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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6024 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 6, 2018 

Mr. RUSH introduced the following bill; which was 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 2018’’. 

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. 

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 DATE 

Sec. 901. Effective date 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; 

5 (2) firearms regularly move in interstate com6 merce; 


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1 (3) to the extent that firearms trafficking is 

2 intrastate in nature, it arises out of and is substan3 tially connected with a commercial transaction that, 

4 when viewed in the aggregate, substantially affects 

5 interstate commerce; 

6 (4) because the intrastate and interstate traf7 ficking of firearms are so commingled, full regula8 tion of interstate commerce requires the incidental 

9 regulation of intrastate commerce; 

10 (5) firearm-related assaults in the United 

11 States— 

12 (A) during the 16-year period between 

13 2001 and 2016, were associated with the major14 ity of homicides and half of all suicides; and 

15 (B) during the 15-year period between 

16 2001 and 2015, were the seventh leading cause 

17 of nonfatal violent injuries; 

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

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

20 killed on a public bus riding home from school when 

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

22 of fire after a young man boarded the bus and start23 ed shooting; 

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

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


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1 mass shootings in the United States have taken 

2 place; 

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

4 teachers were murdered with an assault rifle at 

5 Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Con6 necticut, more than 230 school shootings have oc7 curred in the United States; 

8 (9) in 2015, there were 294 mass shootings, in9 cluding, notably, the shooting at Umpqua Commu10 nity College in Oregon, the Charleston church shoot11 ing in South Carolina, the theatre shooting in La12 fayette, Louisiana, and the Isla Vista community 

13 shootings in California; 

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

15 the 10 worst gun massacres in modern United 

16 States history; and 

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

18 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School community 

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

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

21 assault rifle. 

22 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con23 gress that— 

24 (1) firearms trafficking is prevalent and wide25 spread in and among the States, and it is usually 


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1 impossible to distinguish between intrastate traf2 ficking and interstate trafficking; and 

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

4 role of the Federal Government to ensure that the 

5 regulation of firearms is uniform among the States, 

6 that law enforcement can quickly and effectively 

7 trace firearms used in crime, and that firearms own8 ers know how to use and safely store their firearms. 

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

10 amendments made by this Act are— 

11 (1) to protect the public against the unreason12 able risk of injury and negligent or reckless death 

13 associated with the unrecorded sale or transfer of 

14 qualifying firearms to criminals and youths; 

15 (2) to ensure that owners of qualifying firearms 

16 are knowledgeable in the safe use, handling, and 

17 storage of those firearms; 

18 (3) to restrict the availability of qualifying fire19 arms to criminals, youth, and other persons prohib20 ited by Federal law from receiving firearms; 

21 (4) to facilitate the tracing of qualifying fire22 arms used in crime by Federal and State law en23 forcement agencies; and 

24 (5) to hold criminally and civilly liable those 

25 who facilitate the transfer of qualifying firearms, 


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1 causing risk of injury and negligent or reckless 

2 death associated with the transfer of those quali3 fying firearms. 

4 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

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

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

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

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

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

10 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by add11 ing at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(36) The term ‘detachable ammunition feeding de13 vice’— 

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

15 or similar device that— 

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

17 semiautomatic rifle; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) has a capacity of, or that can be read19 ily restored or converted to accept, more than 

20 10 rounds of ammunition; and 

21 ‘‘(B) does not include an attached tubular de22 vice designed to accept, and capable of operating 

23 only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. 

24 ‘‘(37) The term ‘firearm owner license’ means a li25 cense issued under section 923(m). 


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

2 ‘‘(A) means— 

3 ‘‘(i) a handgun; or 

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

5 of accepting a detachable ammunition feeding 

6 device; and 

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

8 TITLE I—LICENSING 

9 SEC. 101. LICENSING REQUIREMENT. 

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

11 amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(aa) FIREARM LICENSING REQUIREMENT.— 

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

14 it shall be unlawful for any individual other than a 

15 licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed 

16 dealer, or licensed collector to possess a qualifying 

17 firearm on or after the applicable date, unless that 

18 individual has a valid— 

19 ‘‘(A) firearm owner license; or 

20 ‘‘(B) State firearm license. 

