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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3639
To amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the receipt of firearms
by Federal firearms dealers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 22, 1993
Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the
receipt of firearms by Federal firearms dealers.
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 ‘‘Stolen Guns Act of
1994’’.
SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF ENTRY INTO COMMERCE OF STO-
LEN FIREARMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(s)(1) It shall be unlawful for a licensed dealer to
receive a firearm from a person, unless—
‘‘(A) the dealer has received from the person a
statement of the person containing the information
described in paragraph (3);
‘‘(B) the dealer has verified the identity of the
person by examining a valid identification document
(as defined in section 1028(d)(1) of this title) of the
person that contains a photograph of the person;
‘‘(C) the dealer has transmitted notice of the
contents of the statement to the chief law enforce-
ment officer of the place of business of the licensed
dealer; and
‘‘(2) Within 3 days after a chief law enforcement offi-
cer receives notice, transmitted pursuant to paragraph
(1)(C), with respect to a firearm, the officer shall make
a reasonable effort to ascertain whether the firearm is sto-
len, including by contacting the National Crime Informa-
tion Center operated by the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion.
‘‘(3) The statement referred to in paragraph (1)(A)
shall contain only—
‘‘(A) the name, address, date of birth, and so-
cial security account number of the person, as such
information appears on a valid identification docu-
ment (as defined in section 1028(d)(1)) of the per-
son, which document contains a photograph of the
person;
‘‘(B) a description of the identification docu-
ment; and
‘‘(C) the serial number of the firearm involved.
‘‘(4)(A) A licensed dealer who receives a firearm from
a person shall retain a copy of the statement of the person
referred to in paragraph (1)(A).
‘‘(B)(i) A chief law enforcement officer who has re-
ceived a notice transmitted by a licensed dealer with re-
spect to a firearm pursuant to paragraph (1)(C) shall de-
stroy any record containing information derived from the
notice, within 20 business days after the later of—
‘‘(I) the date the officer notifies the dealer that
the firearm is not stolen; or
‘‘(II) the date on which occurs the 3rd business
day after the date of such receipt.
‘‘(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply to a firearm if the
chief law enforcement has reason to believe that the fire-
arm is stolen.
‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘chief
law enforcement officer’ means the chief of police, the
sheriff, or an equivalent officer or the designee of any such
individual.
‘‘(6) The Secretary shall take necessary actions to—
‘‘(A) ensure that the provisions of this sub-
section are published and disseminated to licensed
dealers, law enforcement officials, and the public;
and
‘‘(B) promote the reporting of serial numbers of
stolen firearms.’’.
(b) PENALTY.—Section 924(a) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph
(2) or (3) of’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(s) shall
be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned for not more
than 1 year, or both.’’.
SEC. 3. FUNDING PROVISIONS.
(a) COMPLIANCE.—The Attorney General shall pro-
vide assistance, when feasible, to ensure that chief law en-
forcement officers comply with the provisions of section
922(s) of title 18, United States Code.
(b) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—If chief law enforcement
officers in a State fail to comply with the provisions of
section 922(s) of title 18, United States Code, the Attor-
ney General may withhold up to 25 percent of the funds