SEC. 7. ELECTRONIC RECORDS. 
(a) RECORDS RETENTION AND SUBMISSION.—Sec-
tion 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, ex-
cept that, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, on and after the date that is 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Federal Fire-
arm Licensee Act, records prepared by a li-
censee under this chapter of the sale or other 
disposition of firearms, including each firearms 
transaction record, and the corresponding 
record of receipt of such firearms, shall be re-
tained at the business premises readily acces-
sible for inspection under this chapter until the 
business is discontinued’’; and 
(B) by striking the second sentence; 
(2) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting ‘‘or elec-
tronically as may be’’ after ‘‘submit on a form’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘, electroni-
cally,’’ after ‘‘orally’’. 
(b) RECORDS DATABASES.—Section 923(g) of title 
18, United States Code, as amended by section 6, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(9)(A) Not later than 3 years after the date of en-
actment of this paragraph, the National Tracing Center 
of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explo-
sives shall establish and maintain electronic, searchable 
databases of all records regarding the importation, pro-
duction, shipment, receipt, sale, or other disposition of 
firearms required to be submitted by licensees to the At-
torney General under this chapter. 
‘‘(B) Each licensee under this chapter may provide 
the National Tracing Center with electronic access, con-
sistent with the requirements of this paragraph, to all 
records within the possession of the licensee that are re-
quired to be kept under this chapter. 
‘‘(C) The National Tracing Center— 
‘‘(i) shall have remote access to query, search, 
or otherwise access the electronic databases de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) with the permission of a State, or political 
subdivision of a State, may query, search, or other-
wise access the databases of the firearms registra-
tion system or pawnbroker records system of the 
State or political subdivision. 
‘‘(D) The National Tracing Center may query, 
search, or otherwise access the electronic databases de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) only to obtain information re-
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lated to any Federal, State, local, tribal, or foreign crimi-
nal investigation. 
‘‘(E) The electronic databases established under sub-
paragraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) shall be electronically searchable by date of 
disposition, license number, and the information 
identified on each firearm or other firearm 
descriptor, including the manufacturer, importer, 
model, serial number, type, and caliber or gauge; 
‘‘(ii) shall not be electronically searchable by 
the personally identifiable information of any indi-
vidual, without a warrant authorizing such a search; 
and 
‘‘(iii) shall include in search results the entire 
contents of the relevant records kept by the li-
censee.’’. 
(c) VIDEO RECORDINGS
OF SALES
AND TRANS-
FERS.—Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, as 
amended by subsection (b), is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(10) In accordance with regulations promulgated by 
the Attorney General, each licensed dealer operating a lo-
cation at which firearms are sold to a person not licensed 
under this chapter shall— 
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‘‘(A) maintain video surveillance of all areas 
within each premises where firearms in the business 
inventory of the licensee are sold or transferred; 
‘‘(B) retain records of the surveillance, includ-
ing any sound recording obtained from the surveil-
lance, for a period of not less than 90 days; and 
‘‘(C) post a sign in a conspicuous place and at 
each public entrance to the retail location, in block 
letters not less than 1 inch in height, stating that 
the premises are under video surveillance.’’. 
(d) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR LICENSEE VIOLA-
TIONS RELATING
TO ACQUISITION
AND DISPOSITION 
RECORDS.—Section 924(a)(3) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjust-
ing the margins accordingly; 
(2) by moving the matter following clause (ii) 
(as so redesignated) 2 ems to the right; 
(3) in the matter following clause (ii) (as so re-
designated), by striking ‘‘one year’’ and inserting ‘‘5 
years’’; 
(4) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(B) If the conduct described in clause (i) or (ii) of 
subparagraph (A) is in relation to an offense under sub-
section (a)(6) or (d) of section 922, the licensed dealer, 
licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed col-
lector shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
than 10 years, or both.’’. 
(e) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON CENTRALIZING 
RECORDS.—Section 926(a) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended, in the matter following paragraph (3)— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘records 
required to be maintained under this chapter or any 
portion of the contents of such records, be recorded 
at or transferred to a facility owned, managed, or 
controlled by the United States or any State or any 
political subdivision thereof, nor that’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Attorney General’s’’. 
