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the mechanism and thereby allow discharge of
the firearm; or
‘‘(C) is a safe, gun safe, gun case, lockbox,
or other device that is designed to store a fire-
arm and that is designed to be unlocked only by
means of a key, a combination, or other similar
means.’’.
(b) UNLAWFUL ACTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after
subsection (y) the following:
‘‘(z) LOCKING DEVICES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), it shall be unlawful for any licensed man-
ufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to
sell, deliver, or transfer any handgun to any person
other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed im-
porter, or licensed dealer, unless the transferee is
provided with a locking device for that handgun.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not
apply to the—
‘‘(A) manufacture for, transfer to, or pos-
session by, the United States or a State or a
department or agency of the United States, or
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a State or a department, agency, or political
subdivision of a State, of a firearm;
‘‘(B) transfer to, or possession by, a law
enforcement officer employed by an entity re-
ferred to in clause (i) of a firearm for law en-
forcement purposes (whether on or off duty); or
‘‘(C) transfer to, or possession by, a rail
police officer employed by a rail carrier and cer-
tified or commissioned as a police officer under
the laws of a State of a firearm for purposes of
law enforcement (whether on or off duty).’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 922(z) of title
18, United States Code, as added by this subsection,
shall take effect 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
(c) LIABILITY; EVIDENCE.—
(1) LIABILITY.—Nothing in this section shall be
construed to—
(A) create a cause of action against any
dealer of firearms or any other person for any
civil liability; or
(B) establish any standard of care.
(2) EVIDENCE.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, evidence regarding compliance or
noncompliance with the amendments made by this
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section shall not be admissible as evidence in any
proceeding of any court, agency, board, or other en-
tity, except with respect to an action to enforce this
section.
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to bar a governmental
action to impose a penalty under section 924(p) of
title 18, United States Code (as added by subsection
(d)), for a failure to comply with section 922(z) of
that title.
(d) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘or (f)’’
and inserting ‘‘(f), or (p)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(p) PENALTIES RELATING TO LOCKING DEVICES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LI-
CENSE; CIVIL
PENALTIES.—With respect to
each violation of section 922(z)(1) by a licensee,
the Secretary may, after notice and opportunity
for hearing—
‘‘(i) suspend or revoke any license
issued to the licensee under this chapter;
or
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‘‘(ii) subject the licensee to a civil
penalty in an amount equal to not more
than $10,000.
‘‘(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 penalty under paragraph (1) does not pre-
clude any administrative remedy that is otherwise
available to the Secretary.’’.
(e) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT.—The Con-
sumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 38. CHILD HANDGUN SAFETY LOCKS.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARD.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) RULEMAKING REQUIRED.—
‘‘(i) INITIATION OF RULEMAKING.—
‘‘(I) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwith-
standing section 3(a)(1)(E) of this
Act, the Commission shall initiate a
rulemaking proceeding under section
553 of title 5, United States Code,
within 90 days after the date of enact-
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ment of this section to establish a
consumer product safety standard for
locking devices.
‘‘(II) EXTENSION
OF
TIME
PE-
RIOD.—The Commission may extend
the 90-day period under subclause (I)
for good cause.
‘‘(ii) FINAL STANDARD.—
‘‘(I) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law,
including chapter 5 of title 5, United
States Code, the Commission shall
promulgate a final consumer product
safety standard under this paragraph
within 12 months after the date on
which it initiated the rulemaking.
‘‘(II) EXTENSION
OF
TIME
PE-
RIOD.—The Commission may extend
that 12-month period under subclause
(I) for good cause.
‘‘(iii) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The con-
sumer product safety standard promul-
gated under this paragraph shall take ef-
fect 6 months after the date on which the
final standard is promulgated.
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‘‘(B) 
STANDARD
REQUIREMENTS.—The
standard 
promulgated 
under 
subparagraph
(A)(ii) shall require locking devices that—
‘‘(i) are sufficiently difficult for chil-
dren to deactivate or remove; and
‘‘(ii) prevent the discharge of the
handgun unless the locking device has been
deactivated or removed.
‘‘(2) CERTAIN PROVISIONS NOT TO APPLY.—
‘‘(A) PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.—Sections
7, 9, and 30(d) of this Act do not apply to the
rulemaking proceeding under paragraph (1).
Section 11 of this Act does not apply to any
consumer product safety standard promulgated
under paragraph (1).
‘‘(B) CHAPTER 5 OF TITLE 5.—Except for
section 553, chapter 5 of title 5, United States
Code, does not apply to this section.
‘‘(C) CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 5.—Chapter 6
of title 5, United States Code, does not apply
to this section.
‘‘(D) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ACT.—The National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321) does not apply to
this section.
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‘‘(b) NO EFFECT ON STATE LAW.—Notwithstanding
section 26 of this Act, this section does not annul, alter,
impair, affect, or exempt any person subject to the provi-
sions of this section from complying with any provision
of the law of any State or any political subdivision thereof,
except to the extent that such provisions of State law are
inconsistent with any provision of this section, and then
only to the extent of the inconsistency. A provision of
State law is not inconsistent with this section if such pro-
vision affords greater protection to children in respect of
handguns than is afforded by this section.
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT.—Notwithstanding subsection
(a)(2)(A), the consumer product safety standard promul-
gated by the Commission under subsection (a) shall be en-
forced under this Act as if it were a consumer product
safety standard described in section 7(a).
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) CHILD.—The term ‘child’ means an indi-
vidual who is less than 13 years of age.
