I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5245 
To require lost or stolen firearms to be reported to law enforcement 
authorities within 48 hours, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 
Mr. CASTEN (for himself, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, and Mr. DEUTCH) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require lost or stolen firearms to be reported to law 
enforcement authorities within 48 hours, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Gun Trafficker Detec-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTING OF LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS TO 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES. 
(a) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(aa)(1) Within 48 hours after a person not licensed 
under this chapter who owns a firearm that has been 
shipped or transported in, or has been possessed in or af-
fecting, interstate or foreign commerce, discovers or 
should have discovered the theft or loss of the firearm, 
the person shall report the theft or loss to the Attorney 
General. If the report to the Attorney General is not sub-
mitted through a web portal created by the Attorney Gen-
eral for such purpose, the person shall report the theft 
or loss to local law enforcement authorities. 
‘‘(2) Within 72 hours after the Attorney General re-
ceives a report through the web portal pursuant to para-
graph (1), the Attorney General shall notify the chief law 
enforcement officer of the jurisdiction in which the theft 
or loss occurred of the name and address of the reporting 
person.’’. 
(2) CREATION OF WEB-BASED PORTAL FOR RE-
PORTING.—Within 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
create a web-based electronic portal, which members 
of the public may use to report the theft or loss of 
a firearm to the Attorney General pursuant to sec-
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tion 922(aa) of title 18, United States Code, that in-
cludes a notice to users of the penalties under sec-
tion 924(a)(1) of such title for knowingly making a 
false statement or representation in such a report. 
(3) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) With respect to a violation of section 922(aa), 
the Attorney General shall, after notice and opportunity 
for a hearing— 
‘‘(1)(A) in the case of a first violation, subject 
the person to a civil money penalty of not more than 
$1,000; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a second or subsequent vio-
lation, subject the person to a civil money penalty of 
not more than $5,000; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of any violation, notify the per-
son of the prohibitions set forth in section 
922(bb).’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION
ON FIREARM RECEIPT AFTER 
MULTIPLE CONVICTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of such title, as 
amended by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(bb)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person who has 
been twice assessed a civil money penalty under section 
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924(q) to receive a firearm during the 1-year period that 
begins with the date of the most recent such assessment. 
‘‘(2) It shall be unlawful for a person who has been 
thrice assessed a civil money penalty under section 924(q) 
to receive a firearm during the 5-year period that begins 
with the date of the most recent such assessment.’’. 
(2) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a)(5) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘or (t)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(t), or (bb)’’. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON FALSE REPORTING.—Section 
924(a)(1)(A) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘chapter 
or’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter, in reporting a lost or stolen 
firearm pursuant to section 922(aa), or’’. 
(d) UPDATING
OF NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL 
BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to 
ensure that— 
(A) the national instant criminal back-
ground check system takes account of section 
922(bb) of title 18, United States Code, in per-
forming the functions of the system; and 
(B) all persons licensed under chapter 44 
of such title provide notice of the penalties for 
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violations of section 922(aa) of such title to any 
person not so licensed who acquires a firearm 
from the licensee. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) The following provisions of section 103 
of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act 
(34 U.S.C. 40901) are each amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(g) or (n)’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘(g), (n), or (bb)’’: 
(i) 
Subparagraphs 
(A), 
(C), 
(F)(iii)(I), and (G)(i) of subsection (e)(1). 
(ii) Subsection (g). 
(iii) Subsection (i)(2). 
(B) The following provisions of title 18, 
United States Code, are each amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(g) or (n)’’ and inserting ‘‘(g), (n), or 
(bb)’’: 
(i) Section 922(t)(1)(B)(ii). 
(ii) Section 922(t)(2). 
(iii) Section 922(t)(4). 
(iv) Section 922(t)(5). 
(v) Section 923(g)(3)(B). 
(vi) Section 925A(2). 
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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