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‘‘(A) 
JUVENILE.—The 
term 
‘juvenile’ 
means an individual who is less than 21 years 
of age. 
‘‘(B) LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEED-
ING DEVICE.—The term ‘large capacity ammu-
nition feeding device’ has the same meaning as 
in section 921(a)(31).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ment made by this section shall take effect 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle D—Large Capacity 
Ammunition Feeding Devices 
SEC. 11301. BAN ON IMPORTING LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNI-
TION FEEDING DEVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922(w) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1) Except as 
provided in paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)(A) 
Except as provided in subparagraph (B)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2) Para-
graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A)’’; 
(3) by inserting before paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to import 
a large capacity ammunition feeding device.’’; and
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(4) in paragraph (4)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘(1)(A)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1)(B)’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 921(a)(31) 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘manufactured after the date of enactment of the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994’’. 
Subtitle E—Enforcement of Gun 
Laws 
SEC. 11401. ENHANCE ENFORCEMENT OF GUN VIOLENCE 
LAWS. 
(a) CRIMINAL GUN TRAFFICKER APPREHENSION.—
(1) DEFINITION OF LICENSED DEALER.—Sec-
tion 921(a)(22) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended—
(A) by redesignating clauses (i) through 
(iii) as subclauses (I) through (III); 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii); 
(C) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(22)’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘: Provided,’’ and inserting 
a period;
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(E) by striking ‘‘That proof’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, proof’’; and 
(F) by striking ‘‘For purposes of this para-
graph, the term’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the intent un-
derlying the sale or disposition of a firearm is presumed 
to be predominantly one of obtaining livelihood and pecu-
niary gain if a person transfers more than 50 firearms 
during any 12-month period, or more than 30 firearms 
during any 30-day period, excluding any infrequent trans-
fer of a firearm by gift, bequest, intestate succession, or 
other means by an individual to a parent, child, grand-
parent, or grandchild of the individual. 
‘‘(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term’’. 
(2) REQUIREMENT
THAT
LICENSEE
OPERATE 
FROM
FIXED
PREMISES.—Section 923(d)(1)(E) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(E) the applicant has, in a State—
‘‘(i) fixed premises (other than a private 
residence) that are primarily devoted to the sale 
of firearms, and conspicuously designated to the 
public as such, from which the applicant con-
ducts business subject to a license issued pursu-
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ant to this chapter or from which the applicant 
intends to conduct such business within a rea-
sonable period of time; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a collector, premises 
from which the collector conducts collecting ac-
tivities subject to a licensed issued pursuant to 
this chapter, or from which the collector intends 
to conduct such collecting within a reasonable 
period of time.’’. 
(3) SECURE
STORAGE
OF
FIREARMS
INVEN-
TORIES.—
(A) STORAGE
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
923 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) SECURE
STORAGE
OF
FIREARMS
INVEN-
TORIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date on 
which the Attorney General issues final regulations 
under paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any li-
censed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed 
dealer (other than a dealer described in section 
921(a)(11)(B)) to store any firearm on premises de-
scribed in subsection (d)(1)(E)(i), other than in ac-
cordance with those regulations. 
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the Attorney General shall issue final 
regulations governing the secure storage of fire-
arms on premises described in subsection 
(d)(1)(E)(i) by licensed importers, licensed 
manufacturers, and licensed dealers.
‘‘(B) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In 
promulgating regulations issued under this 
paragraph, the Attorney General shall con-
sider—
‘‘(i) the type and quantity of the fire-
arm or firearms to be stored; and 
‘‘(ii) the standards of safety and secu-
rity recognized in the firearms industry.’’. 
(B) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18, 
United States Code, as amended by section 
11101, is further amended—
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘(f), or (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘(f), (q), or 
(r)’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(r) FAILURE TO SECURELY STORE FIREARMS IN-
VENTORY.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may, 
after notice and opportunity for hearing—
‘‘(A) suspend or revoke any license issued 
under this chapter; 
‘‘(B) may subject the licensee to a civil 
penalty of not more than $10,000; or 
‘‘(C) if the holder of such license has 
knowingly violated section 923(m), impose the 
penalties under subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(2) REVIEW.—An action of the Attorney Gen-
eral under this subsection may be reviewed only as 
provided in section 923(f).’’. 