‘‘(2) LOCKING DEVICE.—The term ‘locking de-
vice’ has the meaning given that term in clauses (i)
and (iii) of section 921(a)(35)(A) of title 18, United
States Code.’’.
(f) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
FOR
CONSUMER
PRODUCT SAFETY ACT.—Section 1 of the Consumer
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Product Safety Act is amended by adding at the end of
the table of contents the following:
‘‘Sec. 38. Child handgun safety locks.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CON-
SUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Consumer Product
Safety Commission $2,000,000 to carry out the provisions
of section 38 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, such
sums to remain available until expended.
Subtitle C—Unlawful Weapons
Transfers
SEC. 11201. UNLAWFUL WEAPONS TRANSFERS TO JUVE-
NILES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (x) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(x)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, de-
liver, or otherwise transfer to a person who the transferor
knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile—
‘‘(A) a handgun;
‘‘(B) ammunition that is suitable for use only
in a handgun (in this section referred to as ‘‘ammu-
nition’’);
‘‘(C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or
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‘‘(D) a large capacity ammunition feeding de-
vice.
‘‘(2) It shall be unlawful for any person who is a juve-
nile to knowingly possess—
‘‘(A) a handgun;
‘‘(B) ammunition;
‘‘(C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or
‘‘(D) a large capacity ammunition feeding de-
vice.
‘‘(3) This subsection does not apply to—
‘‘(A) a temporary transfer of a handgun, am-
munition, large capacity ammunition feeding device,
or a semiautomatic assault weapon to a juvenile or
the possession or use of a handgun, ammunition,
large capacity ammunition feeding device, or a semi-
automatic assault weapon by a juvenile—
‘‘(i) if the handgun, ammunition, large ca-
pacity ammunition feeding device, or semiauto-
matic assault weapon are possessed and used by
the juvenile—
‘‘(I) in the course of employment;
‘‘(II) in the course of ranching or
farming related to activities at the resi-
dence of the juvenile (or on property used
for ranching or farming at which the juve-
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nile, with the permission of the property
owner or lessee, is performing activities re-
lated to the operation of the farm or
ranch);
‘‘(III) for target practice;
‘‘(IV) for hunting; or
‘‘(V) for a course of instruction in the
safe and lawful use of a firearm; and
‘‘(ii) if the juvenile’s possession and use of
a handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammu-
nition feeding device, or a semiautomatic as-
sault weapon under this subparagraph are in
accordance with State and local law, and the
following conditions are met—
‘‘(I) except when a parent or guardian
of the juvenile is in the immediate and su-
pervisory presence of the juvenile, the juve-
nile shall have in the juvenile’s possession
at all times when a handgun, ammunition,
large capacity ammunition feeding device,
or semiautomatic assault weapon is in the
possession of the juvenile, the prior written
consent of the juvenile’s parent or guard-
ian who is not prohibited by Federal,
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State, or local law from possessing a fire-
arm or ammunition; and
‘‘(II) during transportation by the ju-
venile directly from the place of transfer to
a place at which an activity described in
clause (i) is to take place, the firearm shall
be unloaded and in a locked container or
case, and during the transportation by the
juvenile of that firearm, directly from the
place at which such an activity took place
to the transferor, the firearm shall also be
unloaded and in a locked container or case;
or
‘‘(III) with respect to employment,
ranching or farming activities as described
in clause (i), a juvenile may possess and
use a handgun, ammunition, large capacity
ammunition feeding device or a semiauto-
matic assault rifle with the prior written
approval of the juvenile’s parent or legal
guardian, if such approval is on file with
the adult who is not prohibited by Federal,
State, or local law from possessing a fire-
arm or ammunition and that person is di-
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recting the ranching or farming activities
of the juvenile;
‘‘(B) a juvenile who is a member of the Armed
Forces of the United States or the National Guard
who possesses or is armed with a handgun, ammuni-
tion, large capacity ammunition feeding device, or
semiautomatic assault weapon in the line of duty;
‘‘(C) a transfer by inheritance of title (but not
possession) of a handgun, ammunition, large capac-
ity ammunition feeding device, or a semiautomatic
assault weapon to a juvenile; or
‘‘(D) the possession of a handgun, ammunition,
large capacity ammunition feeding device, or a semi-
automatic assault weapon taken in lawful defense of
the juvenile or other persons in the residence of the
juvenile or a residence in which the juvenile is an in-
vited guest.
‘‘(4) A handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammu-
nition feeding device, or a semiautomatic assault weapon,
the possession of which is transferred to a juvenile in cir-
cumstances in which the transferor is not in violation of
this subsection, shall not be subject to permanent confisca-
tion by the Government if its possession by the juvenile
subsequently becomes unlawful because of the conduct of
the juvenile, but shall be returned to the lawful owner
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Subtitle D—Large Capacity
Ammunition Feeding Devices
SEC. 11301. BAN ON IMPORTING LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNI-
TION FEEDING DEVICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922(w) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1) Except as
provided in paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)(A)
Except as provided in subparagraph (B)’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2) Para-
graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A)’’;
(3) by inserting before paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to import
a large capacity ammunition feeding device.’’; and
(4) in paragraph (4)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘(1)(A)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting
‘‘(1)(B)’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 921(a)(31)
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘manufactured after the date of enactment of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994’’.
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Subtitle E—Enforcement of Gun
Laws
SEC. 11401. ENHANCE ENFORCEMENT OF GUN VIOLENCE
LAWS.