21 ‘‘(2) EXEMPTIONS.— 

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

23 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 2018, 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 2018, 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 

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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 

25 convicted of a misdemeanor, other 


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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 date on which the applica9 tion was submitted; and 

10 ‘‘(x) the signature of the applicant. 

11 ‘‘(B) REGULATIONS GOVERNING SUBMIS12 SION.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney 

14 General shall promulgate regulations speci15 fying procedures for the submission of an 

16 application under subparagraph (A) to the 

17 Attorney General that shall— 

18 ‘‘(I) provide for submission of the 

19 application through a licensed dealer 

20 or an office or agency of the Federal 

21 Government designated by the Attor22 ney General; 

23 ‘‘(II) require the applicant to 

24 provide a valid identification docu25 ment of the applicant, containing a 


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1 photograph of the applicant, to the li2 censed dealer or to the office or agen3 cy of the Federal Government, as ap4 plicable, at the time of submission of 

5 the application to that licensed dealer, 

6 office, or agency; and 

7 ‘‘(III) require that a completed 

8 application be forwarded to the Attor9 ney General not later than 48 hours 

10 after the application is submitted to 

11 the licensed dealer or office or agency 

12 of the Federal Government. 

13 ‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, 

14 the term ‘agency’ has the meaning given 

15 the term in section 551 of title 5. 

16 ‘‘(C) FEES.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney 

18 General shall charge and collect from each 

19 applicant for a license under this sub20 section a fee in an amount determined in 

21 accordance with clause (ii). 

22 ‘‘(ii) FEE AMOUNT.—The amount of 

23 the fee collected under this subparagraph 

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1 essary to ensure that the total amount of 

2 all fees collected under this subparagraph 

3 during a fiscal year is sufficient to cover 

4 the costs of carrying out this subsection 

5 during that fiscal year, except that such 

6 amount shall not exceed $10. 

7 ‘‘(3) ISSUANCE OF LICENSES.— 

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

9 days after the date on which an application is 

10 submitted under paragraph (2), the Attorney 

11 General shall issue a firearm owner license to 

12 an applicant who has submitted an application 

13 that meets the requirements under paragraph 

14 (2), if the Attorney General determines that the 

15 applicant— 

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

17 or (n) of section 922 from receiving a 

18 qualifying firearm; 

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

20 old; or 

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

22 and— 

23 ‘‘(aa) has submitted written 

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1 quired under paragraph 

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

3 ‘‘(bb) has not been convicted of a 

4 misdemeanor, other than a traffic of5 fense, or adjudged delinquent; 

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

7 health facility during the 5-year period 

8 preceding the date on which the applica9 tion is submitted; 

10 ‘‘(iv) is not an individual with an in11 tellectual or developmental disability; 

12 ‘‘(v) is not subject to an order of pro13 tection prohibiting the applicant from pos14 sessing a firearm; 

15 ‘‘(vi) has not been convicted of a cov16 ered offense during the 5-year period pre17 ceding the date on which the application is 

18 submitted; 

19 ‘‘(vii) has not been adjudged delin20 quent for an act of juvenile delinquency 

21 that if committed by an adult would be a 

22 felony; 

23 ‘‘(viii) 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, has 

2 received a qualifying mental health evalua3 tion; 

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

5 that makes the applicant a clear and 

6 present danger to the individual or others; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(x) has not intentionally made a 

9 false statement in the application under 

10 paragraph (2). 

11 ‘‘(B) EFFECT OF ISSUANCE TO PROHIB12 ITED INDIVIDUALS.—A firearm owner license 

13 issued under this paragraph shall be null and 

14 void if issued to an individual who is prohibited 

15 by subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 from re16 ceiving a firearm. 