(C) CONDITION OF LICENSING.—
(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
923(d)(1)(F) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended—
(I) in clause (ii)(II), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the application is approved, the firearms in-
ventory of the business will be stored in accordance 
with the regulations issued pursuant to section 
923(m)(2); and’’.
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(ii) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amend-
ments made by this subparagraph shall 
apply to any application submitted under 
section 923 of title 18, United States 
Code, on or after the date on which final 
regulations are issued by the Attorney 
General under subsection (m)(2) of such 
section, as added by this paragraph. 
(4) REQUIRING THEFTS FROM COMMON CAR-
RIERS TO BE REPORTED.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 922(f) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3)(A) It shall be unlawful for any common or con-
tract carrier to fail to report the theft or loss of a firearm, 
within 48 hours after the theft or loss is discovered, to—
‘‘(i) the Attorney General; and 
‘‘(ii) the appropriate local authorities. 
‘‘(B) The Attorney General may impose a civil fine 
of not more than $10,000 on any person who knowingly 
violates subparagraph (A).’’. 
(B) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a)(1)(B) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘(f),’’ and inserting ‘‘(f)(1), (f)(2),’’. 
(b) CRIMINAL GUN DEALER DETECTION.—
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(1) RECORDKEEPING
INSPECTIONS.—Section 
923(g)(1)(B)(ii)(I) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘once’’ and inserting ‘‘4 
times’’. 
(2) DISPOSAL
OF
PERSONAL
FIREARMS
COL-
LECTION BY CERTAIN LICENSEES MADE SUBJECT TO 
REGULATIONS..—Section 923(c) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1) before the first sen-
tence; 
(B) by striking the second sentence and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this chapter, a personal collec-
tion of firearms of a licensed manufacturer, licensed im-
porter, or licensed dealer shall be considered to be part 
of the business inventory of the licensee, except that the 
provisions of this chapter applicable to the disposition of 
a firearm from the business inventory of a licensee shall 
not apply to the infrequent transfer of a firearm by gift, 
bequest, intestate succession, or other means from the per-
sonal collection of firearms of a licensee to a parent, child, 
grandparent, or grandchild of the licensee.’’; and 
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘If 
any firearm’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) If any firearm’’.
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(3) SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF FIREARMS 
DEALER LICENSE AND CIVIL PENALTIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 923(e) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(e) SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF DEALER LI-
CENSE; CIVIL PENALTIES.—
‘‘(1) WILLFUL VIOLATIONS.—If the holder of a 
license issued under this section has willfully violated 
any provision of this chapter or any rule or regula-
tion prescribed by the Attorney General pursuant to 
this chapter, the Attorney General may, after notice 
and opportunity for hearing—
‘‘(A) suspend or revoke such license; 
‘‘(B) assess that licensee with a civil pen-
alty equal to not more than $10,000 per viola-
tion; or 
‘‘(C) take the actions described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(2) TRANSFER OF ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNI-
TION.—If a dealer willfully transfers armor piercing 
ammunition, the Attorney General may, after notice 
and opportunity for hearing— 
‘‘(A) suspend or revoke the license of that 
dealer;
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‘‘(B) assess that dealer with a civil penalty 
equal to not more than $10,000; or 
‘‘(C) take the actions described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(3) COMPROMISE, MITIGATION, OR
REMIT-
TANCE OF LIABILITY.—The Attorney General may 
at any time compromise, mitigate, or remit the li-
ability with respect to any willful violation of this 
chapter or any rule or regulation prescribed by the 
Attorney General under this chapter. 
‘‘(4) REVIEW.—An action of the Attorney Gen-
eral under this subsection may be reviewed only as 
provided in subsection (f).’’. 
(B) NOTICE OF LICENSE REVOCATION OR 
DENIAL.—Section 923(f) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) RIGHTS OF APPLICANTS AND LICENSEES.—
‘‘(1) NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Attorney Gen-
eral denies an application for, revokes, or sus-
pends, a license, or assesses a civil penalty 
under this section, the Attorney General shall 
provide the affected party with written notice of 
such denial, revocation, suspension, or assess-
ment.
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‘‘(B) NOTICE TO BE GIVEN BEFORE EF-
FECTIVE
DATE
OF
REVOCATION
OR
SUSPEN-
SION.—Any notice of a revocation or suspension 
of a license under this paragraph shall be given 
to the holder of such license before the effective 
date of the revocation or suspension, as applica-
ble. 