(a) CRIMINAL GUN TRAFFICKER APPREHENSION.—
(1) COMMONSENSE DEFINITION OF LICENSED
DEALER.—Section 921(a)(22) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended in the first sentence by in-
serting before the period the following: ‘‘: Provided
further, That it shall be presumed that the intent
underlying the sale or disposition of a firearm is pre-
dominantly one of obtaining livelihood and pecuniary
gain if a person transfers more than 50 firearms
during any 12-month period, or more than 30 fire-
arms during any 30-day period, excluding any infre-
quent transfer of a firearm by gift, bequest, intes-
tate succession, or other means by an individual to
a parent, child, grandparent, or grandchild of the in-
dividual’’.
(2) 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 (other
than a private residence) primarily devoted to the
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sale of firearms and conspicuously designated to the
public as such’’.
(3) SECURE
STORAGE
OF
FIREARMS
INVEN-
TORIES.—
(A) STORAGE
REQUIREMENTS.—Section
923 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(m) SECURE
STORAGE
OF
FIREARMS
INVEN-
TORIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date on
which the Secretary issues final regulations under
paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any licensed
importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer
(other 
than 
a 
dealer 
described 
in 
section
921(a)(11)(B)) to store any firearm on a premises
described in subsection (d)(1)(E)(i), other than in
accordance with those regulations.
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the Secretary shall issue final regula-
tions governing the secure storage of firearms
on premises described in subsection (d)(1)(E)(i)
by licensed importers, licensed manufacturers,
and licensed dealers.
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‘‘(B) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In
promulgating regulations issued under this
paragraph, the Secretary shall consider—
‘‘(i) the type and quantity of the fire-
arm or firearms to be stored; and
‘‘(ii) the standards of safety and secu-
rity recognized in the firearms industry.’’.
(B) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18,
United States Code (as amended by section
11101), is amended—
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking
‘‘(f), or (p)’’ and inserting ‘‘(f), (p), or
(q)’’; and
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(q) FAILURE TO SECURELY STORE FIREARMS IN-
VENTORY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, after
notice and opportunity for hearing, suspend or re-
voke any license issued under this chapter, may sub-
ject the licensee to a civil penalty of not more than
$10,000, or both, if the holder of such license has
knowingly violated section 923(m).
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‘‘(2) REVIEW.—An action of the Secretary
under this subsection may be reviewed only as pro-
vided in section 923(f).’’.
(C) CONDITION OF LICENSING.—
(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section
923(d)(1)(F) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—
(I) in clause (ii)(II), by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end; and
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(iv) not later than 30 days after the date on
which the application is approved, the firearms in-
ventory of the business will be stored in accordance
with the regulations issued under section 923(m)(2);
and’’.
(ii) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amend-
ments made by this subparagraph shall
apply to any application submitted under
section 923 of title 18, United States
Code, on or after the date on which final
regulations are issued by the Secretary of
the Treasury under section 923(m)(2) of
title 18, United States Code, as added by
this section.
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(4) REQUIRING THEFTS FROM COMMON CAR-
RIERS TO BE REPORTED.
(A) IN GENERAL.—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
to the Secretary and to the appropriate local authorities
within 48 hours after the theft or loss is discovered.
‘‘(B) The Secretary may impose a civil fine of not
more than $10,000 on any person who knowingly violates
subparagraph (A).’’.
(B) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a)(1)(B) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘(f),’’ and inserting ‘‘(f)(1), (f)(2),’’.
(b) CRIMINAL GUN DEALER DETECTION.—
(1) RECORDKEEPING
INSPECTIONS.—Section
923(g)(1)(B)(ii)(I) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘once’’ and inserting ‘‘4
times’’.
(2) DISPOSAL
OF
PERSONAL
FIREARMS
COL-
LECTION BY CERTAIN LICENSEES MADE SUBJECT TO
REGULATIONS..—Section 923(c) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking the second sen-
tence and inserting the following: ‘‘A personal collec-
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tion of firearms of a licensed manufacturer, licensed
importer, or licensed dealer shall be considered to be
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 fire-
arm 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.’’.
(3) SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF FIREARMS
DEALER LICENSE AND CIVIL PENALTIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 923 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking
subsection (e) and inserting the following:
‘‘(e) SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF DEALER LI-
CENSE; CIVIL PENALTIES.—
‘‘(1) WILLFUL
VIOLATIONS.—The Secretary
may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, sus-
pend or revoke any license issued under this section,
and may subject the licensee to a civil penalty of not
more than $10,000 per violation, or both, if the
holder of such license has willfully violated any pro-
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vision of this chapter or any rule or regulation pre-
scribed by the Secretary under this chapter.
‘‘(2) TRANSFER OF ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNI-
TION.—The Secretary may, after notice and oppor-
tunity for hearing, with respect to a dealer who will-
fully transfers armor piercing ammunition—
‘‘(A) suspend or revoke the license of that
dealer;
‘‘(B) assess a civil penalty of not more
than $10,000 on that dealer; or
‘‘(C) both.
‘‘(3) COMPROMISE, MITIGATION, OR
REMIT-
TANCE OF LIABILITY.—The Secretary may at any
time compromise, mitigate, or remit the liability with
respect to any willful violation of this chapter or any
rule or regulation prescribed by the Secretary under
this chapter.
‘‘(4) REVIEW.—An action of the Secretary
under this subsection may be reviewed only as pro-
vided in subsection (f).’’.
(B) NOTICE OF LICENSE REVOCATION OR
DENIAL.—Section 923 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking subsection (f) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(f) RIGHTS OF APPLICANTS AND LICENSEES.—
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‘‘(1) NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary de-
nies an application for, or revokes or suspends
a license, or assesses a civil penalty under this
section, the Secretary shall provide written no-
tice of such denial, revocation, suspension, or
assessment to the affected party.
