I
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4066
To enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 2000
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH,
Mr. PASCRELL, Mrs. MORELLA, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. DELAURO, Mr.
WEINER, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr.
BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island,
Mr. STARK, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. WYNN, Mr.
SERRANO, 
Mr. 
WEXLER, 
Ms. 
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, 
Ms.
SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr.
HOEFFEL, Mr. MEEHAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr.
VENTO, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms.
CARSON, Mr. EVANS, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. JACKSON-
LEE of Texas, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, and Mr. MOORE) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Act for Effective Na-
tional Firearms Objectives for Responsible, Common-sense
Enforcement of 2000’’ or the ‘‘ENFORCE Act’’.
TITLE I—THE CRIMINAL GUN
TRAFFICKER APPREHENSION
ACT OF 2000
SEC. 101. COMMON-SENSE DEFINITION OF ‘‘LICENSED
DEALER’’.
Section 921(a)(22) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘; And fur-
ther provided, That it shall be presumed that the intent
underlying the sale or disposition of a firearm is predomi-
nantly one of obtaining livelihood and pecuniary gain if
a person transfers more than 50 firearms in any period
of 12 consecutive months, or more than 30 firearms in
any period of 30 consecutive days excluding any infrequent
transfer of a firearm by gift, bequest, intestate succession,
or other means by an individual to a parent, child, grand-
parent, or grandchild of the individual’’ before the period.
SEC. 102. REQUIREMENT THAT LICENSEE OPERATE FROM
FIXED PREMISES.
Section 923(d)(1)(E)(i) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘premises’’ and inserting
‘‘fixed premises primarily devoted to the sale of firearms
and conspicuously designated to the public as such, other
than a private residence’’.
SEC. 103. SECURE STORAGE OF FIREARMS INVENTORIES.
(a) STORAGE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 923 of title
18, United States Code is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(m) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer,
licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer (other than a
dealer as defined in section 921(a)(11)(B)) to store any
firearms on the premises described in subsection
(d)(1)(E)(i) in a manner not in conformity with regula-
tions issued by the Secretary. In issuing such regulations,
the Secretary shall take into consideration the type and
quantity of the firearms to be stored, as well as the stand-
ards of safety and security recognized in the firearms in-
dustry.’’.
(b) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘, or (o)’’
before ‘‘of this section’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(o) The Secretary may, after notice and opportunity
for hearing, suspend or revoke any license issued under
this chapter or may subject the licensee to a civil penalty
of not more than $10,000 if the holder of such license
has knowingly violated section 923(m). The Secretary’s
actions under this subsection may be reviewed only as pro-
vided in section 923(f).’’.
(c) 
CONDITION
OF
LICENSING.—Section
923(d)(1)(F) of title 18, United States Code is amended—
(1) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘and’’ the sec-
ond place it appears;
(2) in clause (iii), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iv) within 30 days after the application is ap-
proved the firearms inventory of the business will be
stored in compliance with section 923(m) and regu-
lations issued thereunder; and’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall be effective 180 days after the date of
enactment.
SEC. 104. REQUIRING THEFTS FROM COMMON CARRIERS
TO BE REPORTED.
(a) Section 922(f) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3)(A) It shall be unlawful for any common or con-
tract carrier to fail to report the theft or loss of a firearm
within 48 hours after the theft or loss is discovered. The
theft or loss shall be reported to the Secretary and to the
appropriate local authorities.
‘‘(B) The Secretary may impose a civil fine of not
more than $10,000 on any person who knowingly violates
subparagraph (A).’’.
(b) Section 924(a)(1)(B) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(f),’’ and inserting ‘‘(f)(1),
(f)(2),’’.
TITLE II—THE CRIMINAL GUN
DEALER DETECTION ACT OF
2000
SEC. 201. RECORDKEEPING INSPECTIONS.
Section 923(g)(1)(B)(ii)(I) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘once’’ and inserting ‘‘4
times’’.
SEC. 202. DISPOSAL OF PERSONAL FIREARMS COLLECTION
BY CERTAIN LICENSEES MADE SUBJECT TO
REGULATIONS.
