I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3960 
To eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, re-
move firearm restrictions on lawful gun owners, and provide funds to 
surviving families of border patrol agents killed as a result of Operation 
Fast and Furious. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2021 
Mrs. GREENE of Georgia (for herself, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. GAETZ, and Mr. 
GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
Means, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives, remove firearm restrictions on lawful gun 
owners, and provide funds to surviving families of border 
patrol agents killed as a result of Operation Fast and 
Furious. 
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 ‘‘Brian A. Terry Memo-
rial Eliminate the ATF Act’’. 
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TITLE I—ABOLISHMENT OF THE 
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO-
BACCO, FIREARMS AND EX-
PLOSIVES 
SEC. 101. PREPARATORY PROVISIONS. 
(a) RESCISSION OF RECENT REGULATIONS.—All reg-
ulations and guidance issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (in this title referred 
to as the ‘‘Bureau’’) during the period that begins with 
August 1, 2020, and ends with the date of the enactment 
of this title are hereby null and void and shall have no 
force or effect. 
(b) RESCISSION OF HIRING AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority of any officer or employee of the Bureau to hire 
is hereby rescinded. 
(c) NOTICE TO BUREAU EMPLOYEES.—On the date 
of the enactment of this title, the President shall provide 
each employee of the Bureau with written notice that, on 
the abolishment date— 
(1) the Bureau will be abolished; and 
(2) if the employee is a Bureau employee as of 
that date, the employment of the employee with the 
Bureau will be terminated. 
(d) DISPOSITION OF CONFISCATED FIREARMS AND 
AMMUNITION POSSESSED BY THE BUREAU.— 
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(1) PUBLICATION OF LIST.—Within 3 months 
after the date of the enactment of this title, the Di-
rector of the Bureau shall publish an itemized list on 
the website of the Bureau, which shall be available 
to the public, of all confiscated firearms and ammu-
nition possessed by the Bureau. 
(2) SALE BY AUCTION.—Before the abolishment 
date, the Director of the Bureau shall sell the fire-
arms and ammunition referred to in paragraph (1) 
to licensed dealers (as defined in section 921(a) of 
title 18, United States Code) at public auction. 
SEC. 102. ABOLISHMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the abolishment date, 
the Bureau is abolished. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this title: 
(1) ABOLISHMENT DATE.—The term ‘‘abolish-
ment date’’ means the date that is 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this title. 
(2) FUNCTION.—The term ‘‘function’’ includes 
any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, 
right, privilege, activity, or program. 
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SEC. 103. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES, FUNCTIONS, PER-
SONNEL, AND ASSETS TO THE DEPARTMENT 
OF JUSTICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 599A of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 599A. Transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, 
and assets to the Department of Justice 
‘‘(a) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES, FUNCTIONS, PER-
SONNEL, AND ASSETS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, there are transferred to the Department of 
Justice the authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of 
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 
as in effect just before the abolishment date (as defined 
in section 102(b)(1) of the Brian A. Terry Memorial 
Eliminate the ATF Act). 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—The Attorney General, acting 
through such other officials of the Department of Justice 
as the Attorney General may designate, shall provide for 
the coordination of all firearms, explosives, and arson en-
forcement functions vested in the Attorney General so as 
to assure maximum cooperation between and among any 
officer, employee, or agency of the Department of Justice 
involved in the performance of these and related func-
tions.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The chapter head-
ing for chapter 40A of such title is amended by striking 
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‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE-
ARMS, 
AND 
EXPLOSIVES’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES, 
FUNCTIONS, PERSONNEL, AND ASSETS TO 
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The table of chapters for part II of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to 
chapter 40A and inserting the following: 
‘‘40A. Transfer of Certain Authorities, Functions, Personnel, and As-
sets to the Department of Justice ................................ 599A’’. 
(2) The table of sections for chapter 40A of 
such title is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 599A and inserting the following: 
‘‘599A. Transfer of Certain Authorities, Personnel, and Assets to the Depart-
ment of Justice.’’. 
