I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2674 
To enhance safety and security at federally licensed gun shops, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2019 
Mr. MORELLE (for himself, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. HIGGINS of New York) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To enhance safety and security at federally licensed gun 
shops, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Gun Theft Prevention Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Gun shop security measures. 
Sec. 3. Repeal of prohibition on use of funds to implement rule requiring phys-
ical inventory by Federal firearms licensees. 
Sec. 4. Inspections. 
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Sec. 5. Employee background checks. 
Sec. 6. Gun store thefts. 
Sec. 7. Civil enforcement. 
Sec. 8. No effect on State laws governing dealing in firearms. 
Sec. 9. Repeal of prohibition on denial of Federal firearm license due to lack 
of business activity. 
Sec. 10. Repeal of limitations relating to use of firearms trace data. 
Sec. 11. Lost and stolen reporting requirement. 
Sec. 12. Report on implementation of this Act. 
Sec. 13. Deadline for issuance of final regulations. 
SEC. 2. GUN SHOP SECURITY MEASURES. 
(a) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 926 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) The Attorney General shall prescribe such regu-
lations as are necessary to ensure that any premises at 
which a licensed dealer deals in firearms are secure from 
theft, which shall include requiring— 
‘‘(1) compliance with the security plan sub-
mitted by the licensed dealer pursuant to section 
923(d)(1)(G); 
‘‘(2) the use of locked metal cabinets and fire-
proof safes; 
‘‘(3) security systems, video monitoring, and 
anti-theft alarms; 
‘‘(4) security gates, strong locks, and site hard-
ening; and 
‘‘(5) concrete bollards and other access controls, 
if necessary.’’. 
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(2) TRANSITION RULE.—The regulations pre-
scribed under section 926(d)(1) of title 18, United 
States Code, shall not apply to a person who, on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, is a licensed deal-
er (as defined in section 921(a)(11) of such title), 
until the earlier of— 
(A) the date the person complies with sub-
section (b)(2) of this section; or 
(B) the end of the 1-year period that be-
gins with the date regulations are prescribed 
under section 926(d) of such title. 
(b) SECURITY PLAN SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 923(d)(1)(G) of 
such title is amended by inserting ‘‘the applicant 
submits with the application a security plan that de-
scribes how the applicant will secure, in accordance 
with the regulations issued under section 926(d), the 
premises from which the applicant will conduct busi-
ness under the license (including in the event of a 
natural disaster or other emergency), and the appli-
cant certifies that, if issued such a license, the appli-
cant will comply with the plan’’ before the period. 
(2) TRANSITION RULE.—A person who, on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, is a licensed deal-
er (as defined in section 921(a)(11) of title 18, 
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United States Code) and whose license to deal in 
firearms, issued under chapter 44 of such title, will 
not expire before the end of the 1-year period that 
begins with the date regulations are prescribed 
under section 926(d) of such title, shall submit to 
the Attorney General a plan of the type described in 
section 923(d)(1)(G) of such title not later than the 
end of that 1-year period. Any plan so submitted 
shall be considered to be submitted pursuant to such 
section 923(d)(1)(G), for purposes of such sections 
923(g)(6)(B) and 926(d). 
(c) ANNUAL SECURITY PLAN COMPLIANCE CERTIFI-
CATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 923 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(m)(1) Each licensed dealer shall annually certify to 
the Attorney General that each premises from which the 
licensed dealer conducts business subject to license under 
this chapter is in compliance with the regulations pre-
scribed under section 926(d), and include with the certifi-
cation the results of a reconciliation of the firearms inven-
tory of the licensed dealer with the firearms inventory at 
the time of the most recent prior certification (if any) 
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