I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1093 
To reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, mod-
ernize firearms laws and regulations, protect the community from crimi-
nals, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2011 
Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself and Mr. ALTMIRE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
Explosives, modernize firearms laws and regulations, pro-
tect the community from criminals, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Reform Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND 
EXPLOSIVES MODERNIZATION AND REFORM 
Sec. 101. Graduated penalties for civil violations by Federal firearms licensees. 
Sec. 102. Consideration of Federal firearms license applications. 
Sec. 103. Definition of willfully. 
Sec. 104. Establishment of formal inspection, examination, and investigative 
guidelines. 
Sec. 105. Liquidation of inventory in Federal firearms license expiration, sur-
render, or revocation cases. 
Sec. 106. Opportunity to cure violations after acquisition of firearms business. 
Sec. 107. Standards for criminal violations of recordkeeping requirements. 
Sec. 108. Effective date. 
TITLE II—FIREARMS CORRECTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS 
Sec. 201. Correction of nonsubstantive error in age limit provision. 
Sec. 202. Possession and transfer of machineguns for industry testing and se-
curity contracting. 
Sec. 203. Updating the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. 
Sec. 204. Elimination of written permission requirement for supervised hand-
gun use. 
Sec. 205. Modification of procedures for sharing of multiple handgun sales re-
ports; protection of gun owners’ privacy. 
Sec. 206. Barrel and receiver importation. 
Sec. 207. Clarifications relating to manufacturing of firearms. 
TITLE I—BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, 
TOBACCO, 
FIREARMS, 
AND 
EXPLOSIVES 
MODERNIZA-
TION AND REFORM 
SEC. 101. GRADUATED PENALTIES FOR CIVIL VIOLATIONS 
BY FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 923 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsections (e) and 
(f) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(e)(1)(A) If the Attorney General determines that 
a licensee under this section has willfully violated any pro-
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vision of this chapter or any regulation prescribed under 
this chapter, the Attorney General may— 
‘‘(i) if the violation is of a minor nature— 
‘‘(I) for a first such violation, issue a 
written warning to the licensee; and 
‘‘(II) for a second or subsequent such 
violation— 
‘‘(aa) impose on the licensee a 
civil money penalty of not more than 
$500 for each such violation, with no 
interest to accrue on the amount of 
such a penalty, except that the total 
amount of penalties imposed on a li-
censee under this subclause— 
‘‘(AA) for violations arising 
from a single inspection or exam-
ination shall not exceed $2,500; 
and 
‘‘(BB) for a single calendar 
year shall not exceed $5,000; or 
‘‘(bb) suspend the license for not 
more than 30 days, and specify the 
circumstances under which the sus-
pension is to be terminated, if, in the 
period for which the license is in ef-
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fect, there have been at least 2 prior 
occasions on which the licensee has 
been determined to have violated this 
chapter; or 
‘‘(ii) if the violation is of a serious na-
ture— 
‘‘(I) impose on the licensee a civil 
money penalty of not more than $1,500 for 
each such violation, with no interest to ac-
crue on the amount of such a penalty, ex-
cept that the total amount of penalties im-
posed on a licensee under this subclause— 
‘‘(aa) for a violation arising from 
a single inspection or examination 
shall not exceed $7,500; and 
‘‘(bb) for a single calendar year 
shall not exceed $15,000; 
‘‘(II) suspend the license for not more 
than 90 days, and specify the cir-
cumstances under which the suspension is 
to be terminated; 
‘‘(III) revoke the license; or 
‘‘(IV) take the actions described in 
subclauses (I) and (II), or subclauses (I) 
and (III). 
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‘‘(B)(i)(I) In determining the amount of a civil money 
penalty to impose under subparagraph (A) on a licensee, 
the nature and severity of the violation involved, the size 
of the firearms business operated by the licensee, and the 
prior record of the licensee shall be considered. 