Section 923(c) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the
following: ‘‘A personal collection of firearms of a licensed
manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer shall
be considered part of the business inventory of the licensee
for purposes of this chapter, except that the provisions of
this chapter applicable to the disposition of a firearm from
the business inventory of a licensee shall not apply to the
infrequent transfer of a firearm by gift, bequest, intestate
succession, or other means from the personal collection of
firearms of a licensee to a parent, child, grandparent, or
grandchild of the licensee.’’.
SEC. 203. SUSPENSION OF FIREARMS DEALER’S LICENSE
AND CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF
THE GUN CONTROL ACT.
Subsections (e) and (f) of section 923 of title 18,
United States Code, are amended to read as follows:
‘‘(e) The Secretary may, after notice and opportunity
for hearing, suspend or revoke any license issued under
this section, or may subject the licensee to a civil penalty
of not more than $10,000 per violation, if the holder of
such license has willfully violated any provision of this
chapter or any rule or regulation prescribed by the Sec-
retary under this chapter. The Secretary may, after notice
and opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke the license
of, or assess a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 on,
a dealer who willfully transfers armor piercing ammuni-
tion. The Secretary may at any time compromise, miti-
gate, or remit the liability with respect to any willful viola-
tion of this chapter or any rule or regulation prescribed
by the Secretary under this chapter. The Secretary’s ac-
tions under this subsection may be reviewed only as pro-
vided in subsection (f) of this section.
‘‘(f)(1) Any person whose application for a license is
denied and any holder of a license which is suspended or
revoked or who is assessed a civil penalty shall receive a
written notice from the Secretary stating specifically the
grounds upon which the application was denied or upon
which the license was suspended or revoked or the civil
penalty assessed. Any notice of a suspension or revocation
of a license shall be given to the holder of such license
before the effective date of the suspension or revocation.
‘‘(2) If the Secretary denies an application for a li-
cense, or suspends or revokes a license, or assesses a civil
penalty, he shall, upon request by the aggrieved party,
promptly hold a hearing to review his denial, suspension,
revocation, or assessment. In the case of a suspension or
revocation of a license, the Secretary shall, upon the re-
quest of the holder of the license, stay the effective date
of the suspension or revocation. A hearing under this
paragraph shall be held at a location convenient to the
aggrieved party.
‘‘(3) If after a hearing held under paragraph (2) the
Secretary decides not to reverse his decision to deny an
application or suspend or revoke a license or assess a civil
penalty, the Secretary shall give notice of his decision to
the aggrieved party. The aggrieved party may at any time
within sixty days after the date notice was given under
this paragraph file a petition with the United States dis-
trict court for the district in which he resides or has his
principal place of business for a de novo judicial review
of such denial, suspension, revocation, or assessment. In
a proceeding conducted under this subsection, the court
may consider any evidence submitted by the parties to the
proceeding whether or not such evidence was considered
at the hearing held under paragraph (2). If the court de-
cides that the Secretary was not authorized to deny the
application or to suspend or revoke the license or to assess
the civil penalty, the court shall order the Secretary to
take such action as may be necessary to comply with the
judgment of the court.’’.
TITLE III—THE VIOLENT FELON
GUN BAN ENFORCEMENT ACT
OF 2000
SEC. 301. ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF FROM CERTAIN FIRE-
ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES PROHIBITIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Section 925(c) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended—
(A) in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘(other
than a natural person)’’ before ‘‘who is prohibited’’;
(B) in the fourth sentence—
(i) by inserting ‘‘person (other than a nat-
ural person) who is a’’ before ‘‘licensed im-
porter’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the
person’s’’; and
(C) in the fifth sentence, by inserting ‘‘(i) the
name of the person, (ii) the disability with respect
to which the relief is granted, (iii) if the disability
was imposed by reason of a criminal conviction of
the person, the crime for which and the court in
which the person was convicted, and (iv)’’ before
‘‘the reasons therefor’’.
