qualifying firearm from a person 

17 who is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, li18 censed dealer, or licensed collector, unless, at the time and 

19 place of the transfer or receipt— 

20 ‘‘(1) the transferee presents to a licensed dealer 

21 a valid firearm owner license issued to the trans22 feree— 

23 ‘‘(A) under section 923(m); or 

24 ‘‘(B) pursuant to a State firearm licensing 

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1 by the State in which the transfer or receipt oc2 curs; 

3 ‘‘(2) the licensed dealer contacts the Attorney 

4 General or the head of the State agency that admin5 isters the certified system described in paragraph 

6 (1)(B), as applicable, and receives notice that the 

7 transferee has been issued a firearm owner license 

8 described in paragraph (1) and that the firearm 

9 owner license remains valid; and 

10 ‘‘(3) the licensed dealer records on a document 

11 (which, in the case of a sale, shall be the sales re12 ceipt) a tracking authorization number provided by 

13 the Attorney General or the head of the State agen14 cy, as applicable, as evidence that the licensed dealer 

15 has verified the validity of the firearm owner li16 cense.’’. 

17 SEC. 202. FIREARM RECORDS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 

19 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘§ 932. Firearm records 

22 ‘‘(a) SUBMISSION OF SALE OR TRANSFER RE23 PORTS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 14 days 

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1 firearm is processed by a licensed dealer under sec2 tion 922(cc), the licensed dealer shall submit to the 

3 Attorney General (or, in the case of a licensed dealer 

4 located in a State that has a State firearm licensing 

5 and record of sale system certified under section 

6 933, to the head of the State agency that admin7 isters that system) a report of that transfer, which 

8 shall include information relating to— 

9 ‘‘(A) the manufacturer of the qualifying 

10 firearm; 

11 ‘‘(B) the model name or number of the 

12 qualifying firearm; 

13 ‘‘(C) the serial number of the qualifying 

14 firearm; 

15 ‘‘(D) the date on which the qualifying fire16 arm was received by the transferee; 

17 ‘‘(E) the number of the valid firearm 

18 owner license issued to the transferee— 

19 ‘‘(i) under section 923(m); or 

20 ‘‘(ii) in accordance with a State fire21 arm licensing system certified under sec22 tion 933 established by the State in which 

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1 ‘‘(F) the name and address of the indi2 vidual who transferred the firearm to the trans3 feree. 

4 ‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall 

5 take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date 

6 of enactment of the Blair Holt Firearm Owner Li7 censing and Record of Sale Act of 2019. 

8 ‘‘(b) FEDERAL RECORD OF SALE SYSTEM.—Not 

9 later than 270 days after the date of enactment of the 

10 Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale 

11 Act of 2019, the Attorney General shall establish and 

12 maintain a Federal record of sale system, which shall in13 clude the information included in each report submitted 

14 to the Attorney General under subsection (a).’’. 

15 (b) ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISH16 MENT OF SYSTEM OF REGISTRATION.—Section 926(a) of 

17 title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the 

18 second sentence. 

19 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

20 for chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 

21 by adding at the end the following: 

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1 TITLE III—ADDITIONAL 

2 PROHIBITIONS 

3 SEC. 301. UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRE4 MENT. 

5 Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as 

6 amended by sections 101 and 201 of this Act, is amended 

7 by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(dd) UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRE9 MENT.— 

10 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided in 

11 paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any person 

12 other than a licensed importer, licensed manufac13 turer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell, de14 liver, or otherwise transfer a firearm to any person 

15 other than such a licensee, unless the transfer is 

16 processed through a licensed dealer in accordance 

17 with subsection (t). 

18 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

19 apply to the infrequent transfer of a firearm by gift, 

20 bequest, intestate succession, or other means by an 

21 individual to a parent, child, grandparent, or grand22 child of the individual, or to any loan of a firearm 

23 for any lawful purpose for not more than 30 days 

24 between individuals who are personally known to 

25 each other.’’. 


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1 SEC. 302. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN OR PERMIT INSPECTION 

2 OF RECORDS. 

3 Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as 

4 amended by sections 101, 201, and 301 of this Act, is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(ee) FAILURE TO MAINTAIN OR PERMIT INSPEC7 TION OF RECORDS.—It shall be unlawful for a licensed 

8 manufacturer or a licensed dealer to fail to comply with 

9 section 932, or to fail to maintain such records or supply 

10 such information as the Attorney General may require in 

11 order to ascertain compliance with that section and the 

12 regulations and orders issued under that section.’’. 

13 SEC. 303. FAILURE TO REPORT LOSS OR THEFT OF FIRE14 ARM. 

15 Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as 

16 amended by sections 101, 201, 301, and 302 of this Act, 

17 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(ff) FAILURE TO REPORT LOSS OR THEFT OF

19 FIREARMS.—It shall be unlawful for any person who owns 

20 a qualifying firearm to fail to report the loss or theft of 

21 the firearm to the Attorney General within 72 hours after 

22 the loss or theft is discovered by the person who owns the 

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1 SEC. 304. FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF CHANGE OF AD2 DRESS. 

