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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3268
To amend title 18, United States Code, to reform the laws relating to
Federal firearms licenses and licensees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 13, 1993
Mr. COMBEST
(for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. EMERSON, and Mr.
SARPALIUS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to reform the laws
relating to Federal firearms licenses and licensees.
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 ‘‘Federal Firearms Li-
cense Reform Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF THEFT OF FIREARMS.
(a) PROHIBITION AGAINST LABELLING OF CONTAIN-
ERS CONTAINING FIREARMS.—Section 922(e) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) It shall be unlawful for any common or contract
carrier to require or cause to be placed on the outside of
any package, luggage, or other container any label, tag,
or other written notice that the package, luggage, or other
container contains a firearm.’’.
(b) DUTY TO OBTAIN WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGE-
MENT OF RECEIPT OF CONTAINERS CONTAINING FIRE-
ARMS.—Section 922(f) of such title is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(f)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) It shall be unlawful for any common or contract
carrier to deliver in interstate or foreign commerce any
firearm without obtaining written acknowledgement of re-
ceipt of the firearm from the recipient of the firearm.’’.
(c) PERSONAL TRANSFER OF FIREARMS BETWEEN
LICENSEES OUTSIDE THEIR BUSINESS PREMISES.—Sec-
tion 923(c) of such title is amended by inserting after the
1st sentence the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other
provision of this chapter, a person licensed under this sec-
tion may, in person, transfer or deliver firearms to, and
receive firearms from, another such person at any location
without regard to the State specified on the license.’’.
(d) PROHIBITION AGAINST STEALING FIREARMS
FROM CERTAIN LICENSEES.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—Section 922 of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(s) It shall be unlawful for a person to steal, unlaw-
fully convert, or take by fraud from the person or the
premises of a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or
licensed dealer any firearm in the business inventory of
the licensee which has been shipped or transported in
interstate or foreign commerce.’’.
(2) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(i)(1) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(s)
shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned not
more than 10 years, or both.
‘‘(2) Whoever, during and in relation to a robbery (as
defined in section 1951(b)(1)) or riot (as defined in sec-
tion 2102(a)), knowingly violates section 922(s) shall be
sentenced to imprisonment for 30 years, or, if a death re-
sults, to life imprisonment without release or to death.’’.
SEC. 3. 3-YEAR LICENSE TO DEAL IN FIREARMS; INCREASE
IN APPLICATION FEE.
Section 923(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘who is a pawnbroker deal-
ing’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘$25 per year; or’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$150 for an original license for 3
years, or $75 for the renewal of a license for 3
years.’’; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (C).
SEC. 4. FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSEES REQUIRED TO
REPORT THEFT OF FIREARMS FROM THE
INVENTORY 
OR 
COLLECTION 
OF 
THE
LICENSEE.
Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6)(A) Within 5 business days after a person li-
censed under this section discovers the theft of a firearm
from the inventory or collection of the licensee, the licensee
shall report the theft to the chief law enforcement officer
of the place of business of the licensee.
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term
‘chief law enforcement officer’ means the chief of police,
the sheriff, or an equivalent officer, or the designee of any
such individual.’’.
SEC. 5. RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.
Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, as
amended by section 4 of this Act, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(7) Not later than 5 business days after a licensee
receives from the Secretary a written or in-person request
therefor, the licensee shall provide the Secretary with such
information contained in the records required to be kept
by the licensee under this chapter as may be required for
determining the disposition of 1 or more firearms. The
licensee shall provide the information orally or in writing,
as the Secretary may require.’’.
SEC. 6. EXPANDED DEFINITION OF CURIOS OR RELICS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(29) The term ‘curios or relics’ means fire-
arms so designated by the Secretary by regulation,
and firearms manufactured in or before the calendar
year 1946 acquired for a personal collection and not
as business inventory or for resale for livelihood and
profit.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 921(a)(13)
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘as the Secretary shall
by regulation define,’’.
SEC. 7. EXPANDED DEFINITION OF ANTIQUE FIREARMS.
Section 921(a)(16)(A) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘1898’’ and inserting
‘‘1918’’.
SEC. 8. APPLICANT FOR FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSE RE-
QUIRED TO NOTIFY LOCAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT 
AUTHORITIES 
OF 
INTENTION 
TO
APPLY FOR THE LICENSE.
Section 923(d)(1)(E) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by inserting before the comma the following:
‘‘and the applicant has certified on the application that
the applicant has sent or delivered notice, on a form pre-
scribed by the Secretary, to the chief law enforcement offi-
cer (as defined in subsection (g)(6)(B)) of the locality in
which the premises are located, that the applicant intends
to apply for a Federal firearms license’’.
SEC. 9. PROVISION TO LICENSEES OF RULES GOVERNING
FIREARMS.
Section 926 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting at the end of subsection (b) the
following: ‘‘No such rule or regulation shall be effec-
tive until 30 days after a copy thereof has been pro-
vided to all persons licensed under this chapter.’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d)(1)(A) Upon the effective date of this subsection,
the Secretary shall publish and provide to all licensees a
compilation of the State laws and published ordinances
which are relevant to compliance with this chapter.
ings, referred to in paragraph (1) since the most recent
provision of information to the person under this sub-
section.
‘‘(f) The Secretary shall publish and provide to each
person licensed under this chapter, at such times as the
Secretary shall deem necessary, the name and license
number of any person whose license under this chapter
has been revoked.’’.
SEC. 10. REGISTRATION TO REQUIRE PHOTOGRAPH AND
FINGERPRINTS.
Section 5802 of the National Firearms Act is amend-
ed by inserting after the 1st sentence the following: ‘‘An
individual required to register under this section shall at
the time of such registration, provide a photograph and
fingerprints of the individual obtained from law enforce-
ment authorities.’’.
SEC. 11. ATTORNEY’S FEE PAYABLE IN CASES OF UNAU-
THORIZED DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF LI-
CENSE.
Section 923(f)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘, and shall award the prevailing
party, other than the United States, a reasonable attor-
ney’s fee for which the United States shall be liable’’ be-
fore the period.
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