‘‘(II) On request of the licensee, the Attorney General 
may consider the ability of the licensee to pay a civil 
money penalty, and may allow the licensee to submit docu-
ments and information to establish the ability of the li-
censee to pay. The Attorney General shall not make part 
of any public record any document or information so sub-
mitted, and shall return to the licensee any such document 
or information. 
‘‘(III) The total amount of penalties imposed on a 
licensee under subparagraph (A) with respect to violations 
of a minor nature and of a serious nature arising from 
a single inspection or examination shall not exceed $7,500, 
and the total of all such penalties for a single calendar 
year shall not exceed $15,000. 
‘‘(ii) For purposes of subparagraph (A), violation of 
a provision of this chapter with respect to 2 or more fire-
arms during a single transaction shall be considered a sin-
gle violation of the provision. 
‘‘(iii) The Attorney General may defer, or suspend, 
in whole or in part, the imposition of a civil money penalty 
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on a licensee whose license is suspended under this para-
graph. 
‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A): 
‘‘(i) A violation of this chapter shall be consid-
ered to be of a serious nature if the violation— 
‘‘(I) results in the transfer of a firearm or 
ammunition to a person prohibited from pos-
sessing or receiving the firearm or ammunition 
under this chapter or under State or local law; 
‘‘(II) obstructs a
bona fide criminal in-
vestigation or prosecution, or an inspection or 
examination under this chapter; or 
‘‘(III) prevents a licensee from complying 
with subsection (a)(7), (a)(8), (b)(1), (b)(3), 
(b)(4), (j), (k), (o), or (p) of section 922, sub-
section (g)(7) of this section, or subsection (b) 
or (h) of section 924. 
‘‘(ii) A violation of this chapter shall be consid-
ered to be of a minor nature if the violation is not 
of a serious nature. 
‘‘(D) The Attorney General may not commence an 
enforcement action under subparagraph (A) with respect 
to a violation, after the 5-year period that begins with— 
‘‘(i) the date the violation occurred; or 
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dence, that the continued operation by the licensee of the 
business poses an immediate and grave threat to public 
safety. 
‘‘(3)(A) Within 90 days after timely receipt from a 
licensee of a request to review a determination made under 
paragraph (1) (or at such later time as is agreed to by 
the Attorney General and the licensee), an administrative 
law judge shall hold a hearing, at a location convenient 
to the licensee, to review the determination. 
‘‘(B) Not less than 30 days before a hearing de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), the Attorney General shall 
deliver to the licensee— 
‘‘(i) a document identifying each person whom 
the Attorney General intends to call as a witness 
during the hearing; 
‘‘(ii) a copy of each document which will be in-
troduced as evidence at the hearing; and 
‘‘(iii) copies of all documents on which the de-
termination is based. 
‘‘(C) Within 90 days after a hearing described in sub-
paragraph (A), the administrative law judge shall issue a 
written decision setting forth findings of fact and conclu-
sions of law, and a decision as to whether to affirm, mod-
ify, or reverse the determination. The administrative law 
judge shall award to the licensee a reasonable attorney’s 
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fee with respect to any part of the decision or determina-
tion on which the licensee prevails. 
‘‘(D) On request of the licensee, the Attorney General 
shall stay the effective date of any penalty, suspension, 
or revocation until there has been a final, nonreviewable 
judgment with respect to the determination involved, un-
less, in the case of a suspension or revocation of a licensee, 
the Attorney General establishes, at a hearing before an 
administrative law judge, by clear and convincing evi-
dence, that the continued operation by the licensee of the 
business poses an immediate and grave threat to public 
safety. 
‘‘(E) The action of an administrative law judge under 
this subsection shall be considered final agency action for 
all purposes, and may be reviewed only as provided in sub-
section (f). 
‘‘(4) This subsection shall not be interpreted to affect 
the authority of the Attorney General under section 
922(t)(5). 
‘‘(f)(1) Within 60 days after a party receives a notice 
issued under subsection (d)(3) of a decision to deny a li-
cense, or a notice issued under subsection (e)(3)(C) of a 
determination to impose a civil money penalty or to sus-
pend or revoke a license, the party may file a petition with 
the United States district court for the district in which 
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the party resides or has a principal place of business for 
a de novo review of the decision or determination. 