(f) ELECTRONIC RECORDKEEPING ADOPTION AND 
IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 926 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by section 5, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) FACILITATION
OF
ELECTRONIC
RECORD-
KEEPING.—The Attorney General— 
‘‘(1) shall facilitate and incentivize the conver-
sion to, and adoption of, electronic recordkeeping so-
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lutions by licensees that enable electronic completion 
and submission to the Attorney General of all 
records required to be maintained under this chap-
ter; 
‘‘(2) shall facilitate— 
‘‘(A) digital capture of paper records of li-
censed dealers; and 
‘‘(B) the integration and indexing of data 
onto a platform accessible by law enforcement 
authorities for purposes of investigating a vio-
lent crime or crime gun trace; 
‘‘(3) shall facilitate, with respect to the elec-
tronic 
databases 
established 
under 
section 
923(g)(9)(A)— 
‘‘(A) remote access to electronic records of 
licensed dealers by law enforcement authorities 
for purposes of investigating a violent crime or 
crime gun trace; and 
‘‘(B) access by licensed dealers to only 
their own records; and 
‘‘(4) may not remotely access or search elec-
tronic records of licensed dealers without a warrant 
authorizing such a search.’’. 
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SEC. 8. NOTIFICATION OF DEFAULT TRANSFERS. 
Section 922(t)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) in the case of a transfer conducted pursu-
ant to subparagraph (B)(ii) or clause (ii) or (iii) of 
subparagraph (C), the licensee notifies the Attorney 
General, not later than the close of business on the 
day on which the firearm is transferred, that the 
firearm has been transferred to the person.’’. 
SEC. 9. MULTIPLE FIREARM SALES RECORDS AND RE-
PORTS. 
(a) EXPANDING REPORTING REQUIREMENT TO CER-
TAIN LONG GUNS.—Section 923(g)(3)(A) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘pistols, or 
revolvers, or any combination of pistols and revolv-
ers’’ and inserting ‘‘pistols, revolvers, semiautomatic 
rifles or shotguns, or rifles or shotguns capable of 
accepting a high capacity magazine, or any combina-
tion of such weapons’’; and 
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(2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘In the preceding sentence, the term ‘high 
capacity magazine’ means a magazine capable of 
holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition, and in-
cludes a magazine that may be readily converted to 
hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO RETAIN INSTANT CRIMINAL 
BACKGROUND
CHECK
RECORDS
FOR
90 BUSINESS 
DAYS.—Section 922(t)(2)(C) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘destroy’’ and inserting ‘‘retain 
for not less than 90 business days’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(other than the identifying 
number and the date the number was assigned)’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘solely for purposes related to discovering 
misuse or avoidance of the national instant criminal 
background check system or ensuring its proper op-
eration’’. 
(c) ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORTS OF MULTIPLE 
SALES BY NON-LICENSEES.—Section 923(g)(3) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); and 
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(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B)(i) The Attorney General shall prepare a report 
of multiple dispositions of firearms to persons not licensed 
under this chapter, which shall include the names and 
identifying information of transferees appearing in the 
records retained under section 922(t)(2)(C) on 2 or more 
occasions in any period of 5 consecutive business days. 
‘‘(ii) The report described in clause (i) shall be pre-
pared on a form substantially similar to the form created 
pursuant to subparagraph (A) and include the names and 
addresses of the licensees who requested the background 
checks under subsection (t). 
‘‘(iii) The Attorney General shall forward the report 
described in clause (i) to the office designated pursuant 
to subparagraph (A) and to the departments of State po-
lice or State law enforcement agencies of the State or local 
law enforcement agencies of the local jurisdictions in 
which the sales or other dispositions took place, not later 
than the close of business on the date of the most recent 
such sale or other disposition.’’. 
(d) RECORDS RETENTION TO INVESTIGATE CRIME 
GUNS.—Section 923(g)(3)(C) of title 18, United States 
Code, as redesignated by subsection (c)(1) of this section, 
is amended— 
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(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘a firearm involved in a 
crime or’’ after ‘‘Except in the case of forms 
and contents thereof regarding’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, and shall destroy each 
such form and any record of the contents there-
of no more than 20 days from the date such 
form is received’’ and inserting ‘‘and shall re-
tain each such form and any record of the con-
tents of the form for not less than 180 days 
after the date on which the form is received’’; 
and 
(2) by striking the second sentence. 
SEC. 10. SAFETY DEVICES AND WARNINGS TO PUR-
CHASERS. 
Section 922(z) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘AND WARNINGS
TO PUR-
CHASERS’’ after ‘‘SECURE GUN STORAGE OR SAFE-
TY DEVICE’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘handgun’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘firearm’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) WARNINGS TO PURCHASERS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A licensed dealer op-
erating a physical retail location shall post con-
spicuously within the licensed premises all 
warnings required to be provided to firearms 
purchasers under applicable State and local law. 
‘‘(B) MATERIALS.— 
‘‘(i) DEVELOPMENT
AND
DISTRIBU-
TION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The Attor-
ney General shall— 
‘‘(I) develop materials regarding 
suicide prevention, securing firearms 
from loss, theft, or access by a minor 
or prohibited person, and straw pur-
chasing; and 
‘‘(II) provide the materials devel-
oped under subclause (I) to each li-
censed dealer. 
