I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 427 
To prevent the illegal sale of firearms, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2013 
Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Ms. CHU, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
DEUTCH, Ms. LEE of California, and Mr. MORAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prevent the illegal sale of firearms, 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 ‘‘Trafficking Reduction 
And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REGULATORY REQUIREMENT TO MARK FIREARMS 
WITH SECOND, HIDDEN SERIAL NUMBER. 
Within 12 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall promulgate final 
regulations that require each firearm manufactured in the 
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United States on or after the effective date of the regula-
tion, to be marked with a serial number that is located 
inside the receiver of the firearm or that is visible only 
in infrared light, in addition to the serial number with 
which the firearm is otherwise required by law to be 
marked. 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO PRESERVE INSTANT CRIMINAL 
BACKGROUND CHECK RECORDS FOR 180 
DAYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922(t)(2)(C) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘after the 
180-day period that begins with the date the system com-
plies with subparagraphs (A) and (B),’’ before ‘‘destroy’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 511 of the 
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2012 (18 U.S.C. 922 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 
632) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘for—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(2) by striking the semicolon and all that fol-
lows and inserting a period. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Within 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
prescribe regulations to implement the amendments made 
by this section. 
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SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT THAT LICENSED FIREARMS DEAL-
ERS CONDUCT PHYSICAL CHECK OF THEIR 
FIREARMS BUSINESS INVENTORY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 923(g) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) Each licensee shall conduct a physical check of 
the firearms inventory of the business of the licensee li-
censed under this chapter, in accordance with regulations 
which shall be prescribed by the Attorney General.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The matter under 
the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS 
AND EXPLOSIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ in title I 
of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public 
Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609–610) is amended by striking 
the 7th proviso. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Within 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
prescribe regulations to implement section 923(g)(8) of 
title 18, United States Code. 
SEC. 5. ELIMINATION OF LIMITATIONS ON USE OF GUN 
TRACE INFORMATION. 
(a) The matter under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF AL-
COHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES—SALA-
RIES AND EXPENSES’’ in title I of division B of the Con-
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solidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2012 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 
609–610) is amended by striking the 6th proviso. 
(b) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF 
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES—SAL-
ARIES AND EXPENSES’’ in title II of division B of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; 
Public Law 111–117; 123 Stat. 3128–3129) is amended 
by striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2010 and thereafter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2010’’. 
(c) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF 
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES—SAL-
ARIES AND EXPENSES’’ in title II of division B of the Om-
nibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Pub-
lic Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 574–576) is amended by striking 
‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘in fiscal year 2009’’. 
(d) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF 
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES—SAL-
ARIES AND EXPENSES’’ in title II of division B of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; 
Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 1903–1904) is amended 
by striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2009’’. 
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(e) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF 
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES—SAL-
ARIES AND EXPENSES’’ in title I of the Science, State, 
Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2006 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 109–108; 119 
Stat. 2295–2296) is amended by striking ‘‘with respect 
to any fiscal year’’. 
Æ 
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