I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1339 
To enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee, 
to establish a Mass Violence Prevention Center, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2019 
Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. STEUBE, 
Mr. CLINE, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. 
WOODALL, Mr. BARR, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, 
Mr. GIBBS, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. FLORES, Mr. BACON, Mr. 
MEADOWS, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. ESTES, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. 
SMUCKER, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. STEIL, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. YOHO, Mr. 
JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BUDD, and Mrs. 
WAGNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal 
firearms licensee, to establish a Mass Violence Prevention 
Center, 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 ‘‘The Mass Violence 
Prevention Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘MVP Act of 2019’’. 
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TITLE I—FEDERAL FIREARMS 
LICENSEE PROTECTION 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Firearms Li-
censee Protection Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO ENHANCE CERTAIN PENALTIES. 
Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i)(1)(A) A person who knowingly violates section 
922(u), or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this 
title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. 
‘‘(B) In the case of a violation described in subpara-
graph (A) that occurs during the commission of— 
‘‘(i) a burglary, the term of imprisonment shall 
be not less than 3 years; or 
‘‘(ii) a robbery, the term of imprisonment shall 
be not less than 5 years. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘burglary’ means the unlawful 
entry into, or remaining in, the business premises of 
a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or li-
censed dealer with the intent to commit a crime; and 
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‘‘(B) the term ‘robbery’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 1951(b).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (m), by inserting ‘‘or attempts 
to do so,’’ after ‘‘or licensed collector’’. 
SEC. 103. CRIME OF VIOLENCE. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO THE DEFINITION OF CRIME OF 
VIOLENCE.—Section 924(c)(3)(B) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘by its nature, involves’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, based on the facts underlying the offense, 
involved’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘may be used’’ and inserting 
‘‘may have been used’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to any offense committed on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—The amend-
ments made by this section shall not be construed to 
create any right to challenge a sentence imposed be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act under sec-
tion 924 of title 18, United States Code. 
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TITLE II—MASS VIOLENCE 
PREVENTION CENTER 
SEC. 201. MASS VIOLENCE PREVENTION CENTER. 
Part G of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10211 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 702. MASS VIOLENCE PREVENTION CENTER. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department of Justice a Mass Violence Prevention Center, 
which shall be supervised by the Director of Mass Violence 
Prevention (in this section referred to as the ‘Director’), 
who shall be appointed by the Director of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation with the approval of the President. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY OF FBI DIRECTOR.—The Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall have author-
ity, direction, and control over the Mass Violence Preven-
tion Center and the Director of Mass Violence Prevention. 
‘‘(c) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, and annually there-
after, the Director shall submit a report to the Attorney 
General with respect to the following matters: 
‘‘(1) The budget and programs of the Mass Vio-
lence Prevention Center. 
‘‘(2) The activities of the Director under sub-
section (f). 
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‘‘(3) The conduct of intelligence operations im-
plemented by other elements of the intelligence com-
munity. 
‘‘(d) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Mass Violence 
Prevention Center shall be as follows: 
‘‘(1) To serve as the primary organization in 
the United States Government for analyzing and in-
tegrating all intelligence possessed or acquired by 
the United States Government pertaining to threats 
of mass violence. 
‘‘(2) To conduct strategic operational planning 
for mass violence prevention, integrating all instru-
ments of Federal, State, and local law enforcement. 
‘‘(3) To recommend roles and responsibilities to 
Federal, State, and local law enforcement partners 
as part of its strategic operational planning duties to 
lead departments or agencies, as appropriate, for 
mass violence prevention that are consistent with ap-
plicable law and that support strategic operational 
plans for mass violence prevention. 
‘‘(4) To ensure that Federal, State, and local 
law enforcement agencies, have access to and receive 
all-source intelligence support needed to execute 
plans to prevent mass violence or perform inde-
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pendent, alternative analysis on threats of mass vio-
lence, or for other purposes, as appropriate. 
‘‘(5) To serve as the central and shared knowl-
edge bank on known and suspected perpetrators of 
mass violence, as well as the perpetrator’s goals, 
strategies, capabilities, and networks of contacts and 
support. 
‘‘(e) DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OF DIREC-
TOR.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(1) provide strategic operational plans for 
mass violence prevention efforts of the United States 
Government and for the effective integration of mass 
violence intelligence and operations across agency 
boundaries; 
‘‘(2) advise the Attorney General on the extent 
to which the mass violence prevention program rec-
ommendations and budget proposals of the depart-
ments, agencies, and elements of the United States 
Government conform to the priorities established by 
the President. 
‘‘(3) disseminate mass violence threat informa-
tion, including a current mass violence threat anal-
ysis, to the President, the Vice President, the Attor-
ney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
and other officials of the executive branch as appro-
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priate, and to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress; 
‘‘(4) support the Department of Justice, and 
other appropriate agencies, in fulfillment of their re-
sponsibilities to disseminate mass violence threat in-
formation, consistent with applicable law, Executive 
orders, and other Presidential guidance to State and 
local government officials, and other entities, and co-
ordinate dissemination of mass violence threat infor-
mation to State and local law enforcement agencies 
as approved by the Attorney General; 
‘‘(5) consistent with priorities approved by the 
President, establish requirements for the intelligence 
community for the collection of mass violence threat 
information; and 
‘‘(6) perform such other duties as the Attorney 
General may prescribe or are prescribed by law. 
‘‘(f) RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall resolve disagreements between the Mass Violence 
Prevention Center and the head of a department, agency, 
or element of the United States Government on designa-
tions, assignments, plans, or responsibilities under this 
section. The head of such a department, agency, or ele-
ment may appeal the resolution of the disagreement by 
the Attorney General to the President.’’. 
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TITLE III—ADDITIONAL UNITED 
STATES 
ATTORNEYS 
FOR 
PROJECT 
SAFE 
NEIGHBOR-
HOODS 
SEC. 301. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTOR-
NEYS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for each of 
fiscal years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, 
$10,000,000 for the appointment of not fewer than 50 as-
sistant United States attorneys in such districts as the 
Attorney General determines appropriate, based on the in-
cidence of firearms-related violence. The duties of any as-
sistant United States attorney appointed under this sec-
tion shall, for fiscal years 2020 through 2024, consist sole-
ly of assisting in the implementation of Project Safe 
Neighborhoods in that district. 
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