‘‘(ii) DISSEMINATION BY DEALERS.— 
A licensed dealer shall disseminate the ma-
terials described in clause (i) upon transfer 
of a firearm to a person not licensed under 
this chapter.’’. 
SEC. 11. INSPECTIONS. 
(a) MANDATED ANNUAL INSPECTIONS
OF HIGH- 
RISK LICENSED DEALERS AND QUINQUENNIAL INSPEC-
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TIONS
OF
OTHER
LICENSED
DEALERS.—Section 
923(g)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (ii), by redesignating subclauses 
(I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and 
adjusting the margins accordingly; 
(2) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as 
subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively, and ad-
justing the margins accordingly; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(B)’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii)(I) The Attorney General— 
‘‘(aa) not less frequently than annually, shall 
inspect or examine the inventory, records, and busi-
ness premises of each licensed dealer whom the At-
torney General determines to be a high-risk dealer, 
based on considerations that include whether— 
‘‘(AA) during the preceding 5 years, the 
dealer reported a lost or stolen firearm; 
‘‘(BB) during the preceding 10 years, the 
dealer was issued a report of violation, received 
a warning letter, or was the subject of a warn-
ing conference; or 
‘‘(CC) during the preceding year, multiple 
firearms were determined to have been used in 
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a crime under Federal, State, or local law with-
in 3 years after sale by the dealer; and 
‘‘(bb) may appoint an attorney to ensure that 
high-risk dealers comply with all applicable firearm 
sales laws. 
‘‘(II) An attorney appointed under subclause (I)(bb) 
may, with respect to high-risk dealers, use in-store obser-
vation, monitor records, conduct random and repeated 
sales integrity tests, and design and offer instructional 
programs providing best practices sales training to all em-
ployees involved in firearm sales until the attorney cer-
tifies to the Attorney General that the high-risk dealer has 
complied with all applicable firearm sales laws for 3 con-
secutive years. 
‘‘(III) Not later than 180 days after the date on 
which an inspection or examination under subclause (I) 
reveals a violation of this section or any regulation pre-
scribed under this chapter, and not later than 180 days 
after a security inspection conducted under paragraph 
(6)(B)(i) of this subsection, the Attorney General shall 
conduct an inspection or examination to determine wheth-
er the violation identified in the preceding inspection or 
examination has been cured. 
‘‘(IV) Not less frequently than once every 5 years, 
the Attorney General shall inspect or examine the inven-
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tory, records, and business premises of each licensed deal-
er that the Attorney General has not determined to be 
a high-risk dealer under subclause (I).’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF LIMIT ON INSPECTION OF LI-
CENSEE RECORDS.—Section 923(g)(1)(B)(i)(II) of title 
18, United States Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(bb)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘with respect to records relating 
to a firearm involved in a criminal investigation that 
is traced to the licensee’’. 
(c) MANDATED SECURITY INSPECTION OF DEALERS 
REPORTING
LOST
OR
STOLEN
FIREARMS.—Section 
923(g)(6) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(6)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B)(i) If the Attorney General receives a report 
under subparagraph (A) from a licensed dealer, the Attor-
ney General shall conduct an independent inspection of the 
security of the premises at which the theft occurred, which 
shall include an inspection of the measures taken to imple-
ment the security plan submitted by the licensed dealer 
under subsection (d)(1)(G)(ii). 
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‘‘(ii) On completion of a security inspection under 
clause (i), the Attorney General shall provide the licensed 
dealer with— 
‘‘(I) a notice of any violation by the licensed 
dealer of any security requirements prescribed under 
section 926(d); and 
‘‘(II) recommendations for improving security 
of the premises involved.’’. 
(d) ELIMINATION
OF LIMIT
ON INSPECTION
OF 
OTHER PREMISES.—Section 923(j) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the sixth sentence. 
SEC. 12. AUTHORITY WITH REGARD TO LICENSE ISSUANCE 
AND RENEWAL. 