(2) Section 845(b) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended—
(A) in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘(other
than a natural person)’’ before ‘‘may make applica-
tion to the Secretary’’; and
(B) in the second sentence by inserting ‘‘(other
than a natural person)’’ before ‘‘who makes applica-
tion for relief’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to—
(1) applications for administrative relief and ac-
tions for judicial review that are pending on the date
of enactment of this Act; and
(2) applications for administrative relief filed,
and actions for judicial review brought, after the
date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 302. PERMANENT FIREARM PROHIBITION FOR CON-
VICTED 
VIOLENT 
FELONS 
AND 
SERIOUS
DRUG OFFENDERS.
Section 921(a)(20) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(20)’’; and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘What’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(B) What’’; and
(3) by striking the third sentence and inserting
the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) A State conviction shall not be considered to be
a conviction for purposes of this chapter if the person has
been pardoned, has had restored any civil rights taken
away by virtue of the conviction, or the conviction is ex-
punged, and—
‘‘(i) the authority that grants the pardon, the
restoration of civil rights, or the expungement ex-
pressly authorizes the person to ship, transport, re-
ceive, and possess firearms and expressly determines
that the circumstances regarding the conviction and
the person’s record and reputation are such that the
person is not likely to act in a manner that is dan-
gerous to public safety, and that the granting of the
relief is not contrary to the public interest; and
‘‘(ii) the conviction was for an offense other
than a serious drug offense (as defined in section
924(e)(2)(A)) or violent felony (as defined in section
924(e)(2)(B)).’’.
TITLE IV—THE INTENSIVE GUN
VIOLENCE 
REDUCTION
STRATEGY 
AND 
PROJECT
EXILE IMPLEMENTATION ACT
OF 2000
Subtitle A—Funding Provisions
SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR FEDERAL DO-
MESTIC 
VIOLENCE 
OFFENDER 
RECORD-
KEEPING IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to all other amounts
authorized to be appropriated which may be used for such
purpose, there are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2001, $70,000,000 for the improvement of the na-
tional instant criminal background check system estab-
lished pursuant to section 103 of the Brady Handgun Vio-
lence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note), including im-
provements with respect to the records specified in sub-
section (b), and especially records of domestic violence in-
cidents, including felony and misdemeanor convictions for
crimes of domestic violence and restraining orders with re-
spect to such incidents.
(b) RECORDS INCLUDED.—The records referred to in
subsection (a) are the following:
(1) The records described in paragraphs (1),
(2), and (3) of section 509(b) of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3759(b)).
(2) The records required by the Attorney Gen-
eral under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Vio-
lence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note), for the
purpose of implementing that Act.
SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR STATE AND
LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER REC-
ORDKEEPING IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE OFFENDER RECORDKEEPING IMPROVEMENTS.—
Title III of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment Act of 1994 is amended by inserting after subtitle
X the following new subtitle:
‘‘Subtitle Y—Grants for State and
Local 
Domestic 
Violence 
Of-
fender Recordkeeping Improve-
ments
‘‘SEC. 32501. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.
‘‘The Attorney General may make grants to State or
local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of improv-
ing the organization of criminal records, especially records
relating to convictions for crimes of domestic violence and
to restraining orders with respect to domestic violence,
and the reporting of such records to the national instant
criminal background check system established under sec-
tion 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.
‘‘SEC. 32502. USE OF FUNDS.
‘‘Grants made by the Attorney General under this
subtitle shall be used to fund programs for the purpose
specified in section 32501.
‘‘SEC. 32503. APPLICATIONS.
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible to receive
a grant under this subtitle for any fiscal year, a State or
local law enforcement agency shall submit an application
to the Attorney General in such form and containing such
information as the Attorney General may reasonably re-
quire.
‘‘(b) 
REQUIREMENTS.—Each 
applicant 
shall
include—
‘‘(1) a request for funds for the purpose speci-
fied in section 32501;
‘‘(2) a description of the improvement that such
applicant will make in its organization of criminal
records, especially records relating to convictions for
crimes of domestic violence and to restraining orders
with respect to domestic violence, and its reporting
of such records to the national instant criminal
background check system; and
‘‘(3) assurances that Federal funds received
under this subtitle shall be used to supplement, not
supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be
available for activities funded under this section.
‘‘SEC. 32504. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.
