(2) in section 924(a)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘or 
(q)’’ and inserting ‘‘(q), or (aa)’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN RIFLES AS FIREARMS 
UNDER NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5845(a) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘and (8) a destructive device’’ and inserting ‘‘(8) a 
destructive device; and (9) a rifle which is capable 
of firing .50 caliber ammunition and is lawfully pos-
sessed on or before the date of enactment of the 
Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the amendments made by this sub-
section shall take effect on the date which is 12 
months after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) REGISTRATION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A) or any other provision of 
law, any person possessing a rifle which is 
capable of firing .50 caliber ammunition 
which is not registered to such person in 
the National Firearms Registration and 
Transfer Record shall register each such 
rifle so possessed with the Secretary in 
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such form and manner as the Secretary 
may require within the 12-month period 
immediately following the date of enact-
ment of this Act. No fee or tax shall be im-
posed with respect to any registration re-
quired under this subparagraph. 
(ii) INCLUSION
IN
REGISTRY.—Any 
registration described in clause (i) shall be-
come a part of the National Firearms Reg-
istration and Transfer Record. No infor-
mation or evidence required to be sub-
mitted or retained by a natural person to 
register a firearm under this subparagraph 
shall be used, directly or indirectly, as evi-
dence against such person in any criminal 
proceeding with respect to a prior or con-
current violation of law. 
(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
(i) NATIONAL
FIREARMS
REGISTRA-
TION AND TRANSFER RECORD.—The term 
‘‘National 
Firearms 
Registration 
and 
Transfer Record’’ means the registry es-
tablished pursuant to section 5841 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
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(ii) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ has the same meaning given such 
term under section 7701(a)(11)(B) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
SEC. 3. EXCEPTION TO COVERAGE UNDER PROTECTION OF 
LAWFUL COMMERCE IN ARMS ACT. 
Section 4(5)(A) of the Protection of Lawful Com-
merce in Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7903(5)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) an action brought against a 
manufacturer or seller that knowingly sells 
or transfers a qualified product, or at-
tempts or conspires to do so, knowing or 
having reasonable cause to believe that the 
transaction is prohibited under section 
805(c) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin 
Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1904(c)).’’. 
SEC. 4. FEDERAL FIREARM PROHIBITOR FOR SIGNIFICANT 
FOREIGN 
NARCOTICS 
TRAFFICKERS 
AND 
CERTAIN OTHER FOREIGN PERSONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922(d) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as para-
graph (12); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(11) is— 
‘‘(A) a significant foreign narcotics traf-
ficker publicly identified by the President in a 
report under subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 
804 of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designa-
tion Act (21 U.S.C. 1903); or 
‘‘(B) a foreign person designated by the 
Secretary of the Treasury under section 805(b) 
of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation 
Act (21 U.S.C. 1904(b)); or’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘(11)’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
RELATING
TO 
NICS.—Section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Pre-
vention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(D), by inserting ‘‘or 
that transfer of a firearm or ammunition to the indi-
vidual would violate subsection (d)(11) of such sec-
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tion 922’’ after ‘‘section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code,’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 
to whom transfer of a firearm would violate 
subsection (d)(11) of such section 922,’’ after 
‘‘section 922 of title 18, United States Code or 
State law,’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 
that transfer of a firearm or ammunition to the 
person would violate subsection (d)(11) of such 
section 922,’’ after ‘‘section 922 of title 18, 
United States Code,’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (F)(iii)(I), by striking 
‘‘(g) or (n)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d)(11), (g), or 
(n)’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (G)(i), by striking 
‘‘(g) or (n)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d)(11), (g), or 
(n)’’; 
(3) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘or that 
transfer of a firearm to a prospective transferee 
would violate subsection (d)(11) of such section 
922,’’ after ‘‘section 922 of title 18, United States 
Code or State law,’’; and 
(4) in subsection (i)(2)— 
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