‘‘(B) NOTICE TO BE GIVEN BEFORE EF-
FECTIVE
DATE
OF
REVOCATION
OR
SUSPEN-
SION.—Any notice of a revocation or suspension
of a license under this paragraph shall be given
to the holder of such license before the effective
date of the revocation or suspension, as applica-
ble.
‘‘(2) APPEALS PROCESS.—
‘‘(A) HEARING.—If the Secretary denies
an application for, or revokes or suspends a li-
cense, or assesses a civil penalty under this sec-
tion, the Secretary, shall—
‘‘(i) upon request of the aggrieved
party, promptly hold a hearing at a loca-
tion convenient to the aggrieved party to
review the denial, revocation, suspension,
or assessment; and
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‘‘(ii) in the case of a suspension or
revocation of a license, upon the request of
the holder of the license, stay the effective
date of the suspension or revocation.
‘‘(B) NOTICE
OF
DECISION.—If, after a
hearing held under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary decides not to reverse the decision of the
Secretary to deny the application, revoke or
suspend the license, or assess the civil penalty,
as applicable, the Secretary shall provide notice
of the decision of the Secretary to the aggrieved
party.
‘‘(C) PETITION FOR DE NOVO REVIEW.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—During the 60-day
period beginning on the date on which an
aggrieved party receives a notice under
subparagraph (B), the aggrieved party
may file a petition with the district court
of the United States for the judicial dis-
trict in which the aggrieved party resides
or has a principal place of business for a
de novo judicial review of such denial, rev-
ocation, suspension, or assessment.
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‘‘(ii) JUDICIAL PROCEEDING.—In any
judicial proceeding pursuant to a petition
under clause (i)—
‘‘(I) the court may consider any
evidence submitted by the parties to
the proceeding, regardless of whether
or not such evidence was considered
at the hearing held under subpara-
graph (A); and
‘‘(II) if the court decides that the
Secretary was not authorized to make
such denial, revocation, suspension, or
assessment, the court shall order the
Secretary to take such actions as may
be necessary to comply with the judg-
ment of the court.’’.
(c) VIOLENT FELON GUN BAN ENFORCEMENT.—
(1) ADMINISTRATIVE
RELIEF
FROM
CERTAIN
FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES PROHIBITIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—
(i) FIREARMS.—Section 925(c) of title
18, United States Code, is amended—
(I) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’;
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(II) in the first sentence, by in-
serting ‘‘(other than a natural per-
son)’’ before ‘‘who is prohibited’’;
(III) in the fourth sentence—
(aa) by inserting ‘‘person
(other than a natural person)
who is a’’ before ‘‘licensed im-
porter’’; and
(bb) by striking ‘‘his li-
cense’’ and inserting ‘‘the license
of that person’’; and
(IV) by striking the last sentence
and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) Whenever the Secretary grants relief under this
section to any person, the Secretary shall promptly publish
notice of such action in the Federal Register, which shall
include—
‘‘(A) the name of the person;
‘‘(B) the disability with respect to which the re-
lief is granted;
‘‘(C) 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 con-
victed; and
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‘‘(D) the reasons for the decision of the Sec-
retary.’’.
(ii) EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS.—Section
845(b) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(I) in the first sentence, by in-
serting ‘‘(other than a natural per-
son)’’ before ‘‘may make application
to the Secretary’’; and
(II) in the second sentence, by
inserting ‘‘(other than a natural per-
son)’’ before ‘‘who makes application
for relief’’.
(B) 
APPLICABILITY.—The 
amendments
made by subparagraph (A) shall apply to any
application for administrative relief and any ac-
tion for judicial review that—
(i) is pending on the date of enact-
ment of this section; and
(ii) is brought or filed on or after the
date of enactment of this section.
(2) PERMANENT
FIREARM
PROHIBITION
FOR
CONVICTED VIOLENT FELONS AND SERIOUS DRUG
OFFENDERS.—Section 921(a)(20) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
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(A) in the first sentence—
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs
(A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec-
tively; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(20)’’;
(B) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘What’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(B) What’’; and
(C) by striking the third sentence and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(C) A State conviction shall not be considered to be
a conviction for purposes of this chapter, if—
‘‘(i) the conviction is 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));
‘‘(ii) the person is pardoned or has restored any
civil right taken away by virtue of the conviction, or
the conviction is expunged; and
‘‘(iii) the authority that grants the pardon, the
restoration of civil rights, or the expungement—
‘‘(I) expressly authorizes the person to
ship, transport, receive, and possess firearms;
and
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‘‘(II) expressly determines that the cir-
cumstances regarding the conviction and the
record and reputation of the person are such
that the person is not likely to act in a manner
that is dangerous to public safety, and that the
granting of the relief is not contrary to the pub-
lic interest.’’.
(d) INTENSIVE GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRAT-
EGY AND PROJECT EXILE IMPLEMENTATION.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
FUNDING
FOR
FED-
ERAL
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
OFFENDER
RECORD-
KEEPING IMPROVEMENTS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to any
other amounts authorized to be appropriated
that may be used for such purpose, there is au-
thorized to be appropriated $70,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2002 for the improvement of the na-
tional instant criminal background check sys-
tem established under section 103 of the Brady
Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C.
922 note), including improvements with respect
to the records described in subparagraph (B) of
this paragraph, and especially records of domes-
tic violence incidents, including felony and mis-
demeanor convictions for crimes of domestic vi-
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olence and restraining orders with respect to in-
cidents of domestic violence.