(a) DENIAL AUTHORITY.—Section 923 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Upon’’; 
(B) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘, 
subject to paragraph (2),’’ after ‘‘the Attorney 
General shall’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) The Attorney General shall deny an application 
submitted under subsection (a) or (b) if the Attorney Gen-
eral determines that— 
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‘‘(A) issuing the license would pose a danger to 
public safety; or 
‘‘(B) the applicant— 
‘‘(i) is not likely to comply with the law; or 
‘‘(ii) is otherwise not suitable to be issued 
a license.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘or re-
newal thereof shall, subject to subsection 
(c)(2),’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘not 
willfully violated’’ and inserting ‘‘no uncured 
violations of’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (F)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) each employee employed in the 
business— 
‘‘(I) will be at least the minimum 
age at which individuals may possess 
a firearm in the locality in which the 
business will be conducted; and 
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‘‘(II) is not prohibited from being 
transferred a firearm, or transporting, 
shipping, or receiving firearms or am-
munition, in interstate or foreign com-
merce by subsection (d), (g), or (n) 
(as applicable) of section 922 or by 
State, local, or Tribal law; and’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY
TO
REVOKE
OR
SUSPEND
LI-
CENSES.—Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘or 
suspend’’ after ‘‘revoke’’; and 
(B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Attorney General’s’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or suspended’’ after 
‘‘revoked’’ each place it appears; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or suspension’’ after 
‘‘revocation’’ each place it appears; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘, or revokes’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, revokes, or suspends’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘or revocation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, revocation, or suspension’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or suspend’’ after 
‘‘revoke’’ each place it appears; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or revocation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, revocation, or suspension’’. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO PROMULGATE RULES.—Section 
926(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘only’’. 
(d) REPEAL OF RIDERS LIMITING USE OF FUNDS 
TO DENY LICENSES DUE TO LACK OF BUSINESS ACTIV-
ITY.— 
(1) FISCAL YEAR 2013.—The matter under the 
heading ‘‘SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES’’ under the 
heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE-
ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of division B of 
the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropria-
tions Act, 2013 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 
113–6; 127 Stat. 247) is amended by striking the 
sixth proviso. 
(2) FISCAL YEAR 2012.—The matter under the 
heading ‘‘SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES’’ under the 
heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE-
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ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of division B of 
the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropria-
tions Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609) 
is amended by striking the ninth proviso. 
SEC. 13. INCREASED LICENSING FEES. 
(a) FEES FOR LICENSED IMPORTERS, MANUFACTUR-
ERS, AND DEALERS IN FIREARMS AND IMPORTERS AND 
MANUFACTURERS OF AMMUNITION.—Section 923(a) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘$50’’ and inserting ‘‘$100’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘$10’’ and inserting ‘‘$20’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘$50’’ and inserting ‘‘$100’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘$200’’ and inserting 
‘‘$400’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$90’’ and inserting 
‘‘$180’’. 
(b) FEES
FOR LICENSED COLLECTORS.—Section 
923(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘$10’’ and inserting ‘‘$20’’. 
SEC. 14. ELIMINATION OF OBLIGATORY STAY OF EFFEC-
TIVE DATE OF LICENSE REVOCATION. 
Section 923(f)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended, in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘shall upon 
the request of the holder of the license’’ and inserting 
‘‘may, upon a showing by the holder of the license of good 
cause,’’. 
SEC. 15. ELIMINATION OF RELIEF FOR DEALERS INDICTED 
FOR A CRIME PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISON-
MENT FOR A TERM EXCEEDING ONE YEAR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 925 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
as subsections (b) through (e), respectively. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) CHAPTER 44 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES 
CODE.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in section 922— 
(i) in subsection (d), in the second 
sentence— 
(I) by striking ‘‘licensed im-
porter, licensed manufacturer, licensed 
dealer, or licensed collector who pur-
suant to subsection (b) of section 925 
is not precluded from dealing in fire-
arms or ammunition, or to a’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘subsection (c) of 
section 925’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
925(b)’’; 
(ii) in subsection (l), by striking 
‘‘925(d) of this chapter’’ and inserting 
‘‘925(c)’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (r), by striking 
‘‘925(d)(3) of this chapter’’ and inserting 
‘‘925(c)(3)’’; and 
(B) in section 925(f), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’. 
(2) FOREIGN
MILITARY
SALES
ACT.—Section 
38(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Foreign Military Sales Act (22 
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U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by striking 
‘‘925(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘925(d)’’. 
(3) NICS IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENTS ACT OF 
2007.—Section 101(c)(2)(A)(iii) of the NICS Im-
provement Amendments Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 
40911(c)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘925(c)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘925(b)’’. 
(4) ATOMIC
ENERGY
ACT
OF
1954.—Section 
161A(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 
2201a(b)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘925(d)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘925(c)(3)’’. 
SEC. 16. ELIMINATION OF RELIEF WHILE FEDERAL DIS-
ABILITY RELIEF APPLICATION PENDING. 
Section 925(b) of title 18, United States Code, as so 
redesignated by section 15(a) of this Act, is amended by 
striking the fourth sentence and inserting the following: 
‘‘This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the At-
torney General from, on a showing by a licensee of good 
cause, permitting the licensee to continue operations while 
an application for relief from disabilities is pending.’’. 
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SEC. 17. PRESUMPTION OF KNOWLEDGE OF STATE LAW IN 
SALE OF LONG GUNS TO RESIDENTS OF AN-
OTHER STATE. 
