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(III) have a policy that requires 
the test firing of all firearms prior to 
transfer. 
(iii) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter, the At-
torney General shall submit to the Com-
mittees on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a report 
containing—
(I) the number of firearm manu-
facturers and importers and other 
representatives of the firearm industry 
participating in the outreach effort 
under this subparagraph; 
(II) the number and type of per-
sonnel that the Department of Justice 
has hired or assigned to carry out this 
subparagraph; 
(III) a summary of the activities 
established by firearm manufacturers 
and importers as a result of their par-
ticipation in the outreach effort under 
this subparagraph;
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(IV) 
an 
evaluation 
of 
any 
changes in firearm-related crime per-
taining to particular types of firearms 
manufactured by a firearm manufac-
turer or importer that is an active 
participant in the outreach effort 
under this subparagraph; 
(V) the volume of forensic ballis-
tics records compiled as a result of 
the mandatory forensic ballistics test-
ing by participating firearm manufac-
turers and importers; 
(VI) for each firearm manufac-
turer and firearm importer, the num-
ber of times a tracing request based 
on forensic ballistics analysis resulted 
in the identification of a firearm man-
ufactured or imported by the firearm 
manufacturer or firearm importer; 
and 
(VII) an evaluation of the man-
ner in which the implementation of fo-
rensic ballistics testing affected the 
volume of production or importation
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of firearms by participating firearm 
manufacturers and firearm importers. 
(iv) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated $38,306,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2004 through 2007 to carry out this subpara-
graph, including funding for—
(I) the installation of forensic 
ballistics equipment and bullet recov-
ery equipment; 
(II) the establishment of regional 
centers for firearm testing; 
(III) salaries and expenses of 
necessary personnel; and 
(IV) research and evaluation. 
(E) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
General shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a report, which shall include an 
analysis of—
(i) the capacity to provide the online 
access 
required 
under 
subparagraph 
(B)(ii), and the process by which the on-
line access will be implemented; and
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(ii) any future technical or legal 
changes that may be required to make on-
line access available, including estimates of 
the costs of making those changes. 
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 11501. STUDY OF MARKETING PRACTICES OF THE 
FIREARMS INDUSTRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Trade Commission 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’) and the 
Attorney General shall jointly conduct a study of the mar-
keting practices of the firearms industry, with respect to 
minors. 
(b) ISSUES EXAMINED.—In conducting the study 
under subsection (a), the Commission and the Attorney 
General shall examine the extent to which the firearms 
industry advertises and promotes its products to minors, 
including through media outlets in which minors comprise 
a substantial percentage of the audience. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commission and the Attor-
ney General shall submit to Congress a report on the 
study conducted under subsection (a).
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SEC. 11502. REGULATION OF INTERNET FIREARMS TRANS-
FERS. 
(a) PROHIBITIONS.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by section 11101(b), is further 
amended by inserting after subsection (z) the following: 
‘‘(aa) REGULATION OF INTERNET FIREARMS TRANS-
FERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any 
person to operate an Internet website, if a purpose 
of the website is to offer 1 or more firearms for sale 
or exchange, or to otherwise facilitate the sale or ex-
change of 1 or more firearms posted or listed on the 
website, unless—
‘‘(A) the person is licensed as a manufac-
turer, importer, or dealer under section 923; 
‘‘(B) the person notifies the Attorney Gen-
eral of the Internet address of the website, and 
any other information concerning the website as 
the Attorney General may require by regulation; 
and 
‘‘(C) if any firearm posted or listed for sale 
or exchange on the website is not from the busi-
ness inventory or personal collection of that 
person—
‘‘(i) the person, as a term or condition 
for posting or listing the firearm for sale