17 ‘‘(C) FORM OF LICENSES.—A firearm 

18 owner license issued under this paragraph shall 

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

20 shall include— 

21 ‘‘(i) the photograph of the licensed in22 dividual submitted with the application 

23 under paragraph (2); 

24 ‘‘(ii) the address of the licensed indi25 vidual; 


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

2 individual; 

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

4 ‘‘(v) the height and weight of the li5 censed individual; 

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

7 licensed individual; 

8 ‘‘(vii) the expiration date of the li9 cense, which shall be— 

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

11 the initial anniversary of the date of 

12 birth of the licensed individual fol13 lowing the date on which the license is 

14 issued; or 

15 ‘‘(II) in the case of a license re16 newed under paragraph (4), the date 

17 that is 5 years after the anniversary 

18 of the date of birth of the licensed in19 dividual following the date on which 

20 the license is renewed; 

21 ‘‘(viii) the signature of the licensed in22 dividual provided on the application under 

23 paragraph (2), or a facsimile of the signa24 ture; and 


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1 ‘‘(ix) centered at the top of the li2 cense, capitalized, and in boldface type, the 

3 following: 

4 ‘FIREARM OWNER LICENSE—NOT VALID 

5 FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE’. 

6 ‘‘(D) DENIAL.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Attorney 

8 General determines that an applicant does 

9 not meet the requirements under subpara10 graph (A), the Attorney General shall pro11 vide written notice to the applicant that 

12 states— 

13 ‘‘(I) the specific grounds on 

14 which the denial is based; and 

15 ‘‘(II) the requirements for 

16 issuance of a firearm owner license 

17 under subparagraph (A). 

18 ‘‘(ii) NOTICE TO LOCAL LAW EN19 FORCEMENT.—The Attorney General shall 

20 transmit a copy of the notice described in 

21 clause (i) to the sheriff and law enforce22 ment agency having jurisdiction where the 

23 individual to whom the denial pertains re24 sides. 


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

2 individual shall immediately notify the Attorney 

3 General if the licensed individual moves from 

4 the residence address listed on the firearm 

5 owner license of that licensed individual. 

6 ‘‘(4) RENEWAL OF LICENSES.— 

7 ‘‘(A) APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL OF LI8 CENSES.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A licensed indi10 vidual seeking to renew a firearm owner li11 cense shall, not later than 60 days before 

12 the expiration date of the firearm owner li13 cense, submit to the Attorney General, in 

14 accordance with the regulations promul15 gated under subparagraph (B), an applica16 tion for renewal of the license. 

17 ‘‘(ii) CONTENTS.—An application sub18 mitted under clause (i) shall include— 

19 ‘‘(I) a current, passport-sized 

20 photograph of the licensed individual 

21 that provides a clear, accurate like22 ness of the licensed individual; 

23 ‘‘(II) current proof of identity of 

24 the licensed individual; and 


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1 ‘‘(III) the address of the licensed 

2 individual. 

3 ‘‘(iii) REGULATIONS GOVERNING SUB4 MISSION.—The Attorney General shall pro5 mulgate regulations specifying procedures 

6 for the submission of applications under 

7 this subparagraph. 

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

9 Upon approval of an application submitted 

10 under subparagraph (A), the Attorney General 

11 shall issue a renewed license, which shall meet 

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

13 that the license shall include the current photo14 graph and address of the licensed individual, as 

15 provided in the application submitted under 

16 subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, and the 

17 expiration date of the renewed license, in ac18 cordance with paragraph (3)(C)(vii)(II). 

19 ‘‘(5) REVOCATION OF LICENSES.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a licensed indi21 vidual becomes an individual who the Attorney 

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1 ‘‘(i) the firearm owner license is re2 voked; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) the individual shall surrender the 

4 firearm owner license to the Attorney Gen5 eral in accordance with paragraph (6)(A) 

6 of this subsection. 

7 ‘‘(B) NOTICE.— 

8 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt by 

9 the Attorney General of notice that a li10 censed individual has become an individual 

11 described in subparagraph (A), the Attor12 ney General shall provide written notice to 

13 the individual that— 

14 ‘‘(I) the firearm owner license is 

15 revoked; and 

16 ‘‘(II) states the specific grounds 

17 on which the revocation is based. 

