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(1) LICENSEE.—The term ‘‘licensee’’ means a licensed
importer (as defined in section 921(a)(9) of title 18, United
States Code), a licensed manufacturer (as defined in section
921(a)(10) of that title), or a licensed dealer (as defined in
section 921(a)(11) of that title).
(2) OTHER
TERMS.—The terms ‘‘firearm’’, ‘‘handgun’’,
‘‘licensed importer’’, ‘‘licensed manufacturer’’, and ‘‘licensed
dealer’’ have the meanings stated in section 921(a) of title
18, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(2).
(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized
to be appropriated, which may be appropriated from the Violent
Crime Reduction Trust Fund established by section 1115 of title
31, United States Code, such sums as are necessary to enable
the Attorney General to carry out this section.
SEC. 104. REMEDY FOR ERRONEOUS DENIAL OF FIREARM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 925 the following new section:
‘‘§ 925A. Remedy for erroneous denial of firearm
‘‘Any person denied a firearm pursuant to subsection (s) or
(t) of section 922—
‘‘(1) due to the provision of erroneous information relating
to the person by any State or political subdivision thereof,
or by the national instant criminal background check system
established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence
Prevention Act; or
‘‘(2) who was not prohibited from receipt of a firearm pursu-
ant to subsection (g) or (n) of section 922,
may bring an action against the State or political subdivision
responsible for providing the erroneous information, or responsible
for denying the transfer, or against the United States, as the
case may be, for an order directing that the erroneous information
be corrected or that the transfer be approved, as the case may
be. In any action under this section, the court, in its discretion,
may allow the prevailing party a reasonable attorney’s fee as part
of the costs.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis for chapter
44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 925 the following new item:
‘‘925A. Remedy for erroneous denial of firearm.’’.
SEC. 105. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall not
be construed to alter or impair any right or remedy under section
552a of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 106. FUNDING FOR IMPROVEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS.
(a) USE OF FORMULA GRANTS.—Section 509(b) of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3759(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period and inserting
‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) the improvement of State record systems and the shar-
ing with the Attorney General of all of the records described
in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection and the records
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required by the Attorney General under section 103 of the
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, for the purpose of
implementing that Act.’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—
(1) GRANTS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS.—
The Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Statistics,
shall, subject to appropriations and with preference to States
that as of the date of enactment of this Act have the lowest
percent currency of case dispositions in computerized criminal
history files, make a grant to each State to be used—
(A) for the creation of a computerized criminal history
record system or improvement of an existing system;
(B) to improve accessibility to the national instant
criminal background system; and
(C) upon establishment of the national system, to assist
the State in the transmittal of criminal records to the
national system.
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated for grants under paragraph (1), which
may be appropriated from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund established by section 1115 of title 31, United States
Code, a total of $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and all fiscal
years thereafter.
TITLE 
II—MULTIPLE 
FIREARM 
PUR-
CHASES TO STATE AND LOCAL PO-
LICE
SEC. 201. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
Section 923(g)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the second sentence by inserting after ‘‘thereon,’’
the following: ‘‘and to the department of State police or State
law enforcement agency of the State or local law enforcement
agency of the local jurisdiction in which the sale or other
disposition took place,’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; and
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘(B) Except in the case of forms and contents thereof
regarding a purchaser who is prohibited by subsection (g) or
(n) of section 922 of this title from receipt of a firearm, the
department of State police or State law enforcement agency
or local law enforcement agency of the local jurisdiction shall
not disclose any such form or the contents thereof to any
person or entity, and shall destroy each such form and any
record of the contents thereof no more than 20 days from
the date such form is received. No later than the date that
is 6 months after the effective date of this subparagraph, and
at the end of each 6-month period thereafter, the department
of State police or State law enforcement agency or local law
enforcement agency of the local jurisdiction shall certify to
the Attorney General of the United States that no disclosure
contrary to this subparagraph has been made and that all
forms and any record of the contents thereof have been
destroyed as provided in this subparagraph.’’.
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TITLE III—FEDERAL FIREARMS
LICENSE REFORM
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Firearms License Reform
Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 302. PREVENTION OF THEFT OF FIREARMS.
(a) COMMON CARRIERS.—Section 922(e) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘No common
or contract carrier shall require or cause any label, tag, or other
written notice to be placed on the outside of any package, luggage,
or other container that such package, luggage, or other container
contains a firearm.’’.
(b) RECEIPT REQUIREMENT.—Section 922(f) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(f)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(2) It shall be unlawful for any common or contract carrier
to deliver in interstate or foreign commerce any firearm without
obtaining written acknowledgement of receipt from the recipient
of the package or other container in which there is a firearm.’’.
(c) UNLAWFUL ACTS.—Section 922 of title 18, United States
Code, as amended by section 102, is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(u) It shall be unlawful for a person to steal or unlawfully
take or carry away from the person or the premises of a person
who is licensed to engage in the business of importing, manufactur-
ing, or dealing in firearms, any firearm in the licensee’s business
inventory that has been shipped or transported in interstate or
foreign commerce.’’.
(d) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(i)(1) A person who knowingly violates section 922(u) shall
be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned not more than 10
years, or both.
‘‘(2) Nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed
as indicating an intent on the part of Congress to occupy the
field in which provisions of this subsection operate to the exclusion
of State laws on the same subject matter, nor shall any provision
of this subsection be construed as invalidating any provision of
State law unless such provision is inconsistent with any of the
purposes of this subsection.’’.
SEC. 303. LICENSE APPLICATION FEES FOR DEALERS IN FIREARMS.
Section 923(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘a pawnbroker dealing
in firearms other than’’ and inserting ‘‘not a dealer in’’;
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(3) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘$25 per year; or’’
and inserting ‘‘$200 for 3 years, except that the fee for renewal
of a valid license shall be $90 for 3 years.’’; and
(4) by striking subparagraph (C).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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