(B) RECORDS
INCLUDED.—The records
described in this subsection are—
(i) the records described in para-
graphs (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));
and
(ii) the records required by the Attor-
ney General under section 103 of the
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
(18 U.S.C. 922 note) for the purpose of
implementing that Act.
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR STATE
AND LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER REC-
ORDKEEPING IMPROVEMENTS.—
(A) GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER RECORDKEEPING
IMPROVEMENTS.—Title III of the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is
amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘Subtitle Y—Grants for State and
Local 
Domestic 
Violence 
Of-
fender Recordkeeping Improve-
ments
‘‘SEC. 32501. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.
‘‘The Attorney General may award grants to State
or local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of
improving—
‘‘(1) the organization of criminal records includ-
ing records relating to convictions for crimes of do-
mestic violence and restraining orders with respect
to domestic violence; and
‘‘(2) the reporting of such records to the na-
tional instant criminal background check system es-
tablished under section 103 of the Brady Handgun
Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note).
‘‘SEC. 32502. USE OF FUNDS.
‘‘Grants awarded 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.—To be eligible to receive a grant
award under this subtitle for a fiscal year, a State or local
law enforcement agency shall submit to the Attorney Gen-
eral an application, in such form and containing such in-
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formation as the Attorney General may reasonably re-
quire.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Each application submitted
under this section shall include—
‘‘(1) a request for funds for the purpose speci-
fied in section 32501;
‘‘(2) a description of the improvements the ap-
plicant intends to make in its organization of crimi-
nal records, including records relating to convictions
for crimes of domestic violence and to restraining or-
ders with respect to domestic violence, and its re-
porting of such records to the national instant crimi-
nal 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 awarded under this
subtitle 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 pro-
grams receive assistance under this subtitle.
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‘‘SEC. 32505. AWARD OF GRANTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under this
subtitle, the Attorney General shall consider the dem-
onstrated need for, and the evidence of the ability of the
applicant to make, the improvements described in section
32503(b)(2), as described in the application submitted
under section 32503.
‘‘(b) 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. 32506. REPORTS.
‘‘(a) REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Not later
than March 1 of each fiscal year, each law enforcement
agency that received funds from a grant awarded under
this subtitle for that fiscal year shall submit to the Attor-
ney General a report describing the progress achieved in
carrying out the program for which the grant was award-
ed.
‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Beginning not later
than October 1 of the first fiscal year following the initial
fiscal year during which grants are awarded under this
subtitle, and not later than October 1 of each fiscal year
thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress
a report, which shall contain a detailed statement regard-
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ing grant awards, activities of grant recipients, a compila-
tion of statistical information submitted by applicants, and
an evaluation of programs established with amounts from
grants awarded under this subtitle during the preceding
fiscal year.
‘‘SEC. 32507. DEFINITION OF STATE.
‘‘In this subtitle, the term ‘State’ means each of the
several States of the United States, the District of Colum-
bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American
Samoa, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.
‘‘SEC. 32508. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subtitle $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.’’.
(B) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND-
MENT.—The table of contents in section 2 of
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment Act of 1994 is amended by inserting after
the item relating to subtitle X the following:
‘‘Subtitle Y—Grants for State and Local Domestic Violence Offender
Recordkeeping Improvements
‘‘Sec. 32501. Grant authorization.
‘‘Sec. 32502. Use of funds.
‘‘Sec. 32503. Applications.
‘‘Sec. 32504. Matching requirement.
‘‘Sec. 32505. Award of grants.
‘‘Sec. 32506. Reports.
‘‘Sec. 32507. Definition of State.
‘‘Sec. 32508. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
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(3) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR ADDI-
TIONAL BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIRE-
ARMS OFFICERS.—In addition to any other amounts
authorized to be appropriated that may be used for
such purpose, there is authorized to be appropriated
$53,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 for the hiring of
600 firearms’ agents and inspectors for the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
(4) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR ADDI-
TIONAL STATE AND LOCAL GUN PROSECUTORS.—
(A) GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GUN
PROSECUTORS.—Title III of the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (as
amended by paragraph (2)), is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘Subtitle Z—Grants for State and
Local Gun Prosecutors
‘‘SEC. 32601. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.
‘‘The Attorney General may award 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 firearm-related
crimes.
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‘‘SEC. 32602. USE OF FUNDS.
‘‘Grants awarded 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 shall utilize an interdisciplinary
team approach to prevent, reduce, and respond to firearm-
related crimes in partnership with communities.
‘‘SEC. 32603. APPLICATIONS.
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant
award under this subtitle for a fiscal year, a State, Indian
tribal, or local prosecutor, in conjunction with the chief
executive officer of the jurisdiction in which the program
will be placed, shall submit to the Attorney General an
application, in such form and containing such information
as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Each application submitted
under this section shall include—
‘‘(1) a request for funds for the purposes de-
scribed in section 32602;
‘‘(2) a description of the communities to be
served by the grant, including the nature of the fire-
arm-related crime in such communities; 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.
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‘‘SEC. 32604. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.
‘‘The Federal share of a grant awarded under this
subtitle may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of
the program described in the application submitted under
section 32603 for the fiscal year for which the program
receives assistance under this subtitle.