18 ‘‘(ii) NOTICE TO LOCAL LAW EN19 FORCEMENT.—The Attorney General shall 

20 transmit a copy of the notice described in 

21 clause (i) to the sheriff and law enforce22 ment agency having jurisdiction where the 

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1 ‘‘(6) SURRENDER OF LICENSES AND QUALI2 FYING FIREARMS.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara4 graph (F), an individual who is denied a fire5 arm owner license under paragraph (3)(D) or 

6 receives a revocation notice under paragraph 

7 (5)(B)(i) shall, not later than 48 hours after re8 ceiving notice of the denial or revocation— 

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

10 receives a revocation notice, surrender the 

11 firearm owner license of the individual— 

12 ‘‘(I) by bringing the firearm 

13 owner license to an office of— 

14 ‘‘(aa) the Federal Bureau of 

15 Investigation; 

16 ‘‘(bb) the Bureau of Alcohol, 

17 Tobacco, Firearms, and Explo18 sives; or 

19 ‘‘(cc) a United States Attor20 ney; or 

21 ‘‘(II) by mailing the firearm 

22 owner license to the Attorney General; 

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1 complete a firearm disposition record de2 scribed in subparagraph (B) and— 

3 ‘‘(I) in the case of an individual 

4 who receives a denial notice, submit 

5 that firearm disposition record to an 

6 entity described in clause (i); and 

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

8 who receives a revocation notice, sub9 mit that firearm disposition record at 

10 the same time that the individual sur11 renders the firearm owner license 

12 under clause (i); and 

13 ‘‘(iii) transfer any qualifying firearm 

14 that is owned by or under the custody and 

15 control of the individual to— 

16 ‘‘(I) any location other than— 

17 ‘‘(aa) a location to which the 

18 individual has immediate access; 

19 ‘‘(bb) a residence of the in20 dividual; 

21 ‘‘(cc) a vehicle of the indi22 vidual; or 

23 ‘‘(dd) a storage space of the 

24 individual; or 


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1 ‘‘(II) if applicable, any person 

2 other than a member of the household 

3 of the individual. 

4 ‘‘(B) FIREARM DISPOSITION RECORDS.— 

5 The Attorney General shall prescribe a form for 

6 a firearm disposition record to be completed 

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

8 an individual completing the firearm disposition 

9 record to disclose— 

10 ‘‘(i) the make, model, and serial num11 ber of each qualifying firearm that is 

12 owned by or under the custody and control 

13 of the individual on the date on which the 

14 firearm disposition record is completed by 

15 the individual; 

16 ‘‘(ii) the location where each quali17 fying firearm described in clause (i) will be 

18 located after the individual submits the 

19 firearm disposition record; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) if any qualifying firearm de21 scribed in clause (i) will be transferred to 

22 the ownership or custody and control of 

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

24 applicable, firearm owner license number 

25 of the transferee. 


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1 ‘‘(C) RESPONSIBILITIES OF RECEIVING EN2 TITIES.—At the time at which an entity de3 scribed in subparagraph (A)(i) receives a fire4 arm owner license and firearm disposition 

5 record under subparagraph (A), the entity 

6 shall— 

7 ‘‘(i) provide to the individual surren8 dering the firearm owner license and sub9 mitting the firearm disposition record— 

10 ‘‘(I) a receipt showing that the 

11 individual surrendered the firearm 

12 owner license to the entity; and 

13 ‘‘(II) a copy of the firearm dis14 position record submitted by the indi15 vidual; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) if the entity is an entity de17 scribed in item (aa), (bb), or (cc) of sub18 paragraph (A)(i)(I)— 

19 ‘‘(I) transmit to the Attorney 

20 General— 

21 ‘‘(aa) the firearm owner li22 cense; and 

23 ‘‘(bb) the firearm disposition 

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1 ‘‘(II) maintain a copy of the doc2 uments described in subclause (I) of 

3 this clause. 

4 ‘‘(D) RIGHT TO RECLAIM FIREARM.—An 

5 individual who transfers a qualifying firearm 

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

7 qualifying firearm after a successful application 

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

9 SEC. 103. RELIEF FROM DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF FIRE10 ARM OWNER LICENSES. 

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

12 amended by adding at the end the following: 

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

14 FIREARM OWNER LICENSES.— 

15 ‘‘(1) APPLICATION TO THE ATTORNEY GEN16 ERAL.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Attorney Gen18 eral denies a firearm owner license to an indi19 vidual under subsection (m)(3)(D) of section 

20 923 or revokes the firearm owner license of an 

21 individual under subsection (m)(5) of that sec22 tion, the individual may, not later than 60 days 

23 after the date on which the denial or revocation 

24 occurs, make an application to the Attorney 


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1 General for relief from that denial or revoca2 tion. 

