SEC. 2. REPORTING OF LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS TO 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES. 
(a) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 922 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(aa) Within 48 hours after a person not licensed 
under this chapter who owns a firearm that has been 
shipped or transported in, or has been possessed in or af-
fecting, interstate or foreign commerce, discovers or 
should have discovered the theft or loss of the firearm, 
the person shall report the theft or loss to the Attorney 
General and local law enforcement authorities.’’. 
(b) PENALTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 924 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) Whoever violates section 922(aa) shall— 
‘‘(1) in the case of the 1st violation by the per-
son, be guilty of a class C misdemeanor; 
‘‘(2) in the case of the 2nd violation by the per-
son, be guilty of a class B misdemeanor; or 
‘‘(3) in the case of the 3rd or subsequent viola-
tion by the person, be guilty of a class E felony.’’. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON FIREARM RECEIPT AFTER 
MULTIPLE CONVICTIONS.— 
(A) PROHIBITION.—Section 922 of such 
title, as amended by subsection (a) of this sec-
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tion, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(bb)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person who has 
been twice convicted in any court of a violation of section 
922(aa) to receive a firearm during the 1-year period that 
begins with the date of the most recent such conviction. 
‘‘(2) It shall be unlawful for a person who has been 
thrice convicted in any court of a violation of section 
922(aa) to receive a firearm during the 5-year period that 
begins with the date of the most recent such conviction.’’. 
(B) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a)(2) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘or (o)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(o), or (bb)’’. 
(c) UPDATING
OF NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL 
BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to 
ensure that the national instant criminal background 
check system takes account of section 922(bb) of 
title 18, United States Code, in performing the func-
tions of the system. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) The following provisions of section 103 
of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act 
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(34 U.S.C. 40901) are each amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(g) or (n)’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘(g), (n), or (bb)’’: 
(i) 
Subparagraphs 
(A), 
(C), 
(F)(iii)(I), and (G)(i) of subsection (e)(1). 
(ii) Subsection (g). 
(iii) Subsection (i)(2). 
(B) The following provisions of title 18, 
United States Code, are each amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(g) or (n)’’ and inserting ‘‘(g), (n), or 
(bb)’’: 
(i) Section 922(t)(1)(B)(ii). 
(ii) Section 922(t)(2). 
(iii) Section 922(t)(4). 
(iv) Section 922(t)(5). 
(v) Section 923(g)(3)(B). 
(vi) Section 925A(2). 
SEC. 3. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR DAMAGES RESULT-
ING FROM INJURY CAUSED BY AN UNRE-
PORTED STOLEN OR LOST FIREARM. 
A person who suffers an injury proximately caused 
by a firearm that is the subject of a violation of section 
922(aa) of title 18, United States Code, may bring an ac-
tion in a United States district court against the violator 
for damages resulting from the injury. The court shall 
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award a plaintiff prevailing in such an action all appro-
priate damages, including injunctive relief. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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