Section 922(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘in the absence of evidence to the 
contrary,’’. 
SEC. 18. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR KNOWING TRANSFER 
OF FIREARM WITHOUT CONDUCTING A BACK-
GROUND CHECK. 
Section 922(t)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘in the case of the first violation and, in the case 
of a subsequent violation, shall immediately suspend or re-
voke any license issued to the licensee under section 923 
and impose on the licensee a civil fine equal to $20,000’’. 
SEC. 19. UNLAWFUL ACTS UPON INCURRING FEDERAL DIS-
ABILITY OR NOTICE OF LICENSE SUSPEN-
SION, REVOCATION, OR DENIED RENEWAL. 
(a) RESTRICTIONS.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(aa) UNLAWFUL ACTS UPON INCURRING FEDERAL 
DISABILITY OR NOTICE OF LICENSE SUSPENSION, REV-
OCATION, OR DENIED RENEWAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a 
licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed 
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dealer, licensed collector, or licensed facilitator who 
incurs a disability imposed by Federal laws with re-
spect to the acquisition, receipt, transfer, shipment, 
transportation, or possession of firearms or ammuni-
tion during the term of a license issued under this 
chapter or while an application to renew such a li-
cense is pending, or who has been notified by the At-
torney General that a license issued to the licensee 
under this chapter has been suspended or revoked or 
that an application of the licensee to renew such a 
license has been denied, to— 
‘‘(A) transfer a business inventory fire-
arm— 
‘‘(i) into the personal collection of the 
licensee; or 
‘‘(ii) to any person other than a li-
censee under this chapter or a Federal, 
State, or local law enforcement agency; or 
‘‘(B) receive a business inventory firearm. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—Upon a showing by a licensee of 
good cause, the Attorney General may issue a writ-
ten waiver of paragraph (1) if the licensee authorizes 
the Attorney General to inspect the records and in-
ventory of the licensee at any time to ensure that 
the licensee is in compliance with this chapter.’’. 
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(b) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa) 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more 
than 1 year, or both.’’. 
(c) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—Section 923(f)(1) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the first sen-
tence, by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and setting forth the provisions of Federal law 
and regulation that prohibit a person not licensed under 
this chapter from engaging in the business of dealing in 
firearms and the restrictions set forth in section 922(aa)’’. 
SEC. 20. REGULATION OF FACILITATORS OF FIREARM 
TRANSFERS. 
(a) LICENSING.—Section 923(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) If the applicant is a facilitator of firearm 
sales, purchases, or other transfers, a fee of $1,000 
per year.’’. 
(b) COMPLETED FACILITATED SALES.—Section 923 
of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 
5, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) DUTIES OF FACILITATORS.— 
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‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—A 
licensed 
facilitator 
shall— 
‘‘(A) inform each prospective seller using 
the commercial marketplace of the licensed 
facilitator that any offer for firearm sales, pur-
chases, or other transfers made using the com-
mercial marketplace may be completed only 
with the assistance of a licensed importer, li-
censed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, who 
must take possession of the firearm directly 
from the transferor for the purpose of com-
plying with section 922(t); 
‘‘(B) require each prospective firearm sell-
er using the commercial marketplace of the li-
censed facilitator to complete each firearm sale, 
purchase, or other transfer as described in sub-
paragraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) maintain records of any sale, pur-
chase, or other transfer described in subpara-
graph (A), which shall include— 
‘‘(i) the date of the offer; 
‘‘(ii) the name of the offeror; 
‘‘(iii) the name and the licensee num-
ber of the licensee that will take possession 
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of the firearm directly from the transferor; 
and 
‘‘(iv) the model, serial number, type, 
and caliber or gauge of the firearm in-
volved. 
‘‘(2) ADVANCE IDENTIFICATION OF LICENSED 
DEALER.—A licensed facilitator may require a pro-
spective seller, as a condition of using the commer-
cial marketplace of the licensed facilitator, to, before 
offering a firearm for sale, identify a licensed dealer 
that will take possession of the firearm and complete 
the sale. 
‘‘(3) LICENSEE COMPLIANCE.—On taking pos-
session of a firearm sold, purchased, or otherwise 
transferred in a commercial marketplace of a li-
censed facilitator, a licensee shall comply with all re-
quirements of this chapter as if the licensee were 
transferring the firearm from the inventory of the li-
censee to the unlicensed transferee.’’. 