‘‘SEC. 32605. AWARD OF GRANTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), in awarding grants under this subtitle, the Attorney
General shall consider—
‘‘(1) the demonstrated need for, and the evi-
dence of the ability of the applicant to provide, the
services described in section 32603(b)(2), as de-
scribed in the application submitted under section
32603;
‘‘(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 of the applicant,
measured either in total or per capita;
‘‘(3) the extent to which the jurisdiction of the
applicant 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;
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‘‘(4) the extent to which State and local law en-
forcement agencies in the jurisdiction of the appli-
cant have pledged to cooperate with Federal officials
in responding to the illegal acquisition distribution,
possession, and use of firearms within the jurisdic-
tion; and
‘‘(5) the extent to which the jurisdiction of the
applicant participates in comprehensive firearm law
enforcement strategies, including programs such as
the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative, Project
Achilles, 
Project 
Disarm, 
Project 
Triggerlock,
Project Exile, Project Surefire, and Operation
Ceasefire.
‘‘(b) INDIAN TRIBES.—
‘‘(1) FEDERAL GRANTS.—Not less than 5 per-
cent of the amount made available for grants under
this subtitle for each fiscal year shall be awarded as
grants to Indian tribes.
‘‘(2) GRANT CRITERIA.—In awarding grants to
Indian tribes in accordance with this subsection, the
Attorney General shall consider, to the extent prac-
ticable, the factors for consideration set forth in sub-
section (a).
‘‘(c) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.—Of the amount
made available for grants under this subtitle for each fis-
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cal year, the Attorney General shall use not less than 1
percent and not more than 3 percent for research and
evaluation of the activities carried out with grants award-
ed under this subtitle.
‘‘SEC. 32606. REPORTS.
‘‘(a) REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Not later
than March 1 of each fiscal year, each law enforcement
agency that receives funds from a grant awarded under
this subtitle for that fiscal year shall submit to the Attor-
ney General a report describing the progress achieved in
carrying out the grant program for which those funds were
received.
‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Beginning not later
than October 1 of the first fiscal year following the initial
fiscal year during which grants are awarded under this
subtitle, and not later than October 1 of each fiscal year
thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress
a report, which shall contain a detailed statement regard-
ing grant awards, activities of grant recipients, a compila-
tion of statistical information submitted by applicants, and
an evaluation of programs established with amounts from
grants awarded under this subtitle during the preceding
fiscal year.
‘‘SEC. 32607. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this subtitle—
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‘‘(1) the term ‘firearm’ has the meaning given
the term in section 921(a) of title 18, United States
Code;
‘‘(2) the term ‘Indian tribe’ means a tribe,
band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or
community of Indians, 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 because of their status as Indians; and
‘‘(3) the term ‘State’ means each of the several
States of the United States, 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.
‘‘SEC. 32608. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subtitle $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.’’.
(B) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND-
MENT.—The table of contents in section 2 of
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment Act of 1994 (as amended by paragraph
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(2)(B)) is amended by inserting after the item
relating to subtitle Y the following:
‘‘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. Definitions.
‘‘Sec. 32608. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
(5) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR ADDI-
TIONAL
FEDERAL
FIREARMS
PROSECUTORS
AND
GUN ENFORCEMENT TEAMS.—
(A) 
ADDITIONAL
FEDERAL
FIREARMS
PROSECUTORS.—The Attorney General shall
hire 114 additional Federal prosecutors to pros-
ecute violations of Federal firearms laws.
(B) GUN ENFORCEMENT TEAMS.—
(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney
General shall establish in each of the juris-
dictions specified in clause (iii) a gun en-
forcement team.
(ii) GUN
ENFORCEMENT
TEAM
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Each 
gun 
enforcement
team established under this subparagraph
shall be composed of—
(I) 1 coordinator, who shall be
responsible, with respect to the juris-
diction concerned, for coordinating
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among Federal, State, and local law
enforcement—
(aa) the appropriate forum
for the prosecution of crimes re-
lating to firearms; and
(bb) efforts for the preven-
tion of such crimes; and
(II) 1 analyst, who shall be re-
sponsible, with respect to the jurisdic-
tion concerned, for analyzing data re-
lating to such crimes and recom-
mending law enforcement strategies to
reduce such crimes.
(iii) COVERED
JURISDICTIONS.—The
jurisdictions specified in this subparagraph
are not more than 20 jurisdictions des-
ignated by the Attorney General for pur-
poses of this subparagraph as areas having
high rates of crimes relating to firearms.
(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to any other amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated that may be used
for such purpose, there is authorized to be ap-
propriated 
to 
carry 
out 
this 
paragraph
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
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(6) YOUTH CRIME GUN INTERDICTION INITIA-
TIVE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the
Treasury shall expand—
(i) to 50, the number of city and
county law enforcement agencies that
through the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction
Initiative submit identifying information
relating to all firearms recovered during
law enforcement investigations, including
from individuals under age 25, to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury to identify the types
and origins of such firearms; and
(ii) the resources devoted to law en-
forcement investigations of illegal youth
possessors and users of illegal firearms
traffickers identified through the Youth
Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative, includ-
ing through the hiring of additional agents,
inspectors, intelligence analysts, and sup-
port personnel.
(B) SELECTION
OF
PARTICIPANTS.—The
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
Federal, State, and local law enforcement offi-
cials, shall select cities and counties for partici-
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pation in the program established under this
paragraph.
(C) ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM.—
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of
the Treasury shall establish a system
through which State and local law enforce-
ment agencies, through online computer
technology, can promptly provide firearms-
related information to the Secretary of the
Treasury and access information derived
through the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction
Initiative as soon as such capability is
available.