‘‘The Federal share of a grant made under this sub-
title may not exceed 50 percent of the total costs of the
programs described in the applications submitted under
section 32503 for the fiscal year for which the programs
receive assistance under this subtitle.
‘‘SEC. 32505. AWARD OF GRANTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall con-
sider, in awarding grants, demonstrated need and evidence
subtitle Y (as added by this Act) the following new sub-
title:
‘‘Subtitle Z—Grants for State and
Local Gun Prosecutors
‘‘SEC. 32601. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.
‘‘The Attorney General may make grants to State,
Indian tribal, or local prosecutors for the purpose of sup-
porting the creation or expansion of community-based jus-
tice programs for the prosecution of gun-related crimes.
‘‘SEC. 32602. USE OF FUNDS.
‘‘Grants made by the Attorney General under this
subtitle shall be used to fund programs for the hiring of
prosecutors and related personnel under which those pros-
ecutors and personnel utilize an interdisciplinary team ap-
proach to prevent, reduce, and respond to gun-related
crimes in partnership with communities.
‘‘SEC. 32603. APPLICATIONS.
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible to receive
a grant under this subtitle for any fiscal year, a State,
Indian tribal, or local prosecutor, in conjunction with the
chief executive officer of the jurisdiction in which the pro-
gram will be placed, shall submit an application to the At-
torney General in such form and containing such informa-
tion as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
‘‘(2) The extent to which, as reflected in the
1998 Uniform Crime Report of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, there is a high rate of firearm-re-
lated crime in the jurisdiction, measured either in
total or per capita.
‘‘(3) The extent to which the jurisdiction has
experienced an increase in the total or per capita
rate of firearm-related crime as reported in the 3
most recent annual Uniform Crime Reports of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
‘‘(4) The extent to which State and local law
enforcement agencies have pledged to cooperate with
Federal officials in responding to the illegal acquisi-
tion distribution, possession, and use of firearms
within the jurisdiction.
‘‘(5) The extent to which the jurisdiction par-
ticipates in comprehensive firearm law enforcement
strategies, including programs such as the Youth
Crime 
Gun 
Interdiction 
Initiative 
(known 
as
‘YCGII’), Project Achilles, Project Disarm, Project
Triggerlock, Project Exile, Project Surefire, and Op-
eration Ceasefire.
‘‘(b) INDIAN TRIBES.—Not less than 5 percent of the
funds appropriated for grants under this subtitle in a fis-
cal year shall be awarded as grants to Indian tribes in
that fiscal year. In awarding grants to Indian tribes in
accordance with this subsection, the Attorney General
shall consider, to the extent practicable, the facts set forth
in subsection (a).
‘‘(c) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.—The Attorney
General shall use not more than 3 percent of the funds
available under this subtitle, and not less than 1 percent
of such funds, for the purposes of research and evaluation
of the activities carried out under this subtitle.
‘‘SEC. 32606. REPORTS.
‘‘(a) REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.—State, In-
dian tribal, and local prosecutors that receive funds under
this subtitle shall submit to the Attorney General a report
not later than March 1 of each year that describes
progress achieved in carrying out the grant program for
which those funds were received.
‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Attorney General
shall submit to the Congress a report by October 1 of each
year in which grants are made available under this subtitle
which shall contain a detailed statement regarding grant
awards, activities of grant recipients, a compilation of sta-
tistical information submitted by applicants, and an eval-
uation of programs established under this subtitle.
‘‘SEC. 32607. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subtitle $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
‘‘SEC. 32608. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this subtitle—
‘‘ ‘Indian tribe’ means a tribe, band, pueblo, na-
tion, or other organized group or community of Indi-
ans, including an Alaska Native village (as defined
in or established under the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), that is
recognized as eligible for the special programs and
services provided by the United States to Indians be-
cause of their status as Indians.
‘‘ ‘State’ means a State, the District of Colum-
bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Amer-
ican Samoa, Guam, and the United States Virgin Is-
lands.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
in section 2 of the Violent Crime Control and Law En-
forcement Act of 1994 is amended by inserting after sub-
title Y (as added by this Act) the following new subtitle:
‘‘Subtitle Z—Grants for State and Local Gun Prosecutors
‘‘Sec. 32601. Grant authorization.