(c) LIABILITY.—Section 924(h) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Whoever’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) Whoever, having accepted an offer to transfer 
ownership of a firearm using a commercial marketplace 
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of a licensed facilitator in order to complete a firearm 
transaction as described in subsection (n)(1), knowingly 
transfers the firearm to a person not licensed under this 
chapter without a licensed importer, licensed manufac-
turer, or licensed dealer first taking possession of the fire-
arm for the purpose of complying with section 922(t)— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not 
more than 1 year, or both; or 
‘‘(B) if transfer of the firearm to, or receipt of 
the firearm by, the transferee violates subsection (d), 
(g), or (n) of section 922, or the firearm is used to 
commit a crime of violence (as defined in section 
(c)(3) of this section) or drug trafficking crime (as 
defined in subsection (c)(2) of this section), shall be 
fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
10 years, or both.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 44 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 922— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
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(II) in subparagraph (B), by add-
ing ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) except a licensed facilitator, to engage 
in the business of hosting a commercial market-
place in which offers for firearm sales, pur-
chases, or other transfers are allowed to be 
made;’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (6)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘or licensed col-
lector’’ and inserting ‘‘licensed col-
lector, or licensed facilitator’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘or collector’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘collector, 
or 
facilitator’’; and 
(B) in subsection (m), by striking ‘‘or li-
censed collector’’ and inserting ‘‘licensed col-
lector, or licensed facilitator’’; 
(2) in section 923— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1), as so designated 
by section 12 of this Act, in the first sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘or facilitate firearm sales, pur-
chases, or other transfers’’ before ‘‘during the 
period stated in the license’’; 
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(B) in subsection (g)(1)(A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause 
(i)— 
(I) in the first sentence, by strik-
ing ‘‘and licensed dealer’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘licensed dealer, and licensed 
facilitator’’; and 
(II) in the last sentence, by in-
serting ‘‘licensed facilitator,’’ before 
‘‘or any licensed importer’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or li-
censed collector’’ and inserting ‘‘, licensed 
collector, or licensed facilitator’’; and 
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or li-
censed collector’’ and inserting ‘‘, licensed 
collector, or licensed facilitator’’; and 
(C) in subsection (j), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘or licensed dealer’’ and inserting 
‘‘licensed dealer, or licensed facilitator’’; and 
(3) in section 924(a)(3), as amended by section 
7— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘or licensed 
collector’’ and inserting ‘‘licensed collector, or 
licensed facilitator’’; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or 
licensed collector’’ and inserting ‘‘licensed col-
lector, or licensed facilitator’’. 
SEC. 21. DEALER AND EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND CHECKS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) BACKGROUND CHECKS REQUIRED BEFORE 
ISSUANCE
OR
RENEWAL
OF
DEALERS
LICENSE.— 
Section 923(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as 
so designated by section 12 of this Act, is amended 
by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
‘‘Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Attor-
ney General may not issue or renew a license unless 
the Attorney General has contacted the national in-
stant criminal background check system established 
under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence 
Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901) to determine 
whether it would be unlawful for the applicant, or 
any employee of the applicant identified by the ap-
plicant on the application as trusted with the posses-
sion or receipt of any firearm, to be transferred or 
receive a firearm, and the system has notified the 
Attorney General that the information available to 
the system does not demonstrate that the transfer to 
or receipt of a firearm by the applicant or any such 
employee would violate subsection (d), (g), or (n) (as 
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applicable) of section 922 or State, local, or Tribal 
law where the business premises of the applicant 
subject to the license is located.’’. 
(2) BACKGROUND
CHECK
REQUIRED
BEFORE 
FIREARM POSSESSION BY DEALER EMPLOYEE.—Sec-
tion 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, as 
amended by section 7 of this Act, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) A licensed dealer may not allow an employee 
to possess a firearm at a premises from which the licensed 
dealer conducts business subject to license under this 
chapter, unless— 
‘‘(A) the employee is at least the minimum age 
required by State and local law to possess or receive 
a firearm; 
‘‘(B) the licensed dealer has contacted the na-
tional instant criminal background check system es-
tablished under section 103 of the Brady Handgun 
Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901) to deter-
mine whether transfer of a firearm to, or receipt of 
a firearm by, the individual would be unlawful; and 
‘‘(C) the system has notified the licensee that 
the information available to the system does not 
demonstrate that the transfer of a firearm to, or re-
ceipt of a firearm by, the individual would violate 
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subsection (d), (g), or (n) (as applicable) of section 
922 or State, local, or Tribal law.’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY OF NICS SYSTEM TO RESPOND TO 
LICENSED DEALER REQUEST
FOR CRIMINAL BACK-
GROUND CHECK OF EMPLOYEE OR APPLICANT FOR EM-
PLOYMENT.—Section 103(b)(2) of the Brady Handgun 
Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901(b)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘VOLUNTARY’’ 
and inserting ‘‘COMPULSORY’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘volun-
tarily’’. 
