(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(aa)(1) 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 rea-
sonably should have discovered the theft or loss of the fire-
arm, the person shall report the theft or loss to the Attor-
ney General. If the report to the Attorney General is not 
submitted through a web portal created by the Attorney 
General for such purpose, the person shall report the theft 
or loss to local law enforcement authorities. 
‘‘(2) Within 72 hours after the Attorney General re-
ceives a report through the web portal pursuant to para-
graph (1), the Attorney General shall notify the chief law 
enforcement officer of the jurisdiction in which the theft 
or loss occurred of the name and address of the reporting 
person.’’. 
(2) REPORTING.— 
(A) CREATION OF WEB-BASED PORTAL.— 
Within 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
create a web-based electronic portal, which 
members of the public may use to report the 
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theft or loss of a firearm to the Attorney Gen-
eral pursuant to section 922(aa) of title 18, 
United States Code, that includes a notice to 
users of the penalties under section 924(a)(1) 
of such title for knowingly making a false state-
ment or representation in such a report. 
(B) USE OF FUNDS REQUIREMENTS.—Sec-
tion 502(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10153(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(7) An assurance that, for each fiscal year 
covered by an application, the applicant will use not 
less than 5 percent of the total amount of the grant 
award for the fiscal year to study and implement ef-
fective management and collection of data relating to 
lost or stolen firearms reported to a law enforcement 
agency of the applicant under section 922(aa) of 
title 18, United States Code, unless the applicant 
has ensured, and the Attorney General has certified, 
that the applicant has in effect such laws and proce-
dures as are necessary to ensure that each such re-
port is forwarded to the National Crime Information 
Center.’’. 
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(3) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(q) With respect to a violation of section 922(aa), 
the Attorney General shall, after notice and opportunity 
for a hearing— 
‘‘(1)(A) in the case of a first violation, subject 
the person to a civil money penalty of not more than 
$1,000; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a second or subsequent vio-
lation, subject the person to a civil money penalty of 
not more than $5,000; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of any violation, notify the per-
son of the prohibitions set forth in section 
922(bb).’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION
ON FIREARM RECEIPT AFTER 
MULTIPLE CONVICTIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection 
(a)(1) of this section, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(bb)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person who has 
been twice assessed a civil money penalty under section 
924(q) to receive a firearm during the 1-year period that 
begins with the date of the most recent such assessment. 
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‘‘(2) It shall be unlawful for a person who has been 
thrice assessed a civil money penalty under section 924(q) 
to receive a firearm during the 5-year period that begins 
with the date of the most recent such assessment.’’. 
(2) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a)(5) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or (t)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(t), or (bb)’’. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON FALSE REPORTING.—Section 
924(a)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘chapter or’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter, in report-
ing a lost or stolen firearm pursuant to section 922(aa), 
or’’. 
(d) 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— 
(A) the national instant criminal back-
ground check system takes account of section 
922(bb) of title 18, United States Code, in per-
forming the functions of the system; and 
(B) all persons licensed under chapter 44 
of such title provide notice of the penalties for 
violations of section 922(aa) of such title to any 
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person not so licensed who acquires a firearm 
from the licensee. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) The following provisions of section 103 
of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act 
(34 U.S.C. 40901) are each amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(g) or (n)’’ and inserting ‘‘(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). 
(iv) Subsection (l)(3)(B). 
(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) 
Subparagraphs 
(B)(ii) 
and 
(C)(iii)(II) of section 922(t)(1). 
(ii) Section 923(g)(3)(B). 
(iii) Section 925A(2). 
(C) Paragraphs (2), (4), and (5) of section 
922(t) of title 18, United States Code, are each 
amended by striking ‘‘(g), or (n)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(g), (n), or (bb)’’. 
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SEC. 3. 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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