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‘‘(8)(A) Each licensed dealer, manufacturer, and im-
porter shall maintain a record of each sale or other trans-
fer of a firearm or ammunition. 
‘‘(B) The record required to be maintained under 
subparagraph (A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) the full name, gender, residence, and occu-
pation of the transferee; 
‘‘(ii) a complete description of the firearm, in-
cluding the make, serial number, and type, if appli-
cable; 
‘‘(iii) the type of transfer, such as whether the 
firearm was sold, rented, or leased; 
‘‘(iv) the date of transfer; and 
‘‘(v) the firearm license number of the trans-
feree issued in accordance with section 932. 
‘‘(C) Each record required to be maintained under 
subparagraph (A) shall be maintained indefinitely and 
shall, not later than 5 business days after the sale or other 
transfer, be submitted to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives. 
‘‘(9) Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of the Gun Violence Prevention and Community 
Safety Act of 2020, the Attorney General, acting through 
the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 
and Explosives, shall establish and maintain an electronic 
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database for the receipt and storing of all records created 
by licensed dealers under paragraph (8).’’. 
SEC. 710. DEADLINE FOR ISSUANCE OF FINAL REGULA-
TIONS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall prescribe, in final 
form, all regulations required to carry out this title and 
the amendments made by this title. 
SEC. 711. REPEAL. 
(a) CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 
2003.—Section 644 of title VI of division J of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (5 U.S.C. 552 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘or any other Act with re-
spect to any fiscal year’’. 
(b) CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005.— 
Title I of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 2859) is 
amended in the matter under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, 
TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES’’ under the head-
ing ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’’ in the 6th proviso 
by striking ‘‘with respect to any fiscal year’’. 
(c) SCIENCE, STATE, JUSTICE, COMMERCE, AND RE-
LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006.—Title I 
of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related 
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Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–108; 
119 Stat. 2295) is amended in the matter under the head-
ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU-
REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLO-
SIVES’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUS-
TICE’’ in the sixth proviso by striking ‘‘with respecting 
to any fiscal year’’. 
(d) CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008.— 
Title II of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 1903) is 
amended in the matter under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, 
TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES’’ under the head-
ing ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’’ in the sixth proviso 
by striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2008 and thereafter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2008’’. 
(e) OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009.—Title II 
of division B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 
(Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 574) is amended in the 
matter under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 
under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, 
FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES’’ under the heading ‘‘DE-
PARTMENT OF JUSTICE’’ in the sixth proviso by 
striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2009’’. 
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(f) CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010.— 
Title II of division B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 
2009 (Public Law 111–117; 123 Stat. 3128) is amended 
in the matter under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EX-
PENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO-
BACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES’’ under the heading 
‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’’ in the sixth proviso, by 
striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2010 and thereafter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2010’’. 
(g) CONSOLIDATED AND FURTHERING CONTINUING 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012.—Division B of the Consoli-
dated and Furthering Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2012 (Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 552) is amended— 
(1) in title II, in the matter under the heading 
‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU-
REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EX-
PLOSIVES’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE’’ by striking— 
(A) the first proviso; 
(B) the sixth proviso; and 
(C) the eighth proviso; and 
(2) in title V, by striking section 511(2). 
(h) COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013.—The Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
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Act, 2013 (Division B of Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 
198) is amended in title II, in the matter under the head-
ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU-
REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLO-
SIVES’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUS-
TICE’’ by striking— 
(1) the first proviso; 
(2) the fifth proviso; and 
(3) the sixth proviso. 
(i) COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019.—The Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2019 (Division C of Public Law 116–6; 133 Stat. 
91) is amended in title V by striking— 
(1) section 517; and 
(2) section 531. 
TITLE VIII—INDUSTRY REFORM 
SEC. 801. REPEAL. 
Sections 2, 3, and 4 of the Protection of Lawful Com-
merce in Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7901, 7902, and 7903) 
are repealed. 
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SEC. 802. REPEAL OF EXCLUSION OF PISTOLS, REVOLVERS, 
AND OTHER FIREARMS FROM CONSUMER 
PRODUCT SAFETY LAWS. 
(a) AMENDING
THE DEFINITION
OF CONSUMER 
PRODUCT.—Section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (E); 
(2) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(F) 
through (I) as subparagraphs (E) through (H), re-
spectively; and 
(3) in the matter following subparagraph (H) 
(as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking ‘‘de-
scribed in subparagraph (E) of this paragraph or’’. 