(c) AUTHORITY OF NICS SYSTEM TO SEARCH NA-
TIONAL DATA EXCHANGE.—Section 103(e)(1) of the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 
40901(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(L) SEARCH
OF
NATIONAL
DATA
EX-
CHANGE
DATABASE.—The system established 
under this section shall include a search of the 
database of the National Data Exchange when 
conducting a background check under this sec-
tion.’’. 
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SEC. 22. LIABILITY STANDARDS. 
(a) LIABILITY IN LICENSING.—Section 923 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘will-
fully’’ and inserting ‘‘knowingly’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘willfully’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘knowingly’’. 
(b) LIABILITY IN PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘will-
fully’’ and inserting ‘‘knowingly’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘willful’’ 
and inserting ‘‘knowing’’. 
SEC. 23. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) FINES FOR ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS WITH-
OUT
A LICENSE.—Section 924(n) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(n)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) If the Attorney General finds that a person has 
engaged in conduct that constitutes a violation of section 
922(a)(1)(A), the Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(A) transmit to the person a written notice 
specifying the violation, which shall include a copy of 
the provision of law violated; and 
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‘‘(B) impose on the person a civil penalty in an 
amount that is not less than $2,500 and not more 
than $20,000.’’. 
(b) TIERED PENALTIES FOR REPEATED VIOLATIONS 
OF REGULATIONS BY LICENSED DEALERS.—Section 924 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(q) PENALTIES RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF REG-
ULATIONS BY LICENSED DEALERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—If the Attorney General 
finds a licensed dealer to be in violation of a regula-
tion prescribed under section 926, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall— 
‘‘(A) if the violation is not a result of gross 
negligence by the licensed dealer— 
‘‘(i) in the case of the first such viola-
tion by the licensed dealer, if not preceded 
by a violation to which subparagraph (B) 
applies, transmit to the licensed dealer a 
written notice specifying the violation, 
which shall include a copy of the regulation 
violated; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of the second such 
violation by the licensed dealer, if not pre-
ceded by a violation to which subparagraph 
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(B) applies, impose a civil penalty in an 
amount that is not less than $2,500 and 
not more than $20,000; 
‘‘(iii) in the case of the third such vio-
lation by the licensed dealer, if not pre-
ceded by a violation to which subparagraph 
(B) applies, suspend the license to deal in 
firearms issued to the licensed dealer 
under this chapter until the violation 
ceases; 
‘‘(iv) in the case of the fourth such 
violation by the licensed dealer, whether or 
not preceded by a violation to which sub-
paragraph (B) applies, revoke the license; 
or 
‘‘(v) in the case of any such violation 
by the licensed dealer, if preceded by a vio-
lation to which subparagraph (B) applies, 
apply the penalty authorized under this 
subsection that is 1 level greater in sever-
ity than the level of severity of the penalty 
most recently applied to the licensed dealer 
under this subsection; or 
‘‘(B) if the violation is a result of gross 
negligence by the licensed dealer— 
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‘‘(i) in the case of the first such viola-
tion by the licensed dealer, impose a civil 
penalty in an amount that is not less than 
$2,500 and not more than $20,000; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of the second such 
violation by the licensed dealer— 
‘‘(I) impose a civil penalty in an 
amount equal to $20,000; and 
‘‘(II) suspend the license to deal 
in firearms issued to the licensed deal-
er under this chapter until the viola-
tion ceases; or 
‘‘(iii) in the case of the third such vio-
lation by the licensed dealer, revoke the li-
cense to deal in firearms issued to the li-
censed dealer under this chapter. 
‘‘(2) SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.—In the case of 
any violation described in paragraph (1), if the At-
torney General finds that the nature of the violation 
indicates that the continued operation of a firearms 
business by the licensed dealer presents an imminent 
risk to public safety, the Attorney General shall, not-
withstanding paragraph (1), immediately suspend 
the license to deal in firearms issued to the licensed 
dealer under this chapter and secure the firearms in-
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ventory of the licensed dealer, until the violation 
ceases, unless the appropriate penalty under para-
graph (1) is revocation of the license, in which case 
the Attorney General shall immediately revoke the li-
cense and secure the firearms inventory of the li-
censed dealer.’’. 
SEC. 24. REMOVAL OF BAR ON CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IF 
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS TERMINATED. 
Section 923(f) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraph (4). 
SEC. 25. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS RELATED TO USE OF FIREARMS 
TRACE DATA.— 
(1) FISCAL YEAR 2012.—The matter under the 
heading ‘‘SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES’’ under the 
heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE-
ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of division B of 
the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropria-
tions Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 
112–55; 125 Stat. 609) is amended by striking the 
sixth proviso. 
(2) FISCAL
YEAR
2010.—The sixth proviso 
under the heading ‘‘SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES’’ 
under the heading ‘‘BUREAU
OF ALCOHOL, TO-
BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of 
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division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2010 (Public Law 111–117; 123 Stat. 3128) is 
amended by striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2010 
and thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2010’’. 