‘‘(2) In a proceeding conducted under this subsection, 
the court shall, on application of a party, consider any evi-
dence submitted by the parties to the proceeding whether 
or not the evidence was considered at the hearing held 
under subsection (d)(3) or (e)(3). 
‘‘(3) If the court determines that the licensee did not 
willfully violate any provision of, or any regulation pre-
scribed under, this chapter, the court shall— 
‘‘(A) vacate the revocation, suspension, or fine, 
and remand the matter to the Attorney General for 
further consideration; and 
‘‘(B) award to the licensee a reasonable attor-
ney’s fee with respect to any part of the decision or 
determination on which the licensee prevails. 
‘‘(4) If criminal proceedings are instituted against a 
licensee alleging any violation of this chapter or of a regu-
lation prescribed under this chapter, and the licensee is 
acquitted of the charges, or the proceedings are termi-
nated, other than upon motion of the Government before 
trial on the charges, the Attorney General shall be abso-
lutely barred from denying a license under this chapter, 
suspending or revoking a license granted under this chap-
ter, or imposing a civil money penalty under subsection 
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(e), if the action would be based in whole or in part on 
the facts which form the basis of the criminal charges. 
The Attorney General may not institute a proceeding to 
suspend or revoke a license granted under this chapter, 
or to impose a civil money penalty under subsection (e), 
more than 1 year after the filing of the indictment or in-
formation.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO PROCEDURE AP-
PLICABLE TO DENIAL OF APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.— 
Section 923(d) of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(3) If the Attorney General denies an application 
for a license, an administrative law judge of the Depart-
ment of Justice shall, on request by the aggrieved party, 
promptly hold a hearing to review the denial, at a location 
convenient to the aggrieved party. If, after the hearing, 
the administrative law judge decides not to reverse the de-
nial, the administrative law judge shall give notice of the 
final denial decision to the aggrieved party.’’. 
SEC. 102. CONSIDERATION OF FEDERAL FIREARMS LI-
CENSE APPLICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 923(d) of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by section 101(b) of this Act, 
is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) The Attorney General shall make a preliminary 
determination as to whether to approve or deny an appli-
cation submitted under subsection (a) or (b). If the pre-
liminary determination is to deny the application, the At-
torney General shall notify the applicant in writing of the 
preliminary determination and the reasons for the prelimi-
nary determination, and shall afford the applicant an op-
portunity to supplement the application with additional in-
formation and to request a hearing on the application. If 
the applicant, in a timely manner, requests such a hearing, 
the Attorney General shall hold the hearing at a location 
convenient to the applicant, and shall notify the applicant 
in writing of the time and place of the hearing.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 923(f) of 
such title, as amended by section 101(a) of this Act, is 
amended by striking ‘‘(d)(3)’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘(d)(4)’’. 
SEC. 103. DEFINITION OF WILLFULLY. 
Section 923(e) of title 18, United States Code, as 
amended by section 101(a) of this Act, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘will-
fully’ means, with respect to conduct of a person, that the 
person knew of a legal duty, and engaged in the conduct 
knowingly and in intentional disregard of the duty. Repeti-
tion of a recordkeeping violation, regardless of frequency, 
shall not be considered evidence that the licensee com-
mitted the violation knowingly and in intentional disregard 
of a legal duty.’’. 
SEC. 104. ESTABLISHMENT OF FORMAL INSPECTION, EXAM-
INATION, AND INVESTIGATIVE GUIDELINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall estab-
lish guidelines for how the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms, and Explosives is to conduct inspections, exami-
nations, or investigations of possible violations of chapters 
40 and 44 of title 18, United States Code. 
(b) PERSONNEL MATTERS.—In no case shall the 
amount of fines imposed on licensees under chapter 40 
or 44 of title 18, United States Code, or the number of 
warnings issued, or suspensions or revocations of licenses 
under such chapters, be considered in the retention, pro-
motion, or transfer of any officer, agent, or employee of 
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. 
