I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1692 
To address the problem of illegal firearm trafficking to Mexico. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 22, 2017 
Mrs. TORRES (for herself, Mr. ENGEL, and Ms. CLARKE of New York) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To address the problem of illegal firearm trafficking to 
Mexico. 
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 ‘‘Countering Illegal 
Firearms Trafficking to Mexico Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COLLABORATION BETWEEN U.S. IMMIGRATIONS 
AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AND THE BU-
REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, 
AND EXPLOSIVES. 
The President shall design and implement a strategy 
to improve collaboration between U.S. Immigrations and 
Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms, and Explosives in the investigation of il-
legal firearm trafficking to Mexico, including formal moni-
toring of the implementation of the 2009 Memorandum 
of Understanding between the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms, and Explosives and U.S. Immigrations 
and Customs Enforcement. 
SEC. 3. COMPREHENSIVE INDICATORS TO STEM ARMS 
TRAFFICKING TO MEXICO. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Office of National Drug Control Pol-
icy shall establish comprehensive indicators that more ac-
curately reflect progress made in efforts to stem arms 
trafficking to Mexico. 
SEC. 4. FIREARMS TRAFFICKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 932. Trafficking in firearms 
‘‘(a) OFFENSES.—It shall be unlawful for any person, 
regardless of whether anything of value is exchanged— 
‘‘(1) to ship, transport, transfer, or otherwise 
dispose to a person, 2 or more firearms in or affect-
ing interstate or foreign commerce, if the transferor 
knows or has reasonable cause to believe that such 
use, carry, possession, or disposition of the firearm 
would be in violation of, or would result in a viola-
tion of any Federal, State, or local law punishable 
by a term of imprisonment exceeding 1 year; 
‘‘(2) to receive from a person, 2 or more fire-
arms in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, 
if the recipient knows or has reasonable cause to be-
lieve that such receipt would be in violation of, or 
would result in a violation of any Federal, State, or 
local law punishable by a term of imprisonment ex-
ceeding 1 year; 
‘‘(3) to make a statement to a licensed im-
porter, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer re-
lating to the purchase, receipt, or acquisition from 
a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or li-
censed dealer of 2 or more firearms that have moved 
in or affected interstate or foreign commerce that— 
‘‘(A) is material to— 
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‘‘(i) the identity of the actual buyer of 
the firearms; or 
‘‘(ii) the intended trafficking of the 
firearms; and 
‘‘(B) the person knows or has reasonable 
cause to believe is false; or 
‘‘(4) to direct, promote, or facilitate conduct 
specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3). 
‘‘(b) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person who violates, or 
conspires to violate, subsection (a) shall be fined 
under this title, imprisoned for not more than 20 
years, or both. 
‘‘(2) ORGANIZER ENHANCEMENT.—If a viola-
tion of subsection (a) is committed by a person in 
concert with 5 or more other persons with respect to 
whom such person occupies a position of organizer, 
a supervisory position, or any other position of man-
agement, such person may be sentenced to an addi-
tional term of imprisonment of not more than 5 con-
secutive years. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘actual buyer’ means the person 
for whom a firearm is being purchased, received, or 
acquired; and 
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‘‘(2) the term ‘term of imprisonment exceeding 
1 year’ does not include any offense classified by the 
applicable jurisdiction as a misdemeanor and punish-
able by a term of imprisonment of 2 years or less.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 44 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘932. Trafficking in firearms.’’. 
SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT THAT FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENS-
EES REPORT MULTIPLE SALES OF FIREARMS. 
Section 923(g)(3)(A) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘pistols, or revolvers, or any com-
bination of pistols and revolvers totalling two or more,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘firearms’’. 
SEC. 6. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION ABOUT 
FIREARMS SEIZED BY MEXICO AND SUB-
MITTED TO THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO-
BACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES FOR 
TRACING. 
Within 30 days after the beginning of each fiscal year 
that begins more than 120 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms, and Explosives shall make public detailed informa-
tion about the type, make, model, and caliber of each fire-
arm seized by authorities of the Government of Mexico 
and submitted to the Bureau for tracing. 
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SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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