(3) FISCAL
YEAR
2009.—The sixth proviso 
under the heading ‘‘SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES’’ 
under the heading ‘‘BUREAU
OF ALCOHOL, TO-
BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of 
division B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 
(Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 575) is amended by 
striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2009 and there-
after’’ and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2009’’. 
(4) FISCAL
YEAR
2008.—The sixth proviso 
under the heading ‘‘SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES’’ 
under the heading ‘‘BUREAU
OF ALCOHOL, TO-
BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title II of 
division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2008 (Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 1903) is 
amended by striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2008 
and thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2008’’. 
(5) FISCAL
YEAR
2006.—The sixth proviso 
under the heading ‘‘SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES’’ 
under the heading ‘‘BUREAU
OF ALCOHOL, TO-
BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title I of 
the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related 
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Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 
109–108; 119 Stat. 2295) is amended by striking 
‘‘with respect to any fiscal year’’. 
(6) FISCAL
YEAR
2005.—The sixth proviso 
under the heading ‘‘SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES’’ 
under the heading ‘‘BUREAU
OF ALCOHOL, TO-
BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ in title I of di-
vision B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2005 (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 2859) is 
amended by striking ‘‘with respect to any fiscal 
year’’. 
(7) FISCAL YEAR 2023.—Section 644 of division 
J of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 
2003 (5 U.S.C. 552 note; Public Law 108–7; 117 
Stat. 473) is amended by striking ‘‘or any other Act 
with respect to any fiscal year’’. 
(b) LIMITATIONS RELATING TO CONSOLIDATING AND 
CENTRALIZING RECORDS.—The first proviso under the 
heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading 
‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EX-
PLOSIVES’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated and 
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 
923 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609) is amended 
by striking ‘‘or hereafter’’. 
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(c) REQUIREMENT TO DESTROY INSTANT CRIMINAL 
BACKGROUND CHECK RECORDS WITHIN 24 HOURS.— 
Section 511 of division B of the Consolidated and Further 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (34 U.S.C. 40901 
note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 632) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(2) by striking the semicolon and all that fol-
lows and inserting a period. 
SEC. 26. AUTHORITY TO HIRE ADDITIONAL INDUSTRY OP-
ERATION INVESTIGATORS FOR BUREAU OF 
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLO-
SIVES. 
The Attorney General may hire 650 industry oper-
ation investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms, and Explosives, to be distributed among the 
various field divisions to match the number and distribu-
tion of persons licensed under chapter 44 of title 18, 
United States Code, in addition to any personnel needed 
to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act and any industry operation investigators authorized 
by other law. 
SEC. 27. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress 
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and publish on the website of the Department of Justice 
a written report on the implementation of this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act, including any steps 
needed to complete the implementation, which shall iden-
tify any additional resources that are required to— 
(1) conduct regular inspections under chapter 
44 of title 18, United States Code; and 
(2) ensure that this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act are enforced against noncompliant 
federally licensed firearms dealers in a timely man-
ner. 
SEC. 28. ANNUAL LICENSED DEALER INSPECTIONS REPORT 
AND ANALYSIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Attorney General shall submit to Congress and publish 
on the website of the Department of Justice a report that 
contains the information described in subsection (b) with 
respect to— 
(1) the preceding 2-year period, in the case of 
the first report; or 
(2) the preceding year, in the case of each sub-
sequent report. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall state, with respect to the applicable reporting pe-
riod— 
(1) the number of inspections or examinations 
conducted of Type 01, Type 02, and Type 07 Fed-
eral firearm licensees (dealers, pawnbrokers, and 
manufacturers, respectively) by each field division of 
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Ex-
plosives, including by the number of inspections or 
examinations of high-risk dealers (as that term is 
used in clause (ii) of section 923(g)(1)(B) of title 
18, United States Code, as added by section 11 of 
this Act) and non-high-risk dealers; 
(2) the number of security inspections under 
subparagraph (B) of section 923(g)(6) of title 18, 
United States Code, as added by section 11 of this 
Act, prompted by dealer reports of lost or stolen 
firearms under subparagraph (A) of such section 
923(g)(6), as so designated by section 11 of this 
Act, and the number of follow-up security inspec-
tions conducted during the 6-month period following 
a security inspection revealing a violation; 
(3) the average amount of time spent on— 
(A) inspections or examinations of high- 
risk dealers (as described in paragraph (1)); 
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(E) the decision ultimately rendered in 
each such matter by the Director of the Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. 
SEC. 29. DEADLINE FOR ISSUANCE OF FINAL REGULA-
TIONS. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall prescribe all regula-
tions required to carry out this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act. 
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