I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 816 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms 
importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with 
respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and busi-
ness premises. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2023 
Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. COHEN, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. PIN-
GREE, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MCGOVERN, 
Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. FOSTER, and Mr. KHANNA) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally 
licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers 
to meet certain requirements with respect to securing 
their firearms inventory, business records, and business 
premises. 
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 ‘‘Safety Enhancements 
for Communities Using Reasonable and Effective Firearm 
Storage Act’’ or the ‘‘SECURE Firearm Storage Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERALLY LI-
CENSED FIREARMS IMPORTERS, MANUFAC-
TURERS, AND DEALERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 923 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(m) SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) RELATION TO PROVISION GOVERNING GUN 
SHOWS.—This subsection shall apply to a licensed 
importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 
except as provided in subsection (j). 
‘‘(2) FIREARM STORAGE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person who is a li-
censed importer, licensed manufacturer, or li-
censed dealer shall keep and store each firearm 
in the business inventory of the licensee at the 
premises covered by the license. 
‘‘(B) MEANS
OF
STORAGE.—When the 
premises covered by the license are not open for 
business, the licensee shall, with respect to each 
firearm in the business inventory of the li-
censee— 
‘‘(i) secure the firearm with a hard-
ened steel rod 1⁄4 inch thick through the 
space between the trigger guard, and the 
frame or receiver, of the firearm, with— 
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‘‘(I) the steel rod secured by a 
hardened steel lock that has a shackle; 
‘‘(II) the lock and shackle pro-
tected or shielded from the use of a 
bolt cutter; and 
‘‘(III) the rod anchored to pre-
vent the removal of the firearm from 
the premises; or 
‘‘(ii) store the firearm in— 
‘‘(I) a locked fireproof safe; 
‘‘(II) a locked gun cabinet (and if 
the locked gun cabinet is not steel, 
each firearm within the cabinet shall 
be secured with a hardened steel rod 
1⁄4 inch thick, protected or shielded 
from the use of a bolt cutter and an-
chored to prevent the removal of the 
firearm from the premises); or 
‘‘(III) a locked vault. 
‘‘(3) PAPER
RECORD
STORAGE.—When the 
premises covered by the license are not open for 
business, the licensee shall store each paper record 
of the business inventory and firearm transactions 
of, and other dispositions of firearms by, the licensee 
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at the premises in a secure location such as a locked 
fireproof safe or locked vault. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Attorney General may, by regulation, prescribe 
such additional security requirements as the Attor-
ney General determines appropriate with respect to 
the firearms business conducted by a licensed im-
porter, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, 
such as requirements relating to the use of— 
‘‘(A) alarm and security camera systems; 
‘‘(B) site hardening; 
‘‘(C) measures to secure any electronic 
record of the business inventory and firearm 
transactions of, and other dispositions of fire-
arms by, the licensee; and 
‘‘(D) other measures necessary to reduce 
the risk of theft at the business premises of a 
licensee.’’. 
(b) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(q) PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FIRE-
ARMS LICENSEE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(A) PENALTY.—With respect to a viola-
tion by a licensee of section 923(m) or a regula-
tion issued under that section, the Attorney 
General, after notice and opportunity for hear-
ing— 
‘‘(i) in the case of the first violation 
or related series of violations on the same 
date, shall subject the licensee to a civil 
penalty in an amount equal to not less 
than $1,000 and not more than $10,000; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of the second viola-
tion or related series of violations on the 
same date— 
‘‘(I) shall suspend the license 
issued to the licensee under this chap-
ter until the licensee cures the viola-
tion; and 
‘‘(II) may subject the licensee to 
a civil penalty in an amount provided 
in clause (i); or 
‘‘(iii) in the case of the third violation 
or related series of violations on the same 
date— 
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‘‘(I) shall revoke the license 
issued to the licensee under this chap-
ter; and 
‘‘(II) may subject the licensee to 
a civil penalty in an amount provided 
in clause (i). 
‘‘(B) REVIEW.—An action of the Attorney 
General under this paragraph may be reviewed 
only as provided under section 923(f). 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES.—The imposi-
tion of a civil penalty or suspension or revocation of 
a license under paragraph (1) shall not preclude any 
administrative remedy that is otherwise available to 
the Attorney General.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENT.—Section 923 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘be in such form and contain only that’’ 
and inserting ‘‘describe how the applicant plans to 
comply with subsection (m) and shall be in such 
form and contain only such other’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) the Attorney General determines that the 
description in the application of how the applicant 
plans to comply with subsection (m) would, if imple-
mented, so comply.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) INITIAL
FIREARM
STORAGE
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 923(m)(2) of title 18, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) INITIAL
PAPER
RECORDS
STORAGE
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 
923(m)(3) 
of 
title 
18, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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