‘‘Sec. 32602. Use of funds.
‘‘Sec. 32603. Applications.
‘‘Sec. 32604. Matching requirement.
‘‘Sec. 32605. Award of grants.
‘‘Sec. 32606. Reports.
‘‘Sec. 32607. Authorization of appropriations.
‘‘Sec. 32608. Definitions.’’.
SEC. 405. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL
FEDERAL 
FIREARMS 
PROSECUTORS 
AND
GUN ENFORCEMENT TEAMS.
(a) ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FIREARMS PROSECU-
TORS.—The Attorney General shall hire 114 additional
Federal prosecutors to prosecute violations of Federal fire-
arms laws.
(b) GUN ENFORCEMENT TEAMS.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General
shall establish in each of the jurisdictions specified
in paragraph (3) a gun enforcement team that meets
the requirements of paragraph (2).
(2) TEAM REQUIREMENTS.—Each gun enforce-
ment team established under this subsection shall be
composed of—
(A) 1 coordinator, who shall be respon-
sible, with respect to the jurisdiction concerned,
for coordinating among Federal, State, and
local law enforcement—
(i) the appropriate forum for the pros-
ecution of crimes relating to firearms; and
(ii) efforts for the prevention of such
crimes; and
(B) 1 analyst, who shall be responsible,
with respect to the jurisdiction concerned, for
analyzing data relating to such crimes and rec-
ommending law enforcement strategies to re-
duce such crimes.
(3) COVERED
JURISDICTIONS.—The jurisdic-
tions specified in this subsection are not more than
20 jurisdictions designated by the Attorney General
for purposes of this subsection as areas having high
rates of crimes relating to firearms.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to all other amounts authorized to be appropriated
which may be used for such purpose, there are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000
for fiscal year 2001.
SEC. 406. YOUTH CRIME GUN INTERDICTION INITIATIVE
(YCGII).
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury
shall expand—
(1) to 50 the number of city and county law en-
forcement agencies that through the Youth Crime
Gun Interdiction Initiative (referred to in this sec-
tion as ‘‘YGCII’’) submit identifying information re-
lating to all firearms recovered during law enforce-
ment investigations, including from individuals
under age 25, to the Secretary of the Treasury to
identify the types and origins of such firearms; and
(2) the resources devoted to law enforcement
investigations of illegal youth possessors and users
and of illegal firearms traffickers identified through
YCGII, including through the hiring of additional
agents, inspectors, intelligence analysts and support
personnel.
(b) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary of
the Treasury, in consultation with Federal, State, and
local law enforcement officials, shall select cities and coun-
ties for participation in the program established under this
section.
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM.—The Secretary of
the Treasury shall establish a system through which State
and local law enforcement agencies, through on-line com-
puter technology, can promptly provide firearms-related
information to the Secretary of the Treasury and access
information derived through YCGII as soon as such capa-
bility is available. Not later than 6 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, a report explaining the capacity to provide such
on-line access and the future technical and, if necessary,
legal changes required to make such capability available,
including cost estimates.
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date
of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Chairman
and Ranking Member of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
report regarding the types and sources of firearms recov-
ered from individuals, including those under the age of
25; regional, State and national firearms trafficking
trends; and the number of investigations and arrests re-
sulting from YCGII.
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
the Treasury to carry out this section $19,078,000 for fis-
cal year 2001.
SEC. 407. LOCAL ANTI-GUN VIOLENCE MEDIA CAMPAIGNS.
(a) GRANTS FOR LOCAL ANTI-GUN VIOLENCE MEDIA
CAMPAIGNS.—Title III of the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended by adding after
subtitle Z (as added by this Act) the following new sub-
title:
‘‘Subtitle 
AA—Grants 
for 
Local
Anti-Gun Violence Media Cam-
paigns
‘‘SEC. 32701. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.
‘‘The Attorney General may make grants to public
entities or private nonprofit entities for the purpose of
supporting the creation or expansion of local anti-gun vio-
lence media campaigns.
