at the premises in a secure location such as a locked 
fireproof safe or locked vault. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Attorney General may, by regulation, prescribe 
such additional security requirements as the Attor-
ney General determines appropriate with respect to 
the firearms business conducted by a licensed im-
porter, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, 
such as requirements relating to the use of— 
‘‘(A) alarm and security camera systems; 
‘‘(B) site hardening; 
‘‘(C) measures to secure any electronic 
record of the business inventory and firearm 
transactions of, and other dispositions of fire-
arms by, the licensee; and 
‘‘(D) other measures necessary to reduce 
the risk of theft at the business premises of a 
licensee.’’. 
(b) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(q) PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FIRE-
ARMS LICENSEE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(A) PENALTY.—With respect to a viola-
tion by a licensee of section 923(m) or a regula-
tion issued under that section, the Attorney 
General, after notice and opportunity for hear-
ing— 
‘‘(i) in the case of the first violation 
or related series of violations on the same 
date, shall subject the licensee to a civil 
penalty in an amount equal to not less 
than $1,000 and not more than $10,000; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of the second viola-
tion or related series of violations on the 
same date— 
‘‘(I) shall suspend the license 
issued to the licensee under this chap-
ter until the licensee cures the viola-
tion; and 
‘‘(II) may subject the licensee to 
a civil penalty in an amount provided 
in clause (i); or 
‘‘(iii) in the case of the third violation 
or related series of violations on the same 
date— 
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‘‘(I) shall revoke the license 
issued to the licensee under this chap-
ter; and 
‘‘(II) may subject the licensee to 
a civil penalty in an amount provided 
in clause (i). 
‘‘(B) REVIEW.—An action of the Attorney 
General under this paragraph may be reviewed 
only as provided under section 923(f). 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES.—The imposi-
tion of a civil penalty or suspension or revocation of 
a license under paragraph (1) shall not preclude any 
administrative remedy that is otherwise available to 
the Attorney General.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENT.—Section 923 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘be in such form and contain only that’’ 
and inserting ‘‘describe how the applicant plans to 
comply with subsection (m) and shall be in such 
form and contain only such other’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) the Attorney General determines that the 
description in the application of how the applicant 
plans to comply with subsection (m) would, if imple-
mented, so comply.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) INITIAL
FIREARM
STORAGE
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 923(m)(2) of title 18, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) INITIAL
PAPER
RECORDS
STORAGE
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 
923(m)(3) 
of 
title 
18, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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