SEC. 104. ADMINISTRATION OF TAXES ON BEER, WINE, 
SPIRITS, AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS TRANS-
FERRED TO ATTORNEY GENERAL. 
(a) TRANSFER.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, there are transferred to the Department of 
Justice the authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of 
the Tax and Trade Bureau of the Department of the 
Treasury relating to administration and enforcement of 
chapters 51 and 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
so much of chapters 61 through 80 of such Code as relate 
to the enforcement and administration of such chapters 
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51 and 52, the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, the 
Alcohol Beverage Labeling Act of 1988, and the Act of 
March 1, 1913, commonly known as the ‘‘Webb-Kenyon 
Act’’. Such authorities, functions, personnel, and assets 
shall be employed by or under the supervision of the Attor-
ney General. 
(b) AMENDMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 
1986.—Section 7801(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT BY 
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
BEER, WINE, SPIRITS, AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The administration 
and enforcement of the following provisions of 
this title shall be performed by or under the su-
pervision of the Attorney General; and the term 
‘Secretary’ or ‘Secretary of the Treasury’ shall, 
when applied to those provisions, mean the At-
torney General; and the term ‘internal revenue 
officer’ shall, when applied to those provisions, 
mean any officer within the Department of Jus-
tice so designated by the Attorney General: 
‘‘(i) Chapters 51 and 52. 
‘‘(ii) Chapters 61 through 80, to the 
extent such chapters relate to the enforce-
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ment and administration of the provisions 
referred to in clause (i). 
‘‘(B) USE OF EXISTING RULINGS AND IN-
TERPRETATIONS.—Nothing in the Brian A. 
Terry Memorial Eliminate the ATF Act alters 
or repeals the rulings and interpretations of the 
Tax and Trade Bureau in effect on the effective 
date of such Act, which concerns the provisions 
of this title referred to in subparagraph (A). 
The Attorney General shall consult with the 
Secretary to achieve uniformity and consistency 
in administering the provisions referred to in 
subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 105. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL. 
(a) DUTY TO ADMINISTER AND DISSOLVE OTHER 
OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS AND AFFAIRS.—The Attor-
ney General shall— 
(1) administer and dissolve any outstanding ob-
ligations of the Federal Government under any pro-
grams terminated by this title; and 
(2) take such other actions as may be necessary 
to dissolve any outstanding affairs of the Bureau. 
(b) OTHER AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of per-
forming the functions of the Attorney General under this 
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title and subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
Attorney General may— 
(1) enter into contracts; 
(2) employ experts and consultants in accord-
ance with section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 
diem rate equivalent to the rate for level IV of the 
Executive Schedule; and 
(3) utilize, on a reimbursable basis, the services, 
facilities, and personnel of other Federal agencies. 
(c) RULE
OF INTERPRETATION.—Nothing in this 
title may be construed to authorize any position of the 
Bureau, or authorize the Bureau to perform any function, 
after the abolishment date. 
SEC. 106. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 
(a) LEGAL DOCUMENTS.—All orders, determinations, 
rules, and regulations of, permits issued by, grants, loans, 
contracts, and agreements made by, and certificates, li-
censes, and privileges granted by the Bureau, that are in 
effect on the abolishment date (or become effective after 
such date pursuant to their terms as in effect on such 
date), shall continue in effect according to their terms 
until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or re-
voked in accordance with law by the President, any other 
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authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or 
operation of law. 
(b) SUITS.—This title shall not affect suits com-
menced before the abolishment date, and in all such suits, 
proceeding shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments 
rendered in the same manner and with the same effect 
as if this title had not been enacted. 
SEC. 107. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
All funds available for the performance of functions, 
programs, and activities terminated pursuant to this title 
shall remain available, for the duration of their period of 
availability but not later than September 30, 2022, for 
necessary expenses in connection with the termination and 
resolution of the functions, programs, and activities of the 
Bureau. 
SEC. 108. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 2, UNITED 
STATES CODE.— 
(1) Section 1307(d)(3)(B)(i)(I) of title I of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 (2 
U.S.C. 185(d)(3)(B)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ‘‘, 
including under section 922(g)(9) of title 18’’. 
