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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4158 
To require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to issue an advisory 
about how homegrown violent extremists and other perpetrators of do-
mestic terrorism procure firearms and firearm accessories, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2023 
Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania (for herself and Ms. WEXTON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to 
issue an advisory about how homegrown violent extrem-
ists and other perpetrators of domestic terrorism procure 
firearms and firearm accessories, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Gun Violence Preven-
tion Through Financial Intelligence Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADVISORY ON THE PROCUREMENT OF FIREARMS 
AND FIREARM ACCESSORIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) DOMESTIC TERRORISM.—The term ‘‘domes-
tic terrorism’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 2331 of title 18, United States Code. 
(2) FINCEN.—The term ‘‘FinCEN’’ means the 
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. 
(3) FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘fi-
nancial institution’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 5312(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
(4) FIREARM.—The term ‘‘firearm’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 921(a) of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(b) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, FinCEN shall re-
quest information from financial institutions for the 
purpose of developing an advisory about the identi-
fication and reporting of suspicious activity relating 
to— 
(A) how homegrown violent extremists and 
perpetrators of domestic terrorism procure fire-
arms and firearm accessories for the purpose of 
carrying out lone actor or lone wolf acts of ter-
ror within the United States; and 
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(B) the ways in which the firearms market 
in the United States is exploited to facilitate 
gun violence in the United States. 
(2) APPLICATION
OF
SECTION
5318(g) OF 
TITLE
31.—Section 5318(g) of title 31, United 
States Code, shall apply to a request for information 
from a financial institution by FinCEN under para-
graph (1) in the same manner that section applies 
to a requirement by the Secretary of the Treasury 
of a financial institution to report a suspicious 
transaction under that section. 
(3) TAILORING.—In requesting information 
from a financial institution under paragraph (1), 
FinCEN shall consider the size of the financial insti-
tution and tailor the request accordingly. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Before requesting infor-
mation from a financial institution under paragraph 
(1), FinCEN shall consult, with respect to the na-
ture of the request, with— 
(A) the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation; 
(B) the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of the De-
partment of Justice; and 
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(C) sellers of firearms and firearm acces-
sories. 
(c) ADVISORY.— 
(1) SUFFICIENT INFORMATION COLLECTED.— 
Not later than 540 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, if FinCEN determines that the informa-
tion collected under subsection (b)(1) is sufficient to 
develop the advisory described in that subsection, 
FinCEN shall issue the advisory. 
(2) 
INSUFFICIENT
INFORMATION
COL-
LECTED.—Not later than 540 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, if FinCEN determines that 
the information collected under subsection (b)(1) is 
not sufficient to develop the advisory described in 
that subsection, FinCEN shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services 
of the House of Representatives a report that de-
scribes— 
(A) the type of information collected under 
subsection (b)(1); 
(B) the methodology used to collect such 
information; 
(C) the degree to which financial institu-
tions provided information requested; 
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(D) why such information is not sufficient 
to develop the advisory described in subsection 
(b)(1); and 
(E) any barriers to obtaining the informa-
tion that is required to develop the advisory de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1). 
(d) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, FinCEN, in consultation 
with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
and the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms, and Explosives of the Department of Justice, shall 
promulgate a rule that defines the following terms for the 
purpose of this section: 
(1) Firearm accessory. 
(2) Homegrown violent extremist. 
(3) Lone wolf. 
(4) Lone actor. 
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