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SEC. 105. LIQUIDATION OF INVENTORY IN FEDERAL FIRE-
ARMS LICENSE EXPIRATION, SURRENDER, OR 
REVOCATION CASES. 
Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a per-
son whose license issued under this chapter is expired, sur-
rendered, or revoked shall be afforded 60 days from the 
effective date of the expiration, surrender, or revocation 
to liquidate the firearms inventory of the person, which 
time may be extended upon a showing of reasonable cause. 
During such 60-day period (including any extension of the 
period), the license involved shall continue to be considered 
valid. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 
a person if a United States district court for the judicial 
district in which the person resides or in which the prin-
cipal place of business of the person subject to the license 
is located finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the 
continued operation by the person of the business poses 
an immediate and grave threat to public safety.’’. 
SEC. 106. OPPORTUNITY TO CURE VIOLATIONS AFTER AC-
QUISITION OF FIREARMS BUSINESS. 
Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, as 
amended by section 105 of this Act, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘(n) If the Attorney General is made aware that a 
business licensed under this chapter has transferred to a 
surviving spouse or child of the licensee, to an executor, 
administrator, or other legal representative of a deceased 
licensee, or to a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy, or an 
assignee for benefit of creditors, and, before the transfer, 
or on the first inspection or examination by the Attorney 
General of the records of the licensee after the transfer, 
the licensee is found to be operating the business in viola-
tion of this chapter, the Attorney General— 
‘‘(1) shall notify the transferee of the violation 
by the transferor; and 
‘‘(2) shall not presume that the transferee is 
committing the violation.’’. 
SEC. 107. STANDARDS FOR CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS OF REC-
ORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 922(m) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘any false entry’’ and inserting 
‘‘a materially false entry’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘appropriate entry’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a materially significant entry’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘properly maintain’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘retain custody of’’. 
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SEC. 108. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This title and the amendments made by this title 
shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
TITLE 
II—FIREARMS 
CORREC-
TIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS 
SEC. 201. CORRECTION OF NONSUBSTANTIVE ERROR IN 
AGE LIMIT PROVISION. 
Section 922(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) any firearm or ammunition to any indi-
vidual who the licensee knows or has reasonable 
cause to believe has not attained 18 years of age, 
and, if the firearm is other than a shotgun or rifle, 
or the ammunition is for a firearm other than a 
shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee 
knows or has reasonable cause to believe has not at-
tained 21 years of age;’’. 
SEC. 202. POSSESSION AND TRANSFER OF MACHINEGUNS 
FOR INDUSTRY TESTING AND SECURITY CON-
TRACTING. 
(a) MACHINEGUNS FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS.— 
Section 922(a)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘except’’ and all that follows and in-
serting ‘‘except— 
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‘‘(A) as specifically authorized by the At-
torney General consistent with public safety and 
necessity; or 
‘‘(B) to comply with a contract between 
any person and the United States which re-
quires that person to provide national security 
services for the United States or any training 
related to such services;’’. 
(b) SALE OR DELIVERY OF MACHINEGUNS TO FED-
ERAL CONTRACTORS.—Section 922(b) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Paragraphs (2) and (4) of this subsection shall 
not apply to a sale or delivery to comply with a contract 
between any person and the United States which requires 
that person to provide national security services for the 
United States or any training related to the services.’’. 