(ii) 
REPORT.—Not 
later 
than 
months after the date of enactment of this
section, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
submit to the Chairman and Ranking
Member of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives, and
the Chairman and Ranking Member of the
Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate, a report explaining the capacity to
provide such online access and the future
technical and, if necessary, legal changes
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required to make such capability available,
including cost estimates.
(D) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this paragraph, and
annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall submit to the Chairman and Ranking
Member of the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives, and the Chair-
man and Ranking Member of the Committee on
Appropriations 
of 
the 
Senate, 
a 
report
regarding—
(i) the types and sources of firearms
recovered from individuals, including those
under the age of 25;
(ii) regional, State, and national fire-
arms trafficking trends; and
(iii) the number of investigations and
arrests resulting from the Youth Crime
Gun Interdiction Initiative.
(E) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section $20,000,000 for fiscal
year 2002.
(7) LOCAL
ANTIGUN
VIOLENCE
MEDIA
CAM-
PAIGNS.—
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(A) GRANTS
FOR
LOCAL
ANTIGUN
VIO-
LENCE
MEDIA
CAMPAIGNS.—Title III of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 (as amended by paragraphs (2)
and (4)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘Subtitle 
AA—Grants 
for 
Local
Antigun Violence Media Cam-
paigns
‘‘SEC. 32701. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.
‘‘The Attorney General may award grants to public
entities or private nonprofit entities for the purpose of
supporting the creation or expansion of local antigun vio-
lence media campaigns.
‘‘SEC. 32702. USE OF FUNDS.
‘‘Grants awarded 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—
‘‘(1) highlight coordination among Federal,
State, and local law enforcement agencies;
‘‘(2) publicize penalties for violations of fire-
arms laws; and
‘‘(3) emphasize the safe storage of firearms and
the prevention of access to firearms by children.
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‘‘SEC. 32703. APPLICATIONS.
‘‘To be eligible to receive a grant award under this
subtitle for a fiscal year, a public entity or private non-
profit entity shall submit to the Attorney General an appli-
cation, in such form and containing such information as
the Attorney General may reasonably require.
‘‘SEC. 32704. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.
‘‘The Federal share of a grant awarded under this
subtitle may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of
the program described in the application submitted under
section 32703 for the fiscal year for which the program
receives assistance under this subtitle.
‘‘SEC. 32705. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subtitle $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.’’.
(B) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND-
MENT.—The table of contents in section 2 of
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment Act of 1994 (as amended by paragraphs
(2)(B) and (4)(B)), is amended by inserting
after the item relating to subtitle Z the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Subtitle AA—Grants for Local Antigun Violence Media Campaigns
‘‘Sec. 32701. Grant authorization.
‘‘Sec. 32702. Use of funds.
‘‘Sec. 32703. Applications.
‘‘Sec. 32704. Matching requirement.
‘‘Sec. 32705. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
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(8) SMART GUN TECHNOLOGY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General,
acting through the Director of the National In-
stitute of Justice, shall carry out a program for
the research and development of smart gun
technology.
(B) DEFINITION
OF
SMART
GUN
TECH-
NOLOGY.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘smart
gun technology’’ means a device—
(i) incorporated by manufacture and
design into a handgun in such a manner
that the device cannot be readily removed
or deactivated;
(ii) that allows the handgun to be
fired only by a particular individual; and
(iii) that may allow the handgun to be
personalized to an additional individual.
(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to any other amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated that may be used
for such purpose, there is authorized to be ap-
propriated 
to 
carry 
out 
this 
paragraph
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
(9) DEFINITION
OF
FOREIGN
BALLISTICS.—
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code (as
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amended by sections 11001 and 11101), is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(39) 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.’’.
(10) TEST FIRING AND AUTOMATED STORAGE
OF FORENSIC BALLISTICS RECORDS.—
(A) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 18, UNITED
STATES CODE.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title
18, United States Code (as amended by
section 11001), is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘§ 932. Test firing and automated storage of forensic
ballistics records
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—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
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‘‘(3) making the ballistics records available to
the Secretary for entry in a computerized database.
‘‘(b) PENALTIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each viola-
tion of subsection (a) by a licensed manufacturer or
licensed importer, the Secretary may, after notice
and opportunity for hearing, suspend the license for
not more than 1 year or revoke the license, impose
on the licensee a civil fine of not more than $10,000,
or both.
‘‘(2) REVIEW.—An action of the Secretary
under subsection (b)(1) may be reviewed only as
provided in section 923(f).
‘‘(3) OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES.—The
suspension or revocation of a license or the imposi-
tion of a civil fine under paragraph (1) shall not pre-
clude any administrative remedy that is available to
the Secretary under any other provision of law.
‘‘(c) 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.’’.
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(ii) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 44
of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘932. Test firing and automated storage of forensic ballistics records.’’.
(iii) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out section 932(c) of title
18, United States Code, $38,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.
(iv) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amend-
ment made by this subparagraph shall take
effect on the date on which the Attorney
General and the Secretary of the Treasury
certify that the Department of Justice and
the Department of the Treasury have es-
tablished a National Integrated Ballistics
Network.
(B) COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney Gen-
eral and the Secretary shall assist licensed
manufacturers and licensed importers in
complying with section 932(a) of title 18,
United States Code, through—
(I) the acquisition, disposition,
and upgrade of computerized forensic
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ballistics equipment and bullet recov-
ery equipment to be placed at the
sites of licensed manufacturers and li-
censed importers or at regional fire-
arm centers established by the Sec-
retary;
(II) the hiring or designation of
personnel necessary to develop and
maintain a database of forensic ballis-
tics records, research, and evaluation;
and
(III) any other steps necessary to
implement effective forensic ballistics
testing.