‘‘SEC. 32702. USE OF FUNDS.
‘‘Grants made by the Attorney General under this
subtitle shall be used to fund programs for media cam-
paigns on gun violence and gun safety, including cam-
paigns that highlight coordination among Federal, State,
and local law enforcement agencies, publicize penalties for
violations of firearms laws, and emphasize the safe storage
of firearms and the prevention of access to firearms by
children.
‘‘SEC. 32703. APPLICATIONS.
‘‘In order to be eligible to receive a grant under this
subtitle for any fiscal year, a public entity or private non-
profit entity shall submit an application to the Attorney
General in such form and containing such information as
the Attorney General may reasonably require.
‘‘SEC. 32704. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.
‘‘The Federal share of a grant made under this sub-
title may not exceed 50 percent of the total costs of the
programs described in the applications submitted under
section 32703 for the fiscal year for which the programs
receive assistance under this subtitle.
‘‘SEC. 32705. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subtitle $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
in section 2 of the Violent Crime Control and Law En-
forcement Act of 1994 (as amended by this Act) is further
amended by inserting after subtitle Z the following new
subtitle:
‘‘Subtitle AA—Grants for Local Anti-Gun Violence Media Campaigns
‘‘Sec. 32701. Grant authorization.
‘‘Sec. 32702. Use of funds.
‘‘Sec. 32703. Applications.
‘‘Sec. 32704. Matching requirement.
‘‘Sec. 32705. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
SEC. 408. SMART GUN TECHNOLOGY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, acting
through the Director of the National Institute of Justice,
shall carry out a program for the research and develop-
ment of smart gun technology.
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘smart gun technology’’ means a device, incor-
porated by manufacture and design into a handgun in
such a manner that the device cannot be readily removed
or deactivated, that allows the handgun to be fired only
by a particular individual, and may allow the handgun to
be personalized to an additional individual.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to all other amounts authorized to be appropriated
which may be used for such purpose, there are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000
for fiscal year 2001.
Subtitle B—Ballistics Testing
SEC. 411. DEFINITION OF FORENSIC BALLISTICS.
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(35) The term ‘forensic ballistics’ means a compara-
tive analysis of fired bullets and cartridge casings to iden-
tify the firearm from which the bullets or cartridge casings
were discharged through the identification of the unique
characteristics that each firearm imprints on bullets and
cartridge casings.’’.
SEC. 412. TEST FIRING AND AUTOMATED STORAGE OF FO-
RENSIC BALLISTICS RECORDS.
(a) AMENDMENTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘§ 931. Test firing and automated storage of forensic
ballistics records
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—A licensed manufacturer or li-
censed importer shall not transfer a firearm to any person
before—
‘‘(1) test firing the firearm;
‘‘(2) preparing forensic ballistics records of the
fired bullet and cartridge casings from the test fire;
and
‘‘(3) making the records available to the Sec-
retary for entry in a computerized database.
‘‘(b) CIVIL PENALTIES.—
‘‘(1) SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE;
FINE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each
violation of subsection (a) by a licensed manu-
facturer or licensed importer, the Secretary
may, after notice and opportunity for hearing,
suspend the license for up to 1 year or revoke
the license, impose on the licensee a civil fine of
not more than $10,000, or both.
‘‘(B) REVIEW.—An action of the Secretary
under this paragraph may be reviewed only as
provided in section 923(f).
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
REMEDIES.—The sus-
pension or revocation of a license or the imposition
of a civil fine under paragraph (1) shall not preclude
any administrative remedy that is available to the
Secretary under other law.
‘‘(c) FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
TO MANUFACTURERS
AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General and
the Secretary shall assist firearm manufacturers and
importers 
in 
complying 
with 
subsection 
(a)
through—
‘‘(A) the acquisition, disposition, and up-
grades of computerized forensic ballistics equip-
ment and bullet recovery equipment to be
placed at the sites of licensed manufacturers
and importers or at regional firearm centers es-
tablished by the Secretary;
‘‘(B) the hiring or designation of personnel
necessary to develop and maintain a database
of forensic ballistics records, research, and eval-
uation; and
‘‘(C) any other steps necessary to imple-
ment effective forensic ballistics testing.