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

4 grant relief to an applicant under subparagraph 

5 (A), if the applicant establishes to the satisfac6 tion of the Attorney General that the cir7 cumstances relating to the denial or revocation, 

8 and the criminal record and personal reputation 

9 of the applicant, are such that— 

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

11 act in a manner dangerous to public safe12 ty; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) relief under this subparagraph 

14 would not be contrary to the public inter15 est. 

16 ‘‘(C) NOTICE IN THE FEDERAL REG17 ISTER.—If the Attorney General grants relief 

18 under subparagraph (B), the Attorney General 

19 shall promptly publish in the Federal Register 

20 a notice— 

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

22 ‘‘(ii) that describes the reasons for 

23 granting the relief. 

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

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

3 petition for judicial review of the denial with 

4 the district court of the United States for the 

5 district in which the applicant resides. 

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

7 petition under subparagraph (A) shall hold a 

8 hearing to determine whether to grant the peti9 tioner relief described in paragraph (1)(A) not 

10 later than 72 hours after the petitioner files the 

11 petition. 

12 ‘‘(C) NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE

13 HEARD.— 

14 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The court shall 

15 provide the petitioner with notice and the 

16 opportunity to be heard at a hearing under 

17 this paragraph, sufficient to protect the 

18 due process rights of the petitioner. 

19 ‘‘(ii) RIGHT TO COUNSEL.— 

20 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—At a hearing 

21 under this paragraph, the petitioner 

22 may be represented by counsel who 

23 is— 

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1 ‘‘(bb) authorized to practice 

2 at such a hearing. 

3 ‘‘(II) COURT-PROVIDED COUN4 SEL.—If the petitioner is financially 

5 unable to obtain representation by 

6 counsel, the court, at the request of 

7 the petitioner, shall ensure to the ex8 tent practicable that the petitioner is 

9 represented by an attorney for the 

10 Legal Services Corporation with re11 spect to the petition. 

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

13 a hearing under this paragraph, the Attorney 

14 General— 

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

16 all material facts; and 

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

18 by clear and convincing evidence, that the 

19 petitioner is prohibited under section 

20 923(m)(3)(A) from receiving a firearm 

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1 TITLE II—RECORD OF SALE OR 

2 TRANSFER 

3 SEC. 201. SALE OR TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALI4 FYING FIREARMS. 

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

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

7 at the end the following: 

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

9 QUALIFYING FIREARM.—It shall be unlawful for any per10 son to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer a qualifying fire11 arm to, or for, any person who is not a licensed importer, 

12 licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed col13 lector, or to receive a qualifying firearm from a person 

14 who is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, li15 censed dealer, or licensed collector, unless, at the time and 

16 place of the transfer or receipt— 

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

18 a valid firearm owner license issued to the trans19 feree— 

20 ‘‘(A) under subsection (m) of section 923; 

21 or 

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

23 system certified under section 933 established 

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

2 General or the head of the State agency that admin3 isters the certified system described in paragraph 

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

5 transferee has been issued a firearm owner license 

6 described in paragraph (1) and that the firearm 

7 owner license remains valid; and 

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

9 (which, in the case of a sale, shall be the sales re10 ceipt) a tracking authorization number provided by 

11 the Attorney General or the head of the State agen12 cy, as applicable, as evidence that the licensed dealer 

13 has verified the validity of the firearm owner li14 cense.’’. 