(ii) ONLINE
ACCESS
TO
FORENSIC
BALLISTICS RECORDS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral and the Secretary shall establish a
system through which State and local law
enforcement agencies, through online com-
puter technology, can promptly access fo-
rensic ballistics records stored under sec-
tion 932 of title 18, United States Code,
as soon as the capability to do so is avail-
able.
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(C) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 1
year after the effective date of section 932 of
title 18, United States Code, and annually
thereafter, the Attorney General and the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives and
the Senate a report regarding the effects of sec-
tion 932 of title 18, United States Code, includ-
ing the number of Federal and State criminal
investigations, arrests, indictments, and pros-
ecutions of all cases in which access to forensic
ballistics records provided under section 932 of
title 18, United States Code, served as a valu-
able investigative tool.
(D) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney Gen-
eral and the Secretary shall work coopera-
tively with representatives of the firearm
industry (including firearm manufacturers
and importers) to provide—
(I) education about the role of fo-
rensic ballistics as part of a com-
prehensive firearm crime reduction
strategy; and
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(II) for coordination among Fed-
eral, State, and local law enforcement
and regulatory agencies and the fire-
arm industry to curb firearm-related
crime and illegal firearm trafficking.
(ii) 
OUTREACH.—In 
implementing
clause (i), the Attorney General and the
Secretary shall concentrate on outreach
with—
(I) firearm manufacturers and
importers that have agreed to partici-
pate as a pilot site for the National
Integrated Ballistics Information Net-
work;
(II) firearm manufacturers and
importers that manufacture or import
more than 1,000 firearms per year, as
reported in the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco and Firearms Annual Firearms
Manufacturing and Export Report, or
as determined from information ob-
tained in annual regulatory inspection
audits conducted by the Secretary;
and
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(III) firearm manufacturers and
importers that have a policy that re-
quires the test firing of all firearms
prior to transfer.
(iii) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later
than 1 year after the effective date of this
section and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary and the Attorney General shall sub-
mit to the Committees on the Judiciary of
the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate a report containing—
(I) a statement of the number of
firearm manufacturers and importers
and other representatives of the fire-
arm industry participating in the out-
reach effort under this subparagraph;
(II) the number and type of per-
sonnel of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco and Firearms and the Depart-
ment of Justice hired or assigned to
carry out this subparagraph;
(III) a summary of the activities
established by firearm manufacturers
and importers as a result of their par-
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ticipation in the outreach effort under
this subparagraph;
(IV) 
an 
evaluation 
of 
any
changes in firearm-related crime per-
taining to particular types of firearms
manufactured by a firearm manufac-
turer or importer that is an active
participant in the outreach effort
under this subparagraph;
(V) the volume of forensic ballis-
tics records compiled as a result of
the mandatory forensic ballistics test-
ing by participating firearm manufac-
turers and importers;
(VI) for each firearm manufac-
turer and firearm importer, the num-
ber of times a tracing request based
on forensic ballistics analysis resulted
in the identification of a firearm man-
ufactured or imported by the firearm
manufacturer or firearm importer;
and
(VII) an evaluation of the man-
ner in which the implementation of fo-
rensic ballistics testing affected the
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volume of production or importation
of firearms by participating firearm
manufacturers and firearm importers.
(iv) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this subparagraph, $38,306,000
for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005, in-
cluding funding for—
(I) installation of forensic ballis-
tics equipment and bullet recovery
equipment;
(II) establishment of regional
centers for firearm testing;
(III) salaries and expenses of
necessary personnel; and
(IV) research and evaluation.
(E) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this paragraph, the
Attorney General and the Secretary of the
Treasury shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate a report, which shall include an
analysis of—
(i) the capacity to provide the online
access 
required 
under 
subparagraph
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(B)(ii), and the process by which the on-
line access will be implemented; and
(ii) any future technical or legal
changes that may be required to make on-
line access available, including estimates of
the costs of making those changes.
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous
SEC. 11501. STUDY OF MARKETING PRACTICES OF THE
FIREARMS INDUSTRY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Trade Commission
and the Attorney General shall jointly conduct a study of
the marketing practices of the firearms industry, with re-
spect to minors.
(b) ISSUES EXAMINED.—In conducting the study
under subsection (a), the Commission and the Attorney
General shall examine the extent to which the firearms
industry advertises and promotes its products to minors,
including in media outlets in which minors comprise a sub-
stantial percentage of the audience.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Commission and the Attor-
ney General shall submit to Congress a report on the
study conducted under subsection (a).
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SEC. 11502. REGULATION OF INTERNET FIREARMS TRANS-
FERS.
(a) PROHIBITIONS.—Section 922 of title 18, United
States Code (as amended by section 11101), is amended
by inserting after subsection (z) the following:
‘‘(aa) REGULATION OF INTERNET FIREARMS TRANS-
FERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any
person to operate an Internet website, if a purpose
of the website is to offer 1 or more firearms for sale
or exchange, or is to otherwise facilitate the sale or
exchange of 1 or more firearms posted or listed on
the website, unless—
‘‘(A) the person is licensed as a manufac-
turer, importer, or dealer under section 923;
‘‘(B) the person notifies the Secretary of
the Internet address of the website, and any
other information concerning the website as the
Secretary may require by regulation; and
‘‘(C) if any firearm posted or listed for sale
or exchange on the website is not from the busi-
ness inventory or personal collection of that
person—
‘‘(i) the person, as a term or condition
for posting or listing the firearm for sale
or exchange on the website on behalf of a