‘‘(2) 
ACCESS
TO
FORENSIC
BALLISTICS
RECORDS.—The Attorney General and the Secretary
shall establish a system through which State and
local law enforcement agencies, through online com-
puter technology, can promptly access forensic ballis-
tics records stored under this section, as soon as the
capability to do so is available.
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the
Attorney General and the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives
a report regarding the effects of this section, including the
number of Federal and State criminal investigations, ar-
rests, indictments, and prosecutions of all cases in which
access to forensic ballistics records provided under this
section served as a valuable investigative tool.
‘‘(e) INDUSTRY OUTREACH AND COOPERATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General and
the Secretary shall work cooperatively with rep-
resentatives of the firearm industry (including fire-
arm manufacturers and importers) to—
‘‘(A) provide education about the role of
forensic ballistics as part of a comprehensive
firearm crime reduction strategy; and
‘‘(B) provide for coordination among Fed-
eral, State, and local law enforcement and regu-
latory agencies and the firearm industry to curb
firearm-related crime and illegal firearm traf-
ficking.
‘‘(2) CONCENTRATED
EFFORTS.—In imple-
menting paragraph (1), the Attorney General and
the Secretary shall concentrate on outreach with—
‘‘(A) firearm manufacturers and importers
that have agreed to participate as a pilot site
for the National Integrated Ballistics Informa-
tion Network;
‘‘(B) firearm manufacturers and importers
that manufacture or import more than 1,000
firearms per year, as reported in the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Annual Fire-
arms Manufacturing and Export Report or as
determined from information obtained in an-
nual regulatory inspection audits conducted by
the Secretary; and
‘‘(C) firearm manufacturers and importers
that have a policy that requires the test firing
of all firearms prior to transfer.
‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—
‘‘(A) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this section
and annually thereafter, the Secretary and the
Attorney General shall submit to the Committee
on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report containing—
‘‘(i) a statement of the number of
firearm manufacturers and importers and
other representatives of the firearm indus-
try participating in the outreach effort;
‘‘(ii) the number and type of per-
sonnel of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms and the Department of Jus-
tice hired or assigned to carry out this sub-
section;
‘‘(iii) a summary of the activities es-
tablished by firearm manufacturers and
importers as a result of their participation
in the outreach effort;
‘‘(iv) an evaluation of any changes in
firearm-related crime pertaining to par-
ticular types of firearms manufactured by
a firearm manufacturer or importer that is
an active participant in the outreach effort;
‘‘(v) the volume of forensic ballistics
records compiled as a result of the manda-
tory forensic ballistics testing by partici-
pating firearm manufacturers and import-
ers;
‘‘(vi) for each firearm manufacturer
and firearm importer, the number of times
a tracing request based on forensic ballis-
tics analysis resulted in the identification
of a firearm manufactured or imported by
the firearm manufacturer or firearm im-
porter; and
‘‘(vii) an evaluation of the manner in
which the implementation of forensic bal-
listics testing affected the volume of pro-
duction or importation of firearms by par-
ticipating firearm manufacturers and fire-
arm importers.
‘‘(B) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Attorney General and the Secretary for
each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003,
$38,306,000 to carry out this subsection, in-
cluding for—
‘‘(i) installation of forensic ballistics
equipment and bullet recovery equipment;
‘‘(ii) establishment of regional centers
for firearm testing;
‘‘(iii) salaries and expenses of nec-
essary personnel; and
‘‘(iv) research and evaluation.
‘‘(f) MANDATORY FORENSIC BALLISTICS TESTING
OF FIREARMS IN FEDERAL CUSTODY.—The Secretary
and the Attorney General shall conduct mandatory foren-
sic ballistics testing of all firearms that are or have been
taken into the custody of, or procured or utilized by, their
respective agencies.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of
sections for chapter 44, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘931. Test firing and automated storage of forensic ballistics records.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury and
the Attorney General $38,000,000.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives a report explaining—
(1) the capacity to provide the online access re-
quired under section 931(c)(2) of title 18, United
States Code, and the process by which the online ac-
cess will be implemented; and