(2) Section 1301(d)(3)(B)(i)(I)(cc) of title I of 
division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2008 (2 U.S.C. 1808(d)(3)(B)(i)(I)(cc)) is amended 
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by striking ‘‘, including under section 922(g)(9) of 
title 18’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 5, UNITED 
STATES CODE.— 
(1) Section 644 of division J of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (5 U.S.C. 
552 note) is amended by striking ‘‘, 923(g)(3) or 
923(g)(7),’’. 
(2) Section 206 of division B of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2006 (5 U.S.C. 3104 
note) is repealed. 
(3) Section 122 of title I of the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (5 
U.S.C. 3104 note) is repealed. 
(4) Section 7323(b)(2)(B)(i) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subclause (XII) 
and redesignating subclauses (XIII) and (XIV) as 
subclauses (XII) and (XIII), respectively. 
(c) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 6, UNITED 
STATES CODE.— 
(1) Section 1111 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 531) is hereby repealed. 
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(2) Section 1114(a) of such Act (6 U.S.C. 
532(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Bureau’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Department of Justice’’. 
(d) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 8, UNITED 
STATES CODE.— 
(1) Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘924(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘924(b)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (E)(ii) by striking 
‘‘section 922(g)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5), (j), (n), 
(o), (p), or (r) or’’. 
(2) Section 2(4)(J) of the Enhanced Border Se-
curity and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 (8 
U.S.C. 1701(2)(4)(J)) is amended by striking ‘‘Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explo-
sives,’’. 
(e) AMENDMENT RELATING TO TITLE 10, UNITED 
STATES CODE.—Section 546 of title V of division A of 
the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 922(g) of title 18, United States 
Code, and’’. 
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(f) AMENDMENT
TO TITLE 11, UNITED STATES 
CODE.—Section 707(c)(1)(B) of title 11, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘924(c)(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘924(b)(2)’’. 
(g) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 15, UNITED 
STATES CODE.— 
(1) Section 4 of the Protection of Lawful Com-
merce in Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7903) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(as in 
effect before the abolishment date, as defined in 
section 102(b)(1) of the Brian A. Terry Memo-
rial Eliminate the ATF Act)’’ after ‘‘Code,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 
who is licensed’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing a period; 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘921(a)(16)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘921(a)(10)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘921(a)(17)(A)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘921(a)(11)(A)’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5)(A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘924(h)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘924(e)’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iii)— 
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(h) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 18, UNITED 
STATES CODE.— 
(1) Section 844(o) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘924(c)(3)’’ and inserting 
‘‘924(b)(3)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘924(c)(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘924(b)(2)’’. 
(2) Section 921(a) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (9) 
through (12), (14), (15), (19) through (22), and 
(25) through (34), and redesignating paragraphs 
(13), (16), (17), (18), (23), (24), and (35) as para-
graphs (9) through (15), respectively. 
(3) Sections 922 and 923 of title 18, United 
States Code, are hereby repealed. 
(4) Section 2(f) of the Undetectable Firearms 
Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by 
striking paragraph (2). 
(5) Section 5(c)(3) of the Protection of Lawful 
Commerce in Arms Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, ex-
cept’’ and all that follows through ‘‘subsection’’; 
and 
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(B) by striking subparagraph (C). 
(6) Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (a), (e), (f), (i), 
(m), (n), and (p); 
(B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking 
‘‘knowing violation of subsection (a)(4), (a)(6), 
(f), (g), (h), (i), (j), or (k) of section 922, or 
knowing importation or bringing into the 
United States or any possession thereof any 
firearm or ammunition in violation of section 
922(l), or knowing violation of section 924,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘knowing violation of this section 
or’’; 
(C) in subsection (d)(3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘924(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘924(b)(3)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘922(i), 922(j), 922(l), 922(n), or 924(b)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘924(a)’’; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraphs (C) 
and (D) and redesignating subparagraphs 
(E) and (F) as subparagraphs (C) and 
(D), respectively; 
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(D) in subsection (g)(4), by striking 
‘‘(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)(3)’’; 
(E) in subsection (h)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(c)(3)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(b)(3)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(c)(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(b)(2)’’; 
(F) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(b)’’; 
(G) in subsection (k)(3), by striking 
‘‘(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)(3)’’; 
(H) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘(c)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(I) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), 
(d), (g), (h), (j), (k), (l), and (o) as subsections 
(a) through (i), respectively. 