‘‘(2) APPEALS PROCESS.—
‘‘(A) HEARING.—If the Attorney General 
denies an application for, revokes, or suspends 
a license, or assesses a civil penalty under this 
section, the Attorney General shall—
‘‘(i) upon request of the aggrieved 
party, promptly hold a hearing, at a loca-
tion convenient to the aggrieved party, to 
review the denial, revocation, suspension, 
or assessment; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a suspension or 
revocation of a license, upon the request of 
the holder of the license, stay the effective 
date of the suspension or revocation. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE
OF
DECISION.—If, after a 
hearing held under subparagraph (A), the At-
torney General decides not to reverse the deci-
sion to deny the application, revoke or suspend
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the license, or assess the civil penalty, as appli-
cable, the Attorney General shall provide the 
aggrieved party with notice of such decision. 
‘‘(C) PETITION FOR DE NOVO REVIEW.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—During the 60-day 
period beginning on the date on which an 
aggrieved party receives a notice under 
subparagraph (B), the aggrieved party 
may file a petition with the district court 
of the United States for the judicial dis-
trict in which the aggrieved party resides, 
or has a principal place of business, for a 
de novo judicial review of such denial, rev-
ocation, suspension, or assessment. 
‘‘(ii) JUDICIAL PROCEEDING.—In any 
judicial proceeding arising from a petition 
under clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) the court may consider any 
evidence submitted by the parties to 
the proceeding, regardless of whether 
or not such evidence was considered 
at the hearing held under subpara-
graph (A); and 
‘‘(II) if the court decides that the 
Attorney General was not authorized
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to make such denial, revocation, sus-
pension, or assessment, the court shall 
order the Attorney General to take 
such actions as may be necessary to 
comply with the judgment of the 
court.’’. 
(c) VIOLENT FELON GUN BAN ENFORCEMENT.—
(1) ADMINISTRATIVE
RELIEF
FROM
CERTAIN 
FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES PROHIBITIONS.—
(A) FIREARMS.—Section 925(c) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended—
(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘A person’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) A person 
(other than a natural person)’’; 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Any person’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) Any person’’; 
(iii) in the fourth sentence—
(I) by striking ‘‘A licensed im-
porter’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) A person (other than a natural person) who is 
a licensed importer’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘his license’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the license of that person’’; 
and
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(iv) by striking the last sentence and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) Whenever the Attorney General grants relief 
under this section to any person, the Attorney General 
shall promptly publish, in the Federal Register, a notice 
of such action that includes— 
‘‘(A) the name of the person; 
‘‘(B) the disability with respect to which the re-
lief is granted; 
‘‘(C) if the disability was imposed by reason of 
a criminal conviction of the person, the crime for 
which, and the court in which, the person was con-
victed; and 
‘‘(D) the reasons for the decision of the Attor-
ney General.’’. 
(B) 
EXPLOSIVE
MATERIALS.—Section 
845(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended—
(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘A person’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) A person 
(other than a natural person)’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘A licensee or permittee’’ and inserting the 
following:
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‘‘(2) A licensee or permittee (other than a natural 
person)’’. 
(C) 
APPLICABILITY.—The 
amendments 
made by this paragraph shall apply to any ap-
plication for administrative relief and any ac-
tion for judicial review that—
(i) is pending on the date of enact-
ment of this section; and 
(ii) is brought or filed on or after the 
date of enactment of this section. 
(2) PERMANENT
FIREARM
PROHIBITION
FOR 
CONVICTED VIOLENT FELONS AND SERIOUS DRUG 
OFFENDERS.—Section 921(a)(20) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended—
(A) in the first sentence—
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec-
tively; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(20)’’; 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘What’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) What’’; and 
(C) by striking the third sentence and in-
serting the following:
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‘‘(C) A State conviction shall not be considered to be 
a conviction for purposes of this chapter, if— 
‘‘(i) the conviction is for an offense other than 
a serious drug offense or violent felony (as those 
terms are defined in section 924(e)(2)); 
‘‘(ii)(I) the person is pardoned; 
‘‘(II) the person has any civil right restored, 
which had been taken away by virtue of the convic-
tion; or 
‘‘(III) the conviction is expunged; and 
‘‘(iii) the authority that grants the pardon, the 
restoration of civil rights, or the expunction— 
‘‘(I) expressly authorizes the person to 
ship, transport, receive, and possess firearms; 
and 
‘‘(II) expressly determines that the cir-
cumstances regarding the conviction and the 
record and reputation of the person are such 
that the person is not likely to act in a manner 
that is dangerous to public safety, and that the 
granting of the relief is not contrary to the pub-
lic interest.’’. 