(c) POST–86 MACHINEGUNS
FOR TESTING, RE-
SEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SECU-
RITY.—Section 922(o) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (F); and 
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(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) a transfer to, or possession by, a person 
to comply with a contract between that person and 
the United States which requires the person to pro-
vide national security services for the United States 
or any training related to the services; 
‘‘(C) a transfer to, or possession by, a licensed 
manufacturer or licensed importer solely for testing, 
research, design, or development of ammunition or a 
firearm; 
‘‘(D) a possession by a licensed manufacturer 
or licensed importer for the purposes of training per-
sons to whom a machinegun, manufactured or im-
ported by the licensee, may be transferred as de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B); 
‘‘(E) a transfer to or possession by a licensed 
manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer 
for a professional theatrical purpose if the licensee— 
‘‘(i) is registered under section 5802 of the 
National Firearms Act; 
‘‘(ii) holds a valid permit or license under 
State law to engage in business as a theatrical 
firearms dealer or equivalent statutory designa-
tion; 
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‘‘(iii) derives not less than 80 percent of 
income from the firearms business from the use 
of firearms by professional motion picture or 
television productions that are distributed to or 
produced for a national or international audi-
ence; 
‘‘(iv) before possessing a machinegun 
under this subparagraph, provides the Attorney 
General with documentation that— 
‘‘(I) the licensee meets the require-
ments of clauses (i) through (iii); and 
‘‘(II) the transfer or possession, as 
the case may be, is for such purpose; and 
‘‘(v) establishes that the number of ma-
chineguns sought by the licensee is reasonable 
for the film, production, or performance for 
which the machineguns are requested; or’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) Every 3 years, the Attorney General shall deter-
mine whether a person described in paragraph (2)(B) is 
prohibited by Federal or State law from possessing or re-
ceiving a firearm, based on information in the national in-
stant criminal background check system established under 
section 103(b) of the Brady Handgun Violence Protection 
Act (Public Law 103–159; 18 U.S.C. 922 note) and the 
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fingerprints of the person. The Attorney General may re-
quire such a person to allow the Attorney General to ob-
tain the fingerprints of the person for this purpose.’’. 
(d) 
IMPORTATION
OF
MACHINEGUNS.—Section 
925(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) is imported or brought in for a purpose de-
scribed in section 922(o)(2).’’. 
(e) IMPORTATION UNDER THE NATIONAL FIREARMS 
ACT.—Section 5844 of the National Firearms Act (26 
U.S.C. 5844) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) a machinegun being imported or brought 
in to comply with a contract between any person and 
the United States which requires the person to pro-
vide national security services for the United States 
or any training related to the services; 
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‘‘(5) a machinegun being imported or brought 
in by a registered importer or registered manufac-
turer for the purpose of training persons who ac-
quire machineguns pursuant to paragraph (1) that 
were manufactured or imported by the registrant; or 
‘‘(6) a machinegun being imported or brought 
in for a purpose described in section 922(o)(2)(E) of 
title 18, United States Code;’’. 
(f) NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICES DEFINED.—Sec-
tion 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(36) The term ‘national security services’ means any 
protective, defensive, or security services provided pursu-
ant to a contract with a department or agency of the 
United States. 
‘‘(37) The term ‘professional theatrical purpose’ 
means the use of firearms in a motion picture or television 
production which is expected to be produced, distributed, 
marketed, or shown by a member of a nationally recog-
nized professional trade association related primarily to 
motion picture and television production, as determined 
by the Attorney General.’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 203. UPDATING THE BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PRE-
VENTION ACT. 
Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (s); 
(2) in subsection (t)(1), by striking ‘‘Begin-
ning’’ and all that follows through ‘‘a licensed’’ and 
inserting ‘‘A licensed’’; and 
(3) in subsection (t)(5), by striking ‘‘informa-
tion was available to the system demonstrating 
that’’. 
SEC. 204. ELIMINATION OF WRITTEN PERMISSION RE-
QUIREMENT 
FOR 
SUPERVISED 
HANDGUN 
USE. 
Section 922(x)(3)(A) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking subclause (II) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(II) with respect to ranching or 
farming activities, target practice, hunting, 
or a course of instruction in the safe and 
lawful use of a handgun, as described in 
clause (i), a juvenile may possess and use 
a handgun or ammunition without the 
prior written consent, if the parent or legal 
guardian is present at all times and the ju-
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venile acts at the direction of a parent, 
legal guardian, or other adult who is not 
prohibited by Federal, State, or local law 
from possessing a firearm;’’; and 
(2) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘except as pro-
vided in clause (ii)(II),’’ after ‘‘(iii)’’. 