3 Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as 

4 amended by sections 101, 201, 301, 302, and 303 of this 

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

6 ‘‘(gg) FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF CHANGE OF

7 ADDRESS.—It shall be unlawful for any individual to 

8 whom a firearm owner license has been issued under sec9 tion 923(m) to fail to report to the Attorney General a 

10 change in the address of that individual within 60 days 

11 of that change of address.’’. 

12 SEC. 305. CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION. 

13 Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as 

14 amended by sections 101, 201, 301, 302, 303, and 304 

15 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(hh) CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION.— 

17 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF CHILD.—In this sub18 section, the term ‘child’ means an individual who has 

19 not attained 18 years of age. 

20 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION AND PENALTIES.—Except as 

21 provided in paragraph (3), it shall be unlawful for 

22 any person to keep a loaded firearm, or an unloaded 

23 firearm and ammunition for the firearm, any one of 

24 which has been shipped or transported in interstate 

25 or foreign commerce, within any premises that is 

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1 ‘‘(A) that person— 

2 ‘‘(i) knows, or recklessly disregards 

3 the risk, that a child is capable of gaining 

4 access to the firearm; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) either— 

6 ‘‘(I) knows, or recklessly dis7 regards the risk, that a child will use 

8 the firearm to cause the death of, or 

9 serious bodily injury (as defined in 

10 section 1365) to, the child or any 

11 other individual; or 

12 ‘‘(II) knows, or reasonably should 

13 know, that possession of the firearm 

14 by a child is unlawful under Federal 

15 or State law; and 

16 ‘‘(B) a child uses the firearm and the use 

17 of that firearm causes the death of, or serious 

18 bodily injury to, the child or any other indi19 vidual. 

20 ‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (2) shall not 

21 apply if— 

22 ‘‘(A) at the time the child obtained access, 

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1 ‘‘(B) the person is a peace officer, a mem2 ber of the Armed Forces, or a member of the 

3 National Guard, and the child obtains the fire4 arm during, or incidental to, the performance of 

5 the official duties of the person in that capacity; 

6 ‘‘(C) the child uses the firearm in a lawful 

7 act of self-defense or defense of 1 or more other 

8 persons; or 

9 ‘‘(D) the person has no reasonable expecta10 tion, based on objective facts and cir11 cumstances, that a child is likely to be present 

12 on the premises on which the firearm is kept.’’. 

13 TITLE IV—ENFORCEMENT 

14 SEC. 401. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. 

15 (a) FAILURE TO POSSESS FIREARM OWNER LI16 CENSE; FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DENIAL AND REV17 OCATION REQUIREMENTS; FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH

18 QUALIFYING FIREARM SALE OR TRANSFER REQUIRE19 MENTS; FAILURE TO MAINTAIN OR PERMIT INSPECTION

20 OF RECORDS.—Section 924(a) of title 18, United States 

21 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(8) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (aa), 

23 (bb), (cc), or (ee) of section 922 shall be fined under this 

24 title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.’’. 


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1 (b) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH UNIVERSAL BACK2 GROUND CHECKS; FAILURE TO TIMELY REPORT LOSS OR

3 THEFT OF A QUALIFYING FIREARM; FAILURE TO PRO4 VIDE NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS.—Section 

5 924(a)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 

6 striking ‘‘(s) or (t)’’ and inserting ‘‘(t), (dd), (ff), or (gg)’’. 

7 (c) CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION.—Section 924(a) of 

8 title 18, United States Code, as amended by subsection 

9 (a) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(9) Whoever violates section 922(hh) shall be fined 

12 under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 

13 both.’’. 

14 SEC. 402. REGULATIONS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall issue 

16 regulations governing the licensing of possessors of quali17 fying firearms and the recorded sale of qualifying fire18 arms, consistent with this Act and the amendments made 

19 by this Act, as the Attorney General determines to be rea20 sonably necessary to— 

21 (1) reduce or prevent deaths or injuries result22 ing from qualifying firearms; and 

23 (2) assist law enforcement in the apprehension 

24 of owners or users of qualifying firearms used in 

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1 (b) MAXIMUM INTERVAL BETWEEN ISSUANCE OF

2 PROPOSED AND FINAL REGULATION.—Not later than 120 

3 days after the date on which the Attorney General issues 

4 a proposed regulation under subsection (a) with respect 

5 to a matter, the Attorney General shall issue a final regu6 lation with respect to the matter. 