(d) INTENSIVE GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRAT-
EGY.—
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(1) FUNDING
FOR
FEDERAL
DOMESTIC
VIO-
LENCE
OFFENDER
RECORDKEEPING
IMPROVE-
MENTS.—
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to any other amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated for such purpose, 
there 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$70,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 for the im-
provement of the national instant criminal 
background check system established under sec-
tion 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Pre-
vention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note), including the 
improvement of the records described in sub-
paragraph (B), and especially felony and mis-
demeanor convictions for crimes of domestic vi-
olence and restraining orders with respect to in-
cidents of domestic violence. 
(B) RECORDS
INCLUDED.—The records 
described in this subparagraph are—
(i) the records described in para-
graphs (1) through (3) of section 509(b) of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3759(b)); 
and
1013
(ii) the records required by the Attor-
ney General under section 103 of the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act 
(18 U.S.C. 922 note) for the purpose of 
implementing that Act. 
(2) FUNDING FOR STATE AND LOCAL DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE
OFFENDER
RECORDKEEPING
IMPROVE-
MENTS.—
(A) GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER RECORDKEEPING 
IMPROVEMENTS.—Title III of the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subtitle Y—Grants for State and 
Local 
Domestic 
Violence 
Of-
fender Recordkeeping Improve-
ments 
‘‘SEC. 32501. GRANT AUTHORIZATION. 
‘‘The Attorney General may award grants to State 
or local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of im-
proving—
‘‘(1) the organization of criminal records, in-
cluding records relating to convictions for crimes of 
domestic violence and restraining orders with respect 
to domestic violence; and
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‘‘(2) the reporting of such records to the na-
tional instant criminal background check system es-
tablished under section 103 of the Brady Handgun 
Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note). 
‘‘SEC. 32502. USE OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Grants awarded by the Attorney 
General under this subtitle shall be used to fund programs 
for the purpose specified in section 32501. 
‘‘(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal share 
of a grant awarded under this subtitle may not exceed 50 
percent of the total costs of the programs described in the 
applications submitted under section 32503 for the fiscal 
year for which the programs receive assistance under this 
subtitle. 
‘‘(c) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.—The Attorney 
General shall use not less than 1 percent of the funds 
available under this subtitle, and not more than 3 percent 
of such funds, for the purposes of research and evaluation 
of the activities carried out under this subtitle. 
‘‘SEC. 32503. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State or local law enforcement 
agency desiring a grant under this subtitle shall submit 
to the Attorney General an application, in such form and 
containing such information as the Attorney General may 
reasonably require.
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‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under 
this section shall include—
‘‘(1) a request for funds for the purpose speci-
fied in section 32501; 
‘‘(2) a description of how the applicant intends 
to improve—
‘‘(A) the organization of the applicant’s 
criminal records, including records relating to 
convictions for crimes of domestic violence and 
to restraining orders with respect to domestic 
violence; and 
‘‘(B) the applicants reporting of such 
records to the national instant criminal back-
ground check system; and 
‘‘(3) assurances that Federal funds received 
under this subtitle shall be used to supplement, and 
not supplant, non-Federal funds that would other-
wise be available for activities funded under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(c) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In awarding grants 
under this subtitle, the Attorney General shall consider the 
demonstrated need for, and the evidence of the ability of 
the applicant to make, the improvements described in sub-
section (b)(2), as described in the application submitted 
under subsection (a).
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‘‘SEC. 32504. REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Not later 
than March 1 of each fiscal year, each law enforcement 
agency that received funds from a grant awarded under 
this subtitle for that fiscal year shall submit to the Attor-
ney General a report describing the progress achieved in 
carrying out the program for which the grant was award-
ed. 
‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Beginning not later 
than October 1 of the first fiscal year following the initial 
fiscal year during which grants are awarded under this 
subtitle, and not later than October 1 of each fiscal year 
thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress 
a report, which shall contain—
‘‘(1) a detailed statement regarding grant 
awards and the activities of grant recipients; 
‘‘(2) a compilation of statistical information 
submitted by applicants; and 
‘‘(3) an evaluation of programs established with 
amounts from grants awarded under this subtitle 
during the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘SEC. 32505. DEFINITION OF STATE. 
