I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3361 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms 
importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with 
respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and busi-
ness premises. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2017 
Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. HASTINGS, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. KELLY of Illi-
nois, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, and Mr. SUOZZI) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally 
licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers 
to meet certain requirements with respect to securing 
their firearms inventory, business records, and business 
premises. 
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 ‘‘Safety Enhancements 
for Communities Using Reasonable and Effective Firearm 
Storage Act’’ or the ‘‘SECURE Firearm Storage Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERALLY LI-
CENSED FIREARMS IMPORTERS, MANUFAC-
TURERS, AND DEALERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 923 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(m) Except as provided in subsection (j): 
‘‘(1) A person who is a licensed importer, li-
censed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall keep 
and store all firearms in the business inventory of 
the licensee at the premises covered by the license. 
When the premises are not open for business, the li-
censee shall, with respect to each such firearm— 
‘‘(A) secure the firearm with a hardened 
steel rod 1⁄4 inch thick through the space be-
tween the trigger guard, and the frame or re-
ceiver, of the firearm, with the steel rod secured 
by a hardened steel lock that has a shackle, and 
the lock and shackle protected or shielded from 
the use of a bolt cutter, and the rod anchored 
to prevent the removal of the firearm from the 
premises; or 
‘‘(B) store the firearm at the premises in 
a locked fireproof safe, locked gun cabinet (and 
if the locked gun cabinet is not steel, the fire-
arms within the cabinet must be secured with 
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a hardened steel rod 1⁄4 inch thick, protected or 
shielded from the use of a bolt cutter and an-
chored to prevent the removal of the firearms 
from the premises) or locked vault. 
‘‘(2) When the premises are not open for busi-
ness, the licensee shall store all paper records of the 
business inventory and firearm transactions of, and 
other dispositions of firearms by, the licensee at the 
premises in a secure location such as a locked fire-
proof safe or locked vault. 
‘‘(3) The Attorney General shall, by regulation, 
prescribe such additional security requirements as 
the Attorney General deems 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 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Alarm and security camera systems. 
‘‘(B) Site hardening. 
‘‘(C) Other measures necessary to reduce 
the risk of theft at the business premises of a 
licensee.’’. 
(b) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of such title is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(q) PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FIRE-
ARMS LICENSEE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) PENALTY.—With respect to a viola-
tion by a licensee of section 923(m) or a regula-
tion issued under such section, the Attorney 
General, after notice and opportunity for hear-
ing— 
‘‘(i) in the case of the 1st such viola-
tion or related series of such 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 2nd such viola-
tion, shall subject the licensee to a license 
suspension until the licensee cures the vio-
lation and may subject the licensee to a 
civil penalty in an amount provided in 
clause (i); or 
‘‘(iii) in the case of the 3rd such viola-
tion or related series of violations on the 
same date, shall revoke the license issued 
to the licensee under this chapter and may 
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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 revocation of a license 
under paragraph (1) shall not preclude any adminis-
trative remedy that is otherwise available to the At-
torney General.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENT.—Section 923 of 
such title is amended— 
(1) in the 2nd sentence of subsection (a), 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) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (F)(iii); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (G) 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 
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plans to comply with subsection (m) would, if imple-
mented, so comply.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES; REGULATIONS.— 
(1) INITIAL
FIREARM
STORAGE
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 923(m)(1) of title 18, United 
States Code, as added by the amendment made by 
subsection (a) of this section, shall take effect on the 
date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) INITIAL
PAPER
RECORDS
STORAGE
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 
923(m)(2) 
of 
title 
18, 
United States Code, as added by the amendment 
made by subsection (a) of this section, shall take ef-
fect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(3) ADDITIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
Within 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this section, the Attorney General shall issue the 
regulations required by section 923(m)(3) of title 
18, United States Code, as added by the amendment 
made by subsection (a) of this section, and the regu-
lations shall take effect 1 year after the date issued. 
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