7 SEC. 403. INSPECTIONS. 

8 In order to determine compliance with this Act, the 

9 amendments made by this Act, and the regulations and 

10 orders issued under this Act, the Attorney General may, 

11 during regular business hours, enter any place in which 

12 firearms or firearm products are manufactured, stored, or 

13 held, for distribution in commerce, and inspect those areas 

14 where the products are manufactured, stored, or held. 

15 SEC. 404. ORDERS. 

16 The Attorney General may issue an order prohibiting 

17 the sale or transfer of any firearm that the Attorney Gen18 eral finds has been transferred or distributed in violation 

19 of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or a regula20 tion issued under this Act. 

21 SEC. 405. INJUNCTIVE ENFORCEMENT. 

22 The Attorney General may bring an action to restrain 

23 any violation of this Act or an amendment made by this 

24 Act in the district court of the United States for any dis25 trict in which— 


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1 (1) the violation occurs; or 

2 (2) the defendant is found or transacts busi3 ness. 

4 TITLE V—FIREARM INJURY 

5 INFORMATION AND RESEARCH 

6 SEC. 501. DUTIES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall— 

8 (1) establish and maintain a firearm injury in9 formation clearinghouse to collect, investigate, ana10 lyze, and disseminate data and information relating 

11 to the causes and prevention of death and injury as12 sociated with firearms; 

13 (2) conduct continuing studies and investiga14 tions of firearm-related deaths and injuries; 

15 (3) collect and maintain current production and 

16 sales figures for each licensed manufacturer; and 

17 (4) conduct a study on the efficacy of firearms 

18 that incorporate technology that prevents the use of 

19 those firearms by unauthorized users (commonly 

20 known as ‘‘smart guns’’), in the prevention of unin21 tended firearm deaths. 

22 (b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—Periodically, 

23 but not less frequently than annually, the Attorney Gen24 eral shall submit to Congress and make available to the 


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1 public a report on the activities and findings of the Attor2 ney General under subsection (a). 

3 TITLE VI—EFFECT ON STATE 

4 LAW 

5 SEC. 601. EFFECT ON STATE LAW. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—This Act and the amendments 

7 made by this Act may not be construed to preempt any 

8 provision of the law of any State or political subdivision 

9 of that State, or prevent a State or political subdivision 

10 of that State from enacting any provision of law regulating 

11 or prohibiting conduct with respect to firearms, except to 

12 the extent that the provision of law is inconsistent with 

13 any provision of this Act or an amendment made by this 

14 Act, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency. 

15 (b) RULE OF INTERPRETATION.—A provision of 

16 State law is not inconsistent with this Act or an amend17 ment made by this Act if the provision imposes a regula18 tion or prohibition of greater scope or a penalty of greater 

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1 SEC. 602. CERTIFICATION OF STATE FIREARM LICENSING 

2 SYSTEMS AND STATE FIREARM RECORD OF 

3 SALE SYSTEMS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 

5 States Code, as amended by section 202 of this Act, is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘§ 933. Certification of State firearm licensing sys8 tems and State firearm record of sale sys9 tems 

10 ‘‘Upon a written request of the chief executive officer 

11 of a State, the Attorney General may certify— 

12 ‘‘(1) a firearm licensing system established by 

13 a State, if State law requires the system to satisfy 

14 the requirements applicable to the Federal firearm 

15 licensing system established under section 923(m); 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(2) a firearm record of sale system established 

18 by a State, if State law requires the head of the 

19 State agency that administers the system to submit 

20 to the Federal firearm record of sale system estab21 lished under section 932(b) a copy of each report 

22 submitted to the head of the agency under section 

23 932(a)(1), not later than 7 days after receipt of the 

24 report.’’. 

25 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

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1 by section 202 of this Act, is amended by adding at the 

2 end the following: 

‘‘933. Certification of State firearm licensing systems and State firearm record 

of sale systems.’’. 

3 TITLE VII—RELATIONSHIP TO 

4 OTHER LAW 

5 SEC. 701. SUBORDINATION TO ARMS EXPORT CONTROL 

6 ACT. 

7 In the event of any conflict between any provision of 

8 this Act or an amendment made by this Act, and any pro9 vision of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 

10 et seq.), the provision of the Arms Export Control Act 

11 shall control. 

12 TITLE VIII—INAPPLICABILITY 

13 SEC. 801. INAPPLICABILITY TO GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORI14 TIES. 

15 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

16 not apply to any department or agency of the United 

17 States, of a State, or of a political subdivision of a State, 

18 or to any official conduct of any officer or employee of 

19 such a department or agency. 


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1 TITLE IX—EFFECTIVE DATES OF 

2 AMENDMENTS 

3 SEC. 901. EFFECTIVE DATES OF AMENDMENTS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

5 (b), the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 

6 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

7 (b) FIREARM RECORDS.—The amendments made by 

8 section 202 shall take effect on the date of enactment of 

9 this Act, except as otherwise provided in the amendments 

10 made by that section. 

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