(7) Section 925 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, ex-
cept for sections 922(d)(9) and 922(g)(9) 
and provisions relating to firearms subject 
to the prohibitions of section 922(p),’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, 
except for provisions relating to firearms 
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subject to the prohibitions of section 
922(p),’’; 
(iii) by striking paragraph (3); 
(iv) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘ex-
cept for provisions relating to firearms 
subject to the prohibitions of section 
922(p),’’; 
(v) in paragraph (5), by striking 
‘‘(3)’’ and insert ‘‘(2)’’; and 
(vi) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respec-
tively; 
(B) by striking subsections (b) and (c); 
(C) 
in 
subsection 
(e), 
by 
striking 
‘‘921(a)(13)’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘921(a)(9)’’; 
(D) by striking subsection (f); and 
(E) by redesignating subsections (d) and 
(e) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively. 
(8) Section 925A of title 18, United States 
Code, is hereby repealed. 
(9) Section 926(a) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, including’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘922’’. 
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(10) Section 926A of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘if’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘console’’. 
(11) Section 930 of title 18, United States 
Code, is hereby repealed. 
(12) Section 931 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) PENALTIES.—Whoever knowingly violates this 
section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
than 3 years, or both.’’. 
(13) Section 514(b) of division B of the Con-
solidated and Further Continuing Appropriations 
Act, 2013 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 113–6; 
127 Stat. 271) is amended by striking ‘‘Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shall in-
clude in all such data releases’’ and inserting ‘‘De-
partment of Justice shall include in all releases of 
data from firearm tracing studies’’. 
(14) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-
sives—Salaries and Expenses’’ in title I of division 
B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Ap-
propriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public 
Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609–610) is amended by 
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striking ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘De-
partment of Justice’’. 
(15) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-
sives—Salaries and Expenses’’ in title II of division 
B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (18 
U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 111–117; 123 Stat. 
3128–3129) is amended by striking ‘‘Bureau of Al-
cohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Department of Justice’’. 
(16) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-
sives—Salaries and Expenses’’ in title II of division 
B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (18 
U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 574– 
576) is amended by striking ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Department of Justice’’. 
(17) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-
sives—Salaries and Expenses’’ in title II of division 
B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (18 
U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 
1903–1904) is amended by striking ‘‘Bureau of Al-
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cohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Department of Justice’’. 
(18) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-
sives—Salaries and Expenses’’ in title I of the 
Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (18 U.S.C. 923 
note; Public Law 109–108; 119 Stat. 2295–2296) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Department of Justice’’. 
(19) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-
sives—Salaries and Expenses’’ in title I of division 
B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (18 
U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 
2859–2860) is amended by striking ‘‘Bureau of Al-
cohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Department of Jus-
tice’’. 
(20) Section 1028A of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by striking 
‘‘924(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘924(b)(3)’’; and 
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A. Terry Memorial Eliminate the ATF Act)’’ before the 
period. 
(j) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 21, UNITED 
STATES CODE.— 
(1) Section 102 of the Controlled Substances 
Act (21 U.S.C. 802) is amended in the 2nd para-
graph (57) by inserting ‘‘, as in effect before the 
abolishment date (as defined in section 102(b)(1) of 
the Brian A. Terry Memorial Eliminate the ATF 
Act),’’ before ‘‘for which’’. 
(2) Section 716(c)(1)(B) of the National Drug 
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 
U.S.C. 1714(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking 
‘‘Agency, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, 
and Explosives,’’ and inserting ‘‘Administration, the 
Department of Justice,’’. 
(k) AMENDMENT RELATING TO TITLE 22, UNITED 
STATES CODE.—Section 655(b)(3) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2415(b)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘, including’’ and all that follows through ‘‘re-
port’’. 
(l) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
CODE OF 1986.— 
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(1) REPEAL
OF
NATIONAL
FIREARMS
ACT.— 
Chapter 53 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
hereby repealed. 