15 SEC. 202. FIREARM RECORDS. 

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

17 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘§ 932. Firearm records 

20 ‘‘(a) SUBMISSION OF SALE OR TRANSFER RE21 PORTS.—Not later than 14 days after the date on which 

22 the transfer of a qualifying firearm is processed by a li23 censed dealer under section 922(cc), the licensed dealer 

24 shall submit to the Attorney General (or, in the case of 

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1 arm licensing and record of sale system certified under 

2 section 933, to the head of the State agency that admin3 isters that system) a report of that transfer, which shall 

4 include information relating to— 

5 ‘‘(1) the manufacturer of the qualifying fire6 arm; 

7 ‘‘(2) the model name or number of the quali8 fying firearm; 

9 ‘‘(3) the serial number of the qualifying fire10 arm; 

11 ‘‘(4) the date on which the qualifying firearm 

12 was received by the transferee; 

13 ‘‘(5) the number of the valid firearm owner li14 cense issued to the transferee— 

15 ‘‘(A) under section 923(m); or 

16 ‘‘(B) in accordance with a State firearm li17 censing system certified under section 933 es18 tablished by the State in which the transfer or 

19 receipt occurs; and 

20 ‘‘(6) the name and address of the individual 

21 who transferred the firearm to the transferee. 

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

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

24 Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale 

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1 maintain a Federal record of sale system, which shall in2 clude the information included in each report submitted 

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

4 (b) ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISH5 MENT OF SYSTEM OF REGISTRATION.—Section 926(a) of 

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

7 second sentence. 

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

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

10 by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘932. Firearm records.’’. 

11 TITLE III—ADDITIONAL 

12 PROHIBITIONS 

13 SEC. 301. UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRE14 MENT. 

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

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

17 by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(dd) UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRE19 MENT.— 

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

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

22 other than a licensed importer, licensed manufac23 turer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell, de24 liver, or otherwise transfer a firearm to any person 

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1 processed through a licensed dealer in accordance 

2 with subsection (t). 

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

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

5 bequest, intestate succession, or other means by an 

6 individual to a parent, child, grandparent, or grand7 child of the individual, or to any loan of a firearm 

8 for any lawful purpose for not more than 30 days 

9 between individuals who are personally known to 

10 each other.’’. 

11 SEC. 302. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN OR PERMIT INSPECTION 

12 OF RECORDS. 

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

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

15 amended by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(ee) FAILURE TO MAINTAIN OR PERMIT INSPEC17 TION OF RECORDS.—It shall be unlawful for a licensed 

18 manufacturer or a licensed dealer to fail to comply with 

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

20 such information as the Attorney General may require in 

21 order to ascertain compliance with that section and the 

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


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1 SEC. 303. FAILURE TO REPORT LOSS OR THEFT OF FIRE2 ARM. 

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

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

5 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

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

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

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

9 the firearm to the Attorney General within 72 hours after 

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

11 qualifying firearm.’’. 

12 SEC. 304. FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF CHANGE OF AD13 DRESS. 

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

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

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

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

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

19 whom a firearm owner license has been issued under sec20 tion 923(m) to fail to report to the Attorney General a 

21 change in the address of that individual within 60 days 

22 of that change of address.’’. 

23 SEC. 305. CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION. 

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

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

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1 ‘‘(hh) CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION.— 

2 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF CHILD.—In this sub3 section, the term ‘child’ means an individual who has 

4 not attained 18 years of age. 

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

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

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

8 firearm and ammunition for the firearm, any one of 

9 which has been shipped or transported in interstate 

10 or foreign commerce, within any premises that is 

11 under the custody or control of that person, if— 

12 ‘‘(A) that person— 

13 ‘‘(i) knows, or recklessly disregards 

14 the risk, that a child is capable of gaining 

15 access to the firearm; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) either— 

17 ‘‘(I) knows, or recklessly dis18 regards the risk, that a child will use 

19 the firearm to cause the death of, or 

20 serious bodily injury (as defined in 

21 section 1365) to, the child or any 

22 other individual; or 

23 ‘‘(II) knows, or reasonably should 

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1 by a child is unlawful under Federal 

2 or State law; and 

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

4 of that firearm causes the death of, or serious 

5 bodily injury to, the child or any other indi6 vidual. 