‘‘In this subtitle, the term ‘State’ means each of the 
several States of the United States, the District of Colum-
bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Common-
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wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American 
Samoa, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands. 
‘‘SEC. 32506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subtitle—
‘‘(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and 
‘‘(2) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2005.’’. 
(B) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND-
MENT.—The table of contents in section 2 of 
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment Act of 1994 is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to subtitle X the following:
‘‘Subtitle Y—Grants for State and Local Domestic Violence Offender 
Recordkeeping Improvements 
‘‘Sec. 32501. Grant authorization. 
‘‘Sec. 32502. Use of funds. 
‘‘Sec. 32503. Applications. 
‘‘Sec. 32504. Reports. 
‘‘Sec. 32505. Definition of State. 
‘‘Sec. 32506. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
(3) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR ADDI-
TIONAL OFFICERS IN THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO-
BACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES.—In addition 
to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for such purpose, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $53,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 for the hir-
ing of 600 firearms agents and inspectors for the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
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(4) LOCAL
ANTIGUN
VIOLENCE
MEDIA
CAM-
PAIGNS.—
(A) GRANTS
FOR
LOCAL
ANTIGUN
VIO-
LENCE
MEDIA
CAMPAIGNS.—Title III of the 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994, as amended by paragraph (2), is 
further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Subtitle 
Z—Grants 
for 
Local 
Antigun Violence Media Cam-
paigns 
‘‘SEC. 32701. GRANT AUTHORIZATION. 
‘‘The Attorney General may award grants to public 
entities or private nonprofit entities for the purpose of 
supporting the creation or expansion of local antigun vio-
lence media campaigns. 
‘‘SEC. 32702. USE OF FUNDS; MATCHING REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘(a) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded by the Attor-
ney General under this subtitle shall be used to fund pro-
grams for media campaigns on gun violence and gun safe-
ty, including campaigns that—
‘‘(1) highlight coordination among Federal, 
State, and local law enforcement agencies; 
‘‘(2) publicize penalties for violations of fire-
arms laws; and
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‘‘(3) emphasize the safe storage of firearms and 
the prevention of access to firearms by children. 
‘‘(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal share 
of a grant awarded under this subtitle may not exceed 50 
percent of the total cost of the program described in the 
application submitted under section 32703 for the fiscal 
year for which the program receives assistance under this 
subtitle. 
‘‘SEC. 32703. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘To be eligible to receive a grant award under this 
subtitle for a fiscal year, a public entity or private non-
profit entity shall submit to the Attorney General an appli-
cation, in such form and containing such information as 
the Attorney General may reasonably require. 
‘‘SEC. 32704. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 to carry out this sub-
title.’’. 
(B) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND-
MENT.—The table of contents in section 2 of 
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment Act of 1994 (as amended by paragraph 
(2)(B)), is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to subtitle Y the following:
‘‘Subtitle Z—Grants for Local Antigun Violence Media Campaigns 
‘‘Sec. 32701. Grant authorization.
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‘‘Sec. 32702. Use of funds; matching requirement. 
‘‘Sec. 32703. Applications. 
‘‘Sec. 32704. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
(5) SMART GUN TECHNOLOGY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, 
acting through the Director of the National In-
stitute of Justice, shall carry out a program to 
research and develop smart gun technology. 
(B) DEFINED TERM.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘‘smart gun technology’’ means a de-
vice—
(i) incorporated by manufacture and 
design into a handgun in such a manner 
that the device cannot be readily removed 
or deactivated; 
(ii) that allows the handgun to be 
fired only by a particular individual; and 
(iii) that may allow the handgun to be 
personalized to an additional individual. 
(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to any other amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated for such purpose, 
there 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 to carry out 
this paragraph . 
(6) FOREIGN BALLISTICS.—Section 921(a) of 
title 18, United States Code, as amended by sections
1021
11001 and 11101, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(40) The term ‘forensic ballistics’ means a compara-
tive analysis of fired bullets and cartridge casings to iden-
tify the firearm from which the bullets or cartridge casings 
were discharged through the identification of the unique 
characteristics that each firearm imprints on bullets and 
cartridge casings.’’. 