SEC. 205. MODIFICATION OF PROCEDURES FOR SHARING 
OF MULTIPLE HANDGUN SALES REPORTS; 
PROTECTION OF GUN OWNERS’ PRIVACY. 
(a) Section 923(g)(3)(A) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and to the department of State 
police’’ and all that follows through ‘‘took place’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘On re-
quest by a State or local law enforcement agency of 
the jurisdiction in which the sale or other disposition 
took place, the Attorney General may provide the re-
port to the agency, unless the agency failed to make 
the certification required by subparagraph (B) for 
the most recent 6-month period for which the certifi-
cation is so required.’’. 
(b) Section 923(g)(4) of such title is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: ‘‘The Attorney General shall 
not electronically record information gathered pursuant to 
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this paragraph by name or by any personal identification 
code.’’. 
(c) Section 923(g)(5)(A) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘letter,’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘let-
ter— 
‘‘(i) the total number of rifles, shot-
guns, pistols, revolvers and other firearms 
manufactured in, or exported from, the 
United States by the licensee; and 
‘‘(ii) information identifying each per-
son to whom the licensee transferred a 
firearm (as defined by section 5845(a) of 
the National Firearms Act).’’. 
(d) Section 926 of such title is amended by striking 
all after the section heading and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) The Attorney General may prescribe only such 
rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this chapter, including— 
‘‘(1) regulations providing that a person li-
censed under this chapter, when dealing with an-
other person so licensed, shall provide such other li-
censed person a certified copy of this license; 
‘‘(2) regulations providing for the issuance, at 
a reasonable cost, to a person licensed under this 
chapter, of certified copies of his license for use as 
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provided under regulations issued under paragraph 
(1) of this subsection; and 
‘‘(3) regulations providing for effective receipt 
and secure storage of firearms relinquished by or 
seized from persons described in subsection (d)(8) or 
(g)(8) of section 922. 
‘‘(b) No such rule or regulation, nor any other admin-
istrative action pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, 
may require that 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, except records or portions of 
records— 
‘‘(1) obtained in the course of a bona fide 
criminal investigation; 
‘‘(2) required for use in an administrative pro-
ceeding, or review of a proceeding, under this chap-
ter; or 
‘‘(3) expressly required to be reported under 
this chapter. 
‘‘(c) No such rule or regulation, nor any other admin-
istrative action pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, 
may establish any comprehensive or partial system of reg-
istration of firearms, firearms owners, or firearms trans-
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actions or dispositions. Nothing in this section expands or 
restricts the Attorney General’s authority to inquire into 
the disposition of any firearm in the course of a criminal 
investigation. 
‘‘(d) The Attorney General shall give not less than 
ninety days public notice, and shall afford interested par-
ties opportunity for hearing, before prescribing such rules 
and regulations. 
‘‘(e) The Attorney General shall not prescribe rules 
or regulations that require purchasers of black powder 
under the exemption provided in section 845(a)(5) to com-
plete affidavits or forms attesting to that exemption.’’. 
SEC. 206. BARREL AND RECEIVER IMPORTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 925(e) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and 
inserting a period; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) All frames or receivers of rifles, or barrels 
for firearms other than handguns, if the importation 
is for repair or replacement purposes.’’. 
(b) GOVERNMENTAL IMPORTS.—Section 925(a)(1) of 
such title is amended by inserting ‘‘, barrel,’’ after ‘‘or 
importation of any firearm’’. 
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SEC. 207. CLARIFICATIONS RELATING TO MANUFACTURING 
OF FIREARMS. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF MANUFAC-
TURING.—Section 921(a)(10) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 
term ‘manufacturing’ shall not include repairing firearms, 
making or fitting special barrels, stocks, trigger mecha-
nisms, or other parts to firearms, or engraving or other-
wise altering the appearance of firearms.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF DEALER.— 
Section 921(a)(11)(B) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘or trigger mechanisms to firearms’’ and inserting ‘‘trig-
ger mechanisms, or other parts to firearms, or engraving 
or otherwise altering the appearance of firearms’’. 
Æ 
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