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

8 apply if— 

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

10 the firearm was secured with a secure gun stor11 age or safety device; 

12 ‘‘(B) the person is a peace officer, a mem13 ber of the Armed Forces, or a member of the 

14 National Guard, and the child obtains the fire15 arm during, or incidental to, the performance of 

16 the official duties of the person in that capacity; 

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

18 act of self-defense or defense of one or more 

19 other persons; or 

20 ‘‘(D) the person has no reasonable expecta21 tion, based on objective facts and cir22 cumstances, that a child is likely to be present 

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1 TITLE IV—ENFORCEMENT 

2 SEC. 401. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. 

3 (a) FAILURE TO POSSESS FIREARM OWNER LI4 CENSE; FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DENIAL AND REV5 OCATION REQUIREMENTS; FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH

6 QUALIFYING FIREARM SALE OR TRANSFER REQUIRE7 MENTS; FAILURE TO MAINTAIN OR PERMIT INSPECTION

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

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

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

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

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

13 (b) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH UNIVERSAL BACK14 GROUND CHECKS; FAILURE TO TIMELY REPORT LOSS OR

15 THEFT OF A QUALIFYING FIREARM; FAILURE TO PRO16 VIDE NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS.—Section 

17 924(a)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 

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

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

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

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

22 following: 

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

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

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1 TITLE V—FIREARM INJURY 

2 INFORMATION AND RESEARCH 

3 SEC. 501. DUTIES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. 

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

5 (1) establish and maintain a firearm injury in6 formation clearinghouse to collect, investigate, ana7 lyze, and disseminate data and information relating 

8 to the causes and prevention of death and injury as9 sociated with firearms; 

10 (2) conduct continuing studies and investiga11 tions of firearm-related deaths and injuries; 

12 (3) collect and maintain current production and 

13 sales figures for each licensed manufacturer; and 

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

15 that incorporate technology that prevents the use of 

16 those firearms by unauthorized users (commonly 

17 known as ‘‘smart guns’’), in the prevention of unin18 tended firearm deaths. 

19 (b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—Periodically, 

20 but not less frequently than annually, the Attorney Gen21 eral shall submit to Congress and make available to the 

22 public a report on the activities and findings of the Attor23 ney General under subsection (a). 


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1 TITLE VI—EFFECT ON STATE 

2 LAW 

3 SEC. 601. EFFECT ON STATE LAW. 

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

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

6 provision of the law of any State or political subdivision 

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

8 of that State from enacting any provision of law regulating 

9 or prohibiting conduct with respect to firearms, except to 

10 the extent that the provision of law is inconsistent with 

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

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

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

14 State law is not inconsistent with this Act or an amend15 ment made by this Act if the provision imposes a regula16 tion or prohibition of greater scope or a penalty of greater 

17 severity than a corresponding prohibition or penalty im18 posed by this Act or an amendment made by this Act. 

19 SEC. 602. CERTIFICATION OF STATE FIREARM LICENSING 

20 SYSTEMS AND STATE FIREARM RECORD OF 

21 SALE SYSTEMS. 

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

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

24 amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘§ 933. Certification of State firearm licensing sys2 tems and State firearm record of sale sys3 tems 

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

5 of a State, the Attorney General may certify— 

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

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

8 the requirements applicable to the Federal firearm 

9 licensing system established under section 923(m); 

10 and 

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

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

13 State agency that administers the system to submit 

14 to the Federal firearm record of sale system estab15 lished under section 932(b) a copy of each report 

16 submitted to the head of the agency under section 

17 932(a), not later than 7 days after receipt of the re18 port.’’. 

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

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

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

22 end the following: 

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

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1 TITLE VII—RELATIONSHIP TO 

2 OTHER LAW 

3 SEC. 701. SUBORDINATION TO ARMS EXPORT CONTROL 

4 ACT. 

5 In the event of any conflict between any provision of 

6 this Act or an amendment made by this Act, and any pro7 vision of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 

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

9 shall control. 

10 TITLE VIII—INAPPLICABILITY 

11 SEC. 801. INAPPLICABILITY TO GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORI12 TIES. 

13 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

14 not apply to any department or agency of the United 

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

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

17 such a department or agency. 

18 TITLE IX—EFFECTIVE DATE 

19 SEC. 901. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENTS. 

20 The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 

21 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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