threats, such as an act of terrorism or targeted violence, 
associated with ghost guns. 
‘‘(d) TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
ACTIVITIES.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate re-
garding the number of violations of subsection (a) of sec-
tion 1540.111 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
and any other incidents involving the unauthorized car-
riage of a firearm at a passenger screening checkpoint, 
including information regarding which such violations and 
incidents during the period of time covered by each such 
report were committed by individuals while receiving expe-
dited screening, which were repeat offenses, and which in-
volved a ghost gun. Such reporting shall also include infor-
mation regarding trends in the rates of violations and inci-
dents on a per passenger basis, as well as a description 
of Transportation Security Administration efforts during 
the period of time covered by each such report to increase 
public awareness of the prohibition described in such sub-
section (a) of section 1540.111 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
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‘‘(e) U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCE-
MENT ACTIVITIES.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Director of U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement, acting through the 
Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Inves-
tigations, shall, in coordination with the Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and appropriate 
Federal partners, carry out the following: 
‘‘(1) Prepare an analysis that includes data 
from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives and other Federal partners regarding 
homeland security threats, including border security 
threats, and cross-border illicit smuggling trends and 
patterns associated with United States-sourced fire-
arms, including ghost guns, recovered in Mexico. 
‘‘(2) Research and develop a mechanism to 
share aggregated Federal information regarding 
United States-sourced firearms, including ghost 
guns, recovered in Mexico in support of carrying out 
the strategy under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) Develop performance measures to assess 
the effectiveness of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement activities aimed at combatting home-
land security threats, including border security 
threats, and illicit cross-border activities involving 
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United States-sourced firearms, including ghost 
guns. 
‘‘(f) OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS RE-
PORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection 
and annually thereafter, the Under Secretary for In-
telligence and Analysis of the Department, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, shall develop a report assessing home-
land security threats of ghost guns and partially 
complete frames and receivers associated with a for-
eign terrorist organization or other individual in fur-
therance of an act of terrorism or targeted violence. 
Each such report shall— 
‘‘(A) assess the range of sources for ac-
quiring, manufacturing, and trafficking ghost 
guns and partially complete frames and receiv-
ers; 
‘‘(B) identify each type of homeland secu-
rity threat associated with ghost guns and par-
tially complete frames and receivers; and 
‘‘(C) specify the level of threat associated 
with each threat identified pursuant to para-
graph (2). 
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‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION OF REPORTS.—Consistent 
with the protection of classified and confidential un-
classified information, the Under Secretary for Intel-
ligence and Analysis shall— 
‘‘(A) submit the initial report required 
under paragraph (1) to Federal, State, local, 
Tribal, and territorial law enforcement officials, 
including officials who operate within State, 
local, and regional fusion centers under the De-
partment of Homeland Security State, Local, 
and Regional Fusion Center Initiative estab-
lished by section 210A; and 
‘‘(B) submit each report required under 
paragraph (1) to the appropriate congressional 
committees. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ACT OF TERRORISM.—The term ‘act of 
terrorism’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 3077 of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence, the Committee on Homeland Secu-
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rity, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence, 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs, and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate. 
‘‘(3) DOMESTIC
TERRORISM.—The term ‘do-
mestic terrorism’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(4) FIREARM.—The term ‘firearm’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 921 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(5) FOREIGN
TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘foreign terrorist organization’ means an 
organization designated as a foreign terrorist organi-
zation under section 219 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
‘‘(6) GHOST GUN.—The term ‘ghost gun’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘privately made firearm’ 
in section 478.11 of title 27, Code of Federal Regu-
lations. 
‘‘(7) TARGETED
VIOLENCE.—The term ‘tar-
geted violence’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 6418 of the National Defense Authorization 
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Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 6 
U.S.C. 124h–1). 
‘‘(8) PARTIALLY
COMPLETE
FRAME
OR
RE-
CEIVER.—The term ‘partially complete frame or re-
ceiver’ means a partially complete, disassembled, or 
nonfunctional frame or receiver, as such term is de-
scribed in section 478.12(c) of title 27, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
890D the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 890E. Policy to bolster security against threats posed by ghost guns.’’. 
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