(7) TEST FIRING AND AUTOMATED STORAGE OF 
FORENSIC BALLISTICS RECORDS.—
(A) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 18, UNITED 
STATES CODE.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 
18, United States Code, as amended by 
section 11001, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 933. Test firing and automated storage of forensic 
ballistics records 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A licensed manufacturer or li-
censed importer shall not transfer a firearm to any person 
before—
‘‘(1) test firing the firearm; 
‘‘(2) preparing forensic ballistics records of the 
fired bullet and cartridge casings from the test fire; 
and
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‘‘(3) making the ballistics records available to 
the Attorney General for entry in a computerized 
database. 
‘‘(b) PENALTIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a licensed manufacturer 
or licensed importer violates subsection (a), the At-
torney General may, after notice and opportunity for 
hearing—
‘‘(A)(i) suspend the license of such licensee 
for not more than 1 year; or 
‘‘(ii) revoke the license; 
‘‘(B) impose on the licensee a civil fine of 
not more than $10,000; or 
‘‘(C) take the actions described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(2) REVIEW.—An action of the Attorney Gen-
eral under paragraph (1) may be reviewed only as 
provided in section 923(f). 
‘‘(3) OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES.—The 
suspension or revocation of a license or the imposi-
tion of a civil fine under paragraph (1) shall not pre-
clude any administrative remedy that is available to 
the Attorney General under any other provision of 
law.
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‘‘(c) MANDATORY FORENSIC BALLISTICS TESTING 
OF FIREARMS
IN FEDERAL CUSTODY.—The Attorney 
General shall conduct mandatory forensic ballistics testing 
of all firearms that are, or have been, taken into the cus-
tody of, or procured or utilized by, the Department of Jus-
tice.’’. 
(ii) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING 
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 44 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘933. Test firing and automated storage of forensic ballistics records.’’.
(iii) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated $38,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2004 through 2007 to carry out sec-
tion 933(c) of title 18, United States Code. 
(iv) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amend-
ments made by this subparagraph shall 
take effect on the date on which the Attor-
ney General certifies that the Department 
of Justice has established a National Inte-
grated Ballistics Network. 
(B) COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall assist licensed manufacturers 
and licensed importers in complying with
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section 933(a) of title 18, United States 
Code, through—
(I) the acquisition, disposition, 
and upgrade of computerized forensic 
ballistics equipment and bullet recov-
ery equipment to be placed at the 
sites of licensed manufacturers and li-
censed importers or at regional fire-
arm centers established by the Attor-
ney General; 
(II) the hiring or designation of 
personnel necessary to develop and 
maintain a database of forensic ballis-
tics records, research, and evaluation; 
and 
(III) any other steps necessary to 
implement effective forensic ballistics 
testing.
(ii) ONLINE
ACCESS
TO
FORENSIC 
BALLISTICS RECORDS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall establish a system through which 
State and local law enforcement agencies, 
through online computer technology, can 
promptly access forensic ballistics records 
stored under section 933 of title 18,
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United States Code, as soon as the capa-
bility to do so is available.
(C) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 1 
year after the effective date of section 933 of 
title 18, United States Code, and annually 
thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit, 
to the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, a re-
port regarding the effects of such section 933, 
including the number of Federal and State 
criminal investigations, arrests, indictments, 
and prosecutions of all cases in which access to 
forensic ballistics records provided under such 
section 933, served as a valuable investigative 
tool. 
(D) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall work with representatives of the 
firearm industry (including firearm manu-
facturers and importers) to—
(I) provide education about the 
role of forensic ballistics as part of a 
comprehensive firearm crime reduc-
tion strategy; and
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(II) reduce firearm-related crime 
and illegal firearm trafficking through 
coordination among Federal, State, 
and local law enforcement and regu-
latory agencies and the firearm indus-
try. 
(ii) 
OUTREACH.—In 
implementing 
clause (i), the Attorney General shall con-
duct outreach with firearm manufacturers 
and importers that—
(I) have agreed to participate as 
a pilot site for the National Inte-
grated Ballistics Information Net-
work; 
(II) manufacture or import more 
than 1,000 firearms per year, as re-
ported in the Annual Firearms Manu-
facturing and Export Report of the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms, and Explosives, or as deter-
mined from information obtained in 
annual regulatory inspection audits 
conducted by the Attorney General; or