(2) REPEAL OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION 
EXCISE TAX.—Part III of subchapter D of chapter 
32 of such Code is hereby repealed. 
(3) Section 6103(i)(8)(A)(i) of such Code (26 
U.S.C. 6103(i)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explo-
sives’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Department of 
the Treasury’’ and inserting ‘‘or the Department of 
Justice’’. 
(m) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 28, UNITED 
STATES CODE.— 
(1) Each of the following provisions of law is 
amended by striking ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives,’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Department of Justice’’: 
(A) Section 530C(b)(2) of title 28, United 
States Code. 
(B) Section 207 of division B of the Con-
solidated and Further Continuing Appropria-
tions Act, 2013 (28 U.S.C. 533 note). 
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(C) Section 207 of division B of the Con-
solidated and Further Continuing Appropria-
tions Act, 2012 (28 U.S.C. 533 note). 
(D) Section 207 of division B of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (28 U.S.C. 
533 note). 
(E) Section 207 of division B of the Omni-
bus Appropriations Act, 2009 (28 U.S.C. 533 
note). 
(F) Section 207 of division B of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (28 U.S.C. 
533 note). 
(G) Section 107 of title I of the Consoli-
dated and Further Continuing Appropriations 
Act, 2013 (28 U.S.C. 533 note). 
(H) Section 116 of title I of the Science, 
State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2006 (28 U.S.C. 533 note). 
(2) Section 1151(c) of title XI of the Consoli-
dated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2013 (28 U.S.C. 533 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives,’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Department of Justice’’; 
and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘Bureau on’’ and inserting 
‘‘Department on’’. 
(3)(A) Section 599B of title 28, United States 
Code, is repealed. 
(B) The section analysis for chapter 40A of 
such title is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 599B. 
(4) Section 2006(2) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, the Director, Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 
Department of Justice,’’. 
(n) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES 
CODE.— 
(1)(A) Section 713 of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘Service, Tax and Trade Bureau, and 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms, and Explosives’’ and inserting 
‘‘Service and Department of Justice’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and the 
Tax and Trade Bureau’’ and all that follows 
though ‘‘Department of Justice of the Depart-
ment of the Treasury’’ and inserting ‘‘and so 
much of the Department of Justice as relates to 
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the administration and enforcement of provi-
sions transferred under the Brian A. Terry Me-
morial Eliminate the ATF Act’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in each of paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3), by striking ‘‘either Bureau’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Department’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, 
the Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of 
the Treasury, and the Director of the Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
Explosives, Department of Justice’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and the Department of Justice’’. 
(B) The section analysis for chapter 7 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 713 and inserting the following: 
‘‘713. Audit of Internal Revenue Service and Department of Justice.’’. 
(2) Section 1344(b)(6) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives’’. 
(o) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 34, UNITED 
STATES CODE.— 
(1) AMENDMENT TO THE 21st CENTURY CURES 
ACT.—Section 14003(a)(1)(B)(ii) of division B of 
the 21st Century Cures Act (34 U.S.C. 10471 note) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘, as in effect before the 
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abolishment date (as defined in section 102(b)(1) of 
the Brian A. Terry Memorial Eliminate the ATF 
Act)’’ before the semicolon. 
(2) AMENDMENTS TO THE JAMES GUELFF AND 
CHRIS MCCURLEY BODY ARMOR ACT OF 2002.—Sec-
tion 11009 of the James Guelff and Chris McCurley 
Body Armor Act of 2002 (34 U.S.C. 10534) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)(1), by striking 
‘‘924(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘924(b)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(4)(B), by striking 
clause (i) and redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) 
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively. 
(3) AMENDMENT TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE 
AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF 1974.—Sec-
tion 223(a)(11)(A)(i) of the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 
11133(a)(11)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by striking sub-
clause (I) and redesignating subclauses (II) and 
(III) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively. 
(4) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE
VIOLENT
CRIME 
CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1994.— 
(A) Section 32401(a)(3)(B) of the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12281(a)(3)(B)) is amended 
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