(b) REMOVING PROHIBITION OF RULEMAKING AU-
THORITY.—Subsection (e) of section 3 of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission Improvements Act of 1976 
(15 U.S.C. 2080 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 803. INCREASE IN EXCISE TAXES RELATING TO FIRE-
ARMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4181 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4181. IMPOSITION OF TAX. 
‘‘There is hereby imposed upon the sale by the manu-
facturer, producer, or importer of the following articles a 
tax equivalent to the specified percent of the price for 
which so sold: 
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‘‘(1) Articles taxable at 30 percent: 
‘‘(A) Pistols. 
‘‘(B) Revolvers. 
‘‘(C) Firearms (other than pistols and re-
volvers). 
‘‘(D) Any lower frame or receiver for a 
firearm, whether for a semiautomatic pistol, 
rifle, or shotgun that is designed to accommo-
date interchangeable upper receivers. 
‘‘(2) Articles taxable at 50 percent: Shells and 
cartridges.’’. 
(b) EXEMPTION FOR UNITED STATES.—Subsection 
(b) of section 4182 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) SALES TO UNITED STATES.—No firearms, pis-
tols, revolvers, lower frame or receiver for a firearm, 
shells, and cartridges purchased with funds appropriated 
for any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States shall be subject to any tax imposed on the 
sale or transfer of such articles.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to sales after Sep-
tember 30, 2020. 
(d) USE OF INCREASED TAXES.— 
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(1) USE FOR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND 
RESEARCH.—An amount equal to 39 percent of reve-
nues accruing from any tax imposed on shells and 
cartridges by section 4181 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, shall, subject to the exemptions in 
section 4182 of such title, be covered into the Com-
munity Violence Intervention Fund in the Treasury 
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’) and is au-
thorized to be appropriated and made available until 
expended to carry out the purposes of paragraph 
(2). 
(2) PROGRAMS
FOR
GUN
VIOLENCE
PREVEN-
TION AND RESEARCH.—Amounts in the Fund estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall be used by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services to carry out 
the program established under section 399V–7 of 
the Public Health Service Act (as added by section 
901 of this Act). 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a)(1) of the 
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 669b (a)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(other than 39 percent of the revenues accru-
ing from the taxes imposed on shells and car-
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tridges by section 4181 of such Code)’’ after 
‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
made by this paragraph shall apply with respect 
to sales after September 30, 2020. 
TITLE IX—RESEARCH AND COM-
MUNITY 
VIOLENCE 
INTER-
VENTION PROGRAM 
SEC. 901. COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 
399V–7. 
COMMUNITY 
VIOLENCE 
INTERVENTION 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible entities to support community violence 
intervention programs, with an emphasis on evidence-in-
formed intervention strategies to reduce homicides, shoot-
ings, and group-related violence. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an entity— 
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‘‘(A) shall be a local governmental, hos-
pital, or nonprofit, community-based organiza-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) submit an application at such time, 
but not more frequently than biennially, in such 
manner, and containing— 
‘‘(i) clearly defined and measurable 
objectives for the grant; 
‘‘(ii) a statement describing how the 
applicant proposes to use the grant to im-
plement an evidence-informed violence re-
duction initiative in accordance with this 
section; and 
‘‘(iii) evidence indicating that the pro-
posed violence reduction initiative would 
likely reduce the incidence of homicides, 
shootings, and group-related violence; and 
‘‘(iv) any other information the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED
DISTRIBUTION.—Each local 
government that receives a grant shall distribute no 
less than 50 percent of the grant funds to one or 
more of any of the following types of entities: 
‘‘(A) A community-based organization. 
‘‘(B) A nonprofit organization. 
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‘‘(C) A public agency or department, other 
than a law enforcement agency or department, 
that is primarily dedicated to community safety 
or violence prevention. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—A program supported 
by a grant under this section— 
‘‘(1) shall focus on interrupting cycles of vio-
lence by focusing intervention resources on the indi-
viduals identified as being at highest risk for being 
victims or perpetrators of community violence in the 
near future; and 
‘‘(2) shall be used to support, expand, and rep-
licate evidence-informed violence reduction initia-
tives, including— 
‘‘(A) hospital-based violence intervention 
programs; 
‘‘(B) evidence-informed street outreach 
programs; 
‘‘(C) focused deterrence strategies; 
‘‘(D) conflict mediation; 
‘‘(E) delivery of needs-based support serv-
ices for high-risk individuals and their family 
members; and 
‘‘(F) providing intensive case management